add Playwright MCP server config#25
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Pull request overview
Adds a project-scoped Playwright MCP configuration and agent-facing guidance so coding agents can interact with the running web UI (navigate, snapshot, screenshot) during development.
Changes:
- Add
.mcp.jsonconfiguring aplaywrightMCP server usingnpxwith--isolated - Add
AGENTS.mdwith suggested validation workflow and Playwright MCP usage notes - Ignore Playwright MCP local state directory via
.gitignore
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AGENTS.md |
Documents local dev commands and a Playwright MCP-driven UI validation loop for coding agents |
.mcp.json |
Introduces project-level MCP server config for Playwright browser automation |
.gitignore |
Ignores .playwright-mcp/ local runtime artifacts |
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| "mcpServers": { | ||
| "playwright": { | ||
| "command": "npx", | ||
| "args": ["@playwright/mcp@latest", "--isolated"] |
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| Typical loop: edit → dev server hot-reloads → snapshot/interact → check console + `.logs/*` → iterate. | ||
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| A `config.yaml` with valid tokens already exists locally; don't overwrite it. |
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Summary
.mcp.jsonso Claude Code sessions in this repo can use Playwright MCP--isolatedkeeps it from touching the persistent browser profileActivation
After merging, restart Claude Code in this repo. It'll prompt to approve the MCP server. Once approved, tools like
browser_navigate,browser_snapshot,browser_take_screenshot,browser_clickare available.Test plan
playwrightserver appears/mcplistsplaywrightas connected