playwright (MCP)★★★★★
Claude can open a browser, click, type, and screenshot. Works out the box.
why it matters
Playwright is Microsoft's browser automation toolkit. The Claude Code integration lets your agent open a page, click, type, take screenshots, check the console, and handle popups — all with no setup.
Every screenshot in the Armory build came from this — it's the go-to when an agent needs to verify a UI change. Simpler than browser-harness for most jobs — pick this one if you just need Claude to poke at your own local site. Free.
install
claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latestwhere to find it
no commits in 71 days. this doesn't mean it's broken — some small repos are "finished" — but if you hit an install issue, it may not get patched quickly.
You need heavy anti-bot bypass or complex iframe navigation — browser-harness handles those better.