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Playwriter: lean browser playwright, zero bloat, maximum capability

Playwriter connects AI agents to your existing Chrome tabs through a browser extension, exposing the full Playwright API without heavy context usage. It lets you and your assistant collaborate on real pages, automate flows, and debug interactions inside your normal browsing session.

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Playwriter is a Chrome-based MCP integration that lets AI agents control your existing browser tabs using the full Playwright API, without wasting context window on DOM dumps. Instead of spawning a separate browser, it connects through a lightweight extension so you and your assistant can collaborate directly in the same session.

By pairing a Chrome extension with a CDP relay server, Playwriter enables precise automation against real pages you already have open. Your agent can switch between enabled tabs, execute complex Playwright scripts, open new pages, and capture screenshots while you handle captchas or tricky flows manually.

Key capabilities include:

Extension-driven MCP connection that hooks into active Chrome tabs for immediate control
Full Playwright API support through playwright-core and connectOverCDP for advanced scripting
Minimal context usage by streaming actions instead of sending full-page HTML to the model
Seamless MCP client setup via npx playwriter@latest configuration in agents like Claude Desktop

Use Playwriter to replicate production bugs, automate UI flows, and run end-to-end interactions directly in your daily browser environment, all orchestrated by your AI assistant.