How to install playwright-mcp in Windsurf
To install playwright-mcp in Windsurf, paste the "playwright-mcp" block into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and refresh the MCP panel in Cascade.
Built from the published package · server updated yesterday
- 1
Open the MCP config
In Windsurf, open Settings, then Cascade, then MCP servers, and choose to view the raw config.
- 2
Add the server
Paste this into mcp_config.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "playwright-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@playwright/mcp" ] } } } - 3
Refresh
Click refresh in the MCP panel. The server and its tools appear in Cascade.
Config file: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
MCP servers run with your permissions. If playwright-mcp needs an API key, add it under env in the config. Check its README.
Install playwright-mcp in another app
Similar servers
Control a real Chrome browser to complete any task: fill forms, extract data, book flights.
Let your AI agent operate any website through a real, logged-in browser session.
Dark web OSINT over Tor: search onion engines, scrape pages, report with your own model.
Questions
Does playwright-mcp work in Windsurf?
Yes. Windsurf supports local and remote mcp servers, and playwright-mcp installs with the steps above.
playwright-mcp does not show up in Windsurf. What now?
Restart Windsurf fully, check the JSON is valid, and make sure Node.js (for npx) is installed. See common MCP errors and fixes.
Is playwright-mcp safe?
It scores 91 of 100. Review the code before you install it, and only give it the access it needs. Grades and details.
