The Playwright MCP connects Claude to Playwright's browser automation framework, enabling web testing, scraping, and browser interaction through conversational commands. It provides Claude with the ability to navigate websites, interact with elements, capture screenshots, and automate browser workflows.
Most importantly, it allows you to use your credentials to login to “walled info” and scrape or interact with areas of the web ChatGPT cannot. A basic example is asking claude to launch Linkedin on Playwright. You then login with your personal Linkedin, and now, Claude has access to that session and can take actions on your behalf.
This can be done for any portal, site, or software you’d like Claude to interact with.
Web Testing: Automate end-to-end testing of web applications with natural language commands
Web Scraping: Extract data from websites by navigating pages and interacting with dynamic content
UI Automation: Automate repetitive browser tasks like form filling and data entry
Visual Testing: Capture screenshots and compare visual states of web pages
Accessibility Testing: Generate accessibility snapshots to validate page structure and semantics
API Monitoring: Track network requests and responses during page interactions
Cross-Browser Testing: Test web applications across different browser environments
Demo Recording: Automate product demos and user flow recordings
Getting Claude Code running on your computer is easier than it sounds, even if you’re not an engineer. Just follow these steps, and you’ll be up and running in minutes.
Claude Code works on most modern systems:
You’ll also need: