MCP Security Index

Is Playwright safe to install?

Microsoft · Dev tools · stdio (local process)

Cmoderate exposureSource
C
Grade
46/100
Blast radius
24
Tools
1
Capabilities

Capabilities

What Playwright declares it can do

A server's blast radius is the most powerful thing each of its tools can do. This grades the tools it declares, read-only, not whether it is secure.

  • Execute0
  • Delete1
  • Write1
  • Read22
  • highTool declares a high-privilege capability×2

Tools

Every tool Playwright exposes

24 tools

Control

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24 tools

Installed as-is, all 24 of Playwright's tools are callable by your agent without restriction, including any that write, delete, or execute.

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Advisories

Informational content flags

Keyword matches in tool descriptions and schemas. These are shown for transparency and are not part of the grade.

  • highShell/command injection×5
  • highCode-execution capability
  • mediumWildcard scope / permission

Install

Add Playwright to your client

Drop this into your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others).

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@playwright/mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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How it works

About this grade

The grade reflects the blast radius of what Playwright declares it can do, read-only, not whether it is secure or trustworthy, and not a judgment of the vendor. Maintain this server? Claim this listing or request a re-scan. See the methodology.

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