## Cloudflare Playwright MCP [![Deploy to Cloudflare](https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/button)](https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/cloudflare/playwright-mcp/tree/main/cloudflare/example) ### Overview This project leverages Playwright for automated browser testing and integrates with Cloudflare Workers, [Browser Rendering](https://developers.cloudflare.com/browser-rendering/) and [`@cloudflare/playwright`](https://github.com/cloudflare/playwright) for deployment. ### Build and Deploy Follow these steps to set up and deploy the project: 1. Install dependencies: ```bash npm ci ``` 2. Build: ```bash cd cloudflare npm run build ``` 3. Deploy to Cloudflare Workers: ```bash cd cloudflare/example npx wrangler deploy ``` ### Use with Cloudflare AI Playground ![alt text](docs/imgs/playground-ai-screenshot.png) [Cloudflare playground AI](https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com/) is a great way to test MCP servers using LLM models available in Workers AI. - Navigate to https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com/ - Ensure model is set to `llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast` - In **MCP Servers**, set **URL** to `https://[my-mcp-url].workers.dev/sse` - Click **Connect** - Status should update to **Connected** and it should list 14 available tools You can now start to interact with the model, and it will run necessary tools to accomplish what was requested. > [!TIP] > For best results, give simple instructions consisting of one single action, e. g., "Create a new todo entry", "Go to cloudflare site", "Take a screenshot" Example of a conversation: | Role | Message | |------|---------| | **User** | Go to demo.playwright.dev/todomvc | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_navigate tool*
The page has been navigated to https://demo.playwright.dev/todomvc/. The page title is "React • TodoMVC". The page snapshot shows the content of the page, including a heading, a textbox, and several links. | | **User** | Create some todo entry | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_type tool*
A new todo entry "Buy groceries" has been created. The page snapshot shows the updated content of the page, including the new todo entry. | | **User** | Nice. Now create a todo in parrot style | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_type tool*
A new todo entry "Polly wants a cracker" has been created in parrot style. The page snapshot shows the updated content of the page, including the new todo entry. | | **User** | And create another todo in yoda style | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_type tool*
A new todo entry "A walk, I must take" has been created in Yoda style. The page snapshot shows the updated content of the page, including the new todo entry. | | **User** | Take a screenshot | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_take_screenshot tool*
![alt text](docs/imgs/todomvc-screenshot-1.png) A screenshot of the current page has been taken. The screenshot is in PNG format and is 56KB in size. | | **User** | Now click the checkbox of the parrot todo entry | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_clickt tool*
The checkbox of the parrot todo entry "Polly wants a cracker" has been clicked. The page snapshot shows the updated content of the page, with the checkbox now checked. | | **User** | Take a screenshot | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_take_screenshot tool*
![alt text](docs/imgs/todomvc-screenshot-2.png) A screenshot of the current page has been taken. The screenshot is in PNG format and is 58KB in size. | | **User** | Remove completed todo entries | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_clickt tool*
The "Clear completed" button has been clicked. The page snapshot shows the updated content of the page, with the completed todo entry "Polly wants a cracker" removed. | | **User** | Take a final screenshot | | **Assistant** | *runs browser_take_screenshot tool*
![alt text](docs/imgs/todomvc-screenshot-3.png) A final screenshot of the current page has been taken. The screenshot is in PNG format and is 50KB in size. | ### Use with Claude Desktop As of now, [Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download) only supports local MCP servers. To use `playground-mcp` with Claude Desktop we make use of [mcp-remote](https://github.com/geelen/mcp-remote), a tool that proxies remote MCP servers and exposes them locally. Use the following configuration: 1. Open the configuration file for Claude Desktop. 2. Add the following JSON snippet under the `mcpServers` section: ```json { "mcpServers": { "cloudflare-playwright-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://[my-mcp-url].workers.dev/sse" ] } } } ``` 3. Save the configuration file and **restart** Claude Desktop to apply the changes. This setup ensures that Claude Desktop can communicate with the Cloudflare Playwright MCP server. Here's an example of a session opening the TODO demo app, adding "buy lemons" and doing a screenshot, taking advantage of playwright-mcp tools and Browser Rendering: ![alt text](docs/imgs/claudemcp.gif) ### Configure in VSCode You can install the Playwright MCP server using the [VS Code CLI](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/command-line): ```bash # For VS Code code --add-mcp '{"name":"cloudflare-playwright","type":"sse","url":"https://[my-mcp-url].workers.dev/sse"}' ``` ```bash # For VS Code Insiders code-insiders --add-mcp '{"name":"cloudflare-playwright","type":"sse","url":"https://[my-mcp-url].workers.dev/sse"}' ``` After installation, the Playwright MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code. ### Tool Modes The tools are available in two modes: 1. **Snapshot Mode** (default): Uses accessibility snapshots for better performance and reliability 2. **Vision Mode**: Uses screenshots for visual-based interactions Vision Mode works best with the computer use models that are able to interact with elements using X Y coordinate space, based on the provided screenshot.

Interactions

- **browser_snapshot** - Title: Page snapshot - Description: Capture accessibility snapshot of the current page, this is better than screenshot - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true** - **browser_click** - Title: Click - Description: Perform click on a web page - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `ref` (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot - `doubleClick` (boolean, optional): Whether to perform a double click instead of a single click - Read-only: **false** - **browser_drag** - Title: Drag mouse - Description: Perform drag and drop between two elements - Parameters: - `startElement` (string): Human-readable source element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element - `startRef` (string): Exact source element reference from the page snapshot - `endElement` (string): Human-readable target element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element - `endRef` (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot - Read-only: **false** - **browser_hover** - Title: Hover mouse - Description: Hover over element on page - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `ref` (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot - Read-only: **true** - **browser_type** - Title: Type text - Description: Type text into editable element - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `ref` (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot - `text` (string): Text to type into the element - `submit` (boolean, optional): Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after) - `slowly` (boolean, optional): Whether to type one character at a time. Useful for triggering key handlers in the page. By default entire text is filled in at once. - Read-only: **false** - **browser_select_option** - Title: Select option - Description: Select an option in a dropdown - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `ref` (string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot - `values` (array): Array of values to select in the dropdown. This can be a single value or multiple values. - Read-only: **false** - **browser_press_key** - Title: Press a key - Description: Press a key on the keyboard - Parameters: - `key` (string): Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as `ArrowLeft` or `a` - Read-only: **false** - **browser_wait_for** - Title: Wait for - Description: Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass - Parameters: - `time` (number, optional): The time to wait in seconds - `text` (string, optional): The text to wait for - `textGone` (string, optional): The text to wait for to disappear - Read-only: **true** - **browser_file_upload** - Title: Upload files - Description: Upload one or multiple files - Parameters: - `paths` (array): The absolute paths to the files to upload. Can be a single file or multiple files. - Read-only: **false** - **browser_handle_dialog** - Title: Handle a dialog - Description: Handle a dialog - Parameters: - `accept` (boolean): Whether to accept the dialog. - `promptText` (string, optional): The text of the prompt in case of a prompt dialog. - Read-only: **false**

Navigation

- **browser_navigate** - Title: Navigate to a URL - Description: Navigate to a URL - Parameters: - `url` (string): The URL to navigate to - Read-only: **false** - **browser_navigate_back** - Title: Go back - Description: Go back to the previous page - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true** - **browser_navigate_forward** - Title: Go forward - Description: Go forward to the next page - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true**

Resources

- **browser_take_screenshot** - Title: Take a screenshot - Description: Take a screenshot of the current page. You can't perform actions based on the screenshot, use browser_snapshot for actions. - Parameters: - `raw` (boolean, optional): Whether to return without compression (in PNG format). Default is false, which returns a JPEG image. - `filename` (string, optional): File name to save the screenshot to. Defaults to `page-{timestamp}.{png|jpeg}` if not specified. - `element` (string, optional): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to screenshot the element. If not provided, the screenshot will be taken of viewport. If element is provided, ref must be provided too. - `ref` (string, optional): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot. If not provided, the screenshot will be taken of viewport. If ref is provided, element must be provided too. - Read-only: **true** - **browser_pdf_save** - Title: Save as PDF - Description: Save page as PDF - Parameters: - `filename` (string, optional): File name to save the pdf to. Defaults to `page-{timestamp}.pdf` if not specified. - Read-only: **true** - **browser_network_requests** - Title: List network requests - Description: Returns all network requests since loading the page - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true** - **browser_console_messages** - Title: Get console messages - Description: Returns all console messages - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true**

Utilities

- **browser_install** - Title: Install the browser specified in the config - Description: Install the browser specified in the config. Call this if you get an error about the browser not being installed. - Parameters: None - Read-only: **false** - **browser_close** - Title: Close browser - Description: Close the page - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true** - **browser_resize** - Title: Resize browser window - Description: Resize the browser window - Parameters: - `width` (number): Width of the browser window - `height` (number): Height of the browser window - Read-only: **true**

Tabs

- **browser_tab_list** - Title: List tabs - Description: List browser tabs - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true** - **browser_tab_new** - Title: Open a new tab - Description: Open a new tab - Parameters: - `url` (string, optional): The URL to navigate to in the new tab. If not provided, the new tab will be blank. - Read-only: **true** - **browser_tab_select** - Title: Select a tab - Description: Select a tab by index - Parameters: - `index` (number): The index of the tab to select - Read-only: **true** - **browser_tab_close** - Title: Close a tab - Description: Close a tab - Parameters: - `index` (number, optional): The index of the tab to close. Closes current tab if not provided. - Read-only: **false**

Testing

- **browser_generate_playwright_test** - Title: Generate a Playwright test - Description: Generate a Playwright test for given scenario - Parameters: - `name` (string): The name of the test - `description` (string): The description of the test - `steps` (array): The steps of the test - Read-only: **true**

Vision mode

- **browser_screen_capture** - Title: Take a screenshot - Description: Take a screenshot of the current page - Parameters: None - Read-only: **true** - **browser_screen_move_mouse** - Title: Move mouse - Description: Move mouse to a given position - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `x` (number): X coordinate - `y` (number): Y coordinate - Read-only: **true** - **browser_screen_click** - Title: Click - Description: Click left mouse button - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `x` (number): X coordinate - `y` (number): Y coordinate - Read-only: **false** - **browser_screen_drag** - Title: Drag mouse - Description: Drag left mouse button - Parameters: - `element` (string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element - `startX` (number): Start X coordinate - `startY` (number): Start Y coordinate - `endX` (number): End X coordinate - `endY` (number): End Y coordinate - Read-only: **false** - **browser_screen_type** - Title: Type text - Description: Type text - Parameters: - `text` (string): Text to type into the element - `submit` (boolean, optional): Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after) - Read-only: **false** - **browser_press_key** - Title: Press a key - Description: Press a key on the keyboard - Parameters: - `key` (string): Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as `ArrowLeft` or `a` - Read-only: **false** - **browser_wait_for** - Title: Wait for - Description: Wait for text to appear or disappear or a specified time to pass - Parameters: - `time` (number, optional): The time to wait in seconds - `text` (string, optional): The text to wait for - `textGone` (string, optional): The text to wait for to disappear - Read-only: **true** - **browser_file_upload** - Title: Upload files - Description: Upload one or multiple files - Parameters: - `paths` (array): The absolute paths to the files to upload. Can be a single file or multiple files. - Read-only: **false** - **browser_handle_dialog** - Title: Handle a dialog - Description: Handle a dialog - Parameters: - `accept` (boolean): Whether to accept the dialog. - `promptText` (string, optional): The text of the prompt in case of a prompt dialog. - Read-only: **false**