Playwright Smart Reporter MCP Server
An intelligent Playwright HTML reporter with AI-powered failure analysis, flakiness detection, and performance regression alerts
context tax
pending
security
97/100
cold start
pending
freshness
Active3d ago
Our reading of Playwright Smart Reporter, from the data
Playwright Smart Reporter is a browser automation MCP server from qa-gary-parker.
We haven't measured its tool list yet, so its token cost is unknown.
Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 3 days ago (2026-10-15). For comparison, 67% of browser automation servers are active or maintained.
With 73 GitHub stars it ranks #115 of 1,199 browser automation servers we index.
It runs locally on your machine over stdio.
Install Playwright Smart Reporter MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add playwright-smart-reporter -- npx -y playwright-smart-reporterInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright-smart-reporter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"playwright-smart-reporter"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).
Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright-smart-reporter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"playwright-smart-reporter"
]
}
}
}Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"playwright-smart-reporter": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"playwright-smart-reporter"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.
Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"playwright-smart-reporter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"playwright-smart-reporter"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
Security signals
97/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
- No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Active — last maintenance signal 3d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-15 · 3d ago · GitHub · v3.0.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
no data · official registry
How it compares in Browser Automation
Against the most-starred browser automation servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playwright Smart Reporter (this) | 73 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser Use | 118,444 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Scrapling | 88,517 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser | 39,318 | — | not measured | Active | local + hosted |
| Playwright | 38,349 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser | 36,690 | — | not measured | Active | — |
FAQ
›How do I install the Playwright Smart Reporter MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add playwright-smart-reporter -- npx -y playwright-smart-reporter. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Playwright Smart Reporter require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Playwright Smart Reporter as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.
›Is Playwright Smart Reporter in the official MCP registry?
No. It was indexed from npm.
Sources and method
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Package registry (npm / PyPI)
- listed
- Security signals, computed by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.
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