playwright-mcp-dev

playwright-mcp-dev

MCP

Adding MCP Tools

• Create a new tool in packages/playwright/src/mcp/browser/tools/your-tool.ts

• Register the tool in packages/playwright/src/mcp/browser/tools.ts

• Add ToolCapability in packages/playwright/src/mcp/config.d.ts

• Place new tests in tests/mcp/mcp-<category>.spec.ts

Building

• Assume watch is running at all times, run lint to see type errors

Testing

• Run tests as npm run ctest-mcp <category>

• Do not run test --debug

CLI

Adding commands

• CLI commands are based on MCP tools. Implement the corresponding MCP tool as per Adding MCP Tools section above, if needed.

• Add new CLI category for tool if needed:

Add Category in packages/playwright/src/mcp/terminal/command.ts

• Update doc generator packages/playwright/src/mcp/terminal/helpGenerator.ts

• Register command in packages/playwright/src/mcp/terminal/commands.ts

• Update skill file at packages/playwright/src/skill/SKILL.md and references if necessary in packages/playwright/src/skill/references/

• Place new tests in tests/mcp/cli-<category>.spec.ts

Adding CLI options or Config options

When you need to add something to config.

• packages/playwright/src/mcp/program.ts

add CLI option and doc

• packages/playwright/src/mcp/config.d.ts

add and document the option

• packages/playwright/src/mcp/config.ts

modify FullConfig if needed

• and CLIOptions if needed

• add it to configFromEnv

Building

• Assume watch is running at all times, run lint to see type errors

Testing

• Run tests as npm run ctest-mcp cli-<category>

• Do not run test --debug

Lint

• run npm run flint to lint everything before commit

SKILL File

The skill file is located at packages/playwright/src/skill/SKILL.md. It contains documentation for all available CLI commands and MCP tools. Update it whenever you add new commands or tools. At any point in time you can run "npm run playwright-cli -- --help" to see the latest available commands and use them to update the skill file. Weekly Installs313Repositorymicrosoft/playwrightGitHub Stars84.4KFirst SeenFeb 2, 2026Security AuditsGen Agent Trust HubPassSocketPassSnykPassInstalled onopencode266codex241gemini-cli231claude-code217github-copilot209cursor147