Playwright Stealth MCP server
Browser automation using Playwright with optional stealth mode to bypass anti-bot protection.
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Playwright Stealth tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-26 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan31 source files scanned20/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 27 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10
Findings (1)
- mediumeval / new Function used
exec.evalshared/tools.js: …\`javascript const items = await page.$$eval('.item', els => els.map(el => el.textCon…
How Playwright Stealth compares
Against every graded Scraping and browsing MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 77/100
- higher than 45% of 867 Scraping and browsing servers
- GitHub stars
- 80
- more than 91% of 584 Scraping and browsing servers
Install Playwright Stealth in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y playwright-stealth-mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add playwright-stealth -- npx -y playwright-stealth-mcp-server
What the publisher says
From the Playwright Stealth repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
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Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Playwright Stealth: common questions
- Is Playwright Stealth MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (77/100). Read the Playwright Stealth safety report
- How do I install Playwright Stealth?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Playwright Stealth need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
PROXY_USERNAME,PROXY_PASSWORD. - Is Playwright Stealth maintained?
- The last commit was 66 days ago (2026-08-30). The latest release is v0.2.3.
- What can I use instead of Playwright Stealth?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: MCP Browser MCP server, PyreCrawl MCP server and Browser Scraper MCP server. Compare all Playwright Stealth alternatives.
- How does Playwright Stealth compare with other Scraping and browsing MCP servers?
- safety score 77/100 (higher than 45% of 867 Scraping and browsing servers); github stars 80 (more than 91% of 584 Scraping and browsing servers). Full comparison.
Alternatives to Playwright Stealth
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