Microsoft · Codex

Add the Playwright MCP server to Codex

Drive a real browser through Playwright using accessibility snapshots instead of screenshots.

Official serverLocalBrowser automation

1. Add the server

Run in your terminal

# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.playwright]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@playwright/mcp"]

2. Sign in

Run codex mcp login <name> to complete OAuth for a remote server. Playwright runs locally; set any credentials Microsoft asks for before starting Codex.

3. Try it

Ask Codex for something Playwright can do. Drive a real browser through Playwright using accessibility snapshots instead of screenshots. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.

· Each server is a [mcp_servers.<name>] table in config.toml.
· Use enabled_tools or disabled_tools to keep the tool list short.

FAQ

How do I add the Playwright MCP server to Codex?: Run: # ~/.codex/config.toml …. Run codex mcp login <name> to complete OAuth for a remote server.
Is this the official Playwright MCP server?: Yes. It is published by Microsoft as io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp in the official MCP registry.
Does the Playwright MCP server need an API key?: It runs locally from a package. See Microsoft's docs for any credentials it needs.

Links

Microsoft MCP docs Codex MCP docs Playwright server details

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Reviewed Oct 5, 2026. Command generated from the registry record and checked against Codex's documented syntax.