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Playwright MCP

Playwright is a powerful browser automation tool that can be used with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable agents to interact with web browsers.

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Installation

To use Playwright with MCP, you’ll need to install the Playwright MCP package:

npm install @playwright/mcp

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Running the Playwright MCP Server

You need to run the Playwright MCP server in a separate terminal before your agent can use it:

npx @playwright/mcp@latest --port 8931

This will start a Playwright MCP server on port 8931 that your agent can connect to.

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Using Playwright MCP with PraisonAI

Once the Playwright MCP server is running, you can create an agent that uses it as a tool:

from praisonaiagents import Agent, MCP

search_agent = Agent(
    instructions="""You help search the web.""",
    llm="gpt-4o-mini",
    tools=MCP("http://localhost:8931/sse")
)

search_agent.start("Find about Praison AI")

The agent will be able to use Playwright to automate browser interactions and search the web.

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Advanced Configuration

You can customize the Playwright MCP server by passing additional options:

npx @playwright/mcp@latest --port 8931 --browser chromium

For more information on available options, refer to the Playwright MCP documentation.