Playwriter MCP Server
Chrome extension & CLI to let agents control your browser. Runs Playwright snippets in a stateful sandbox. Available as CLI or MCP
Playwriter is an open-source mcp server by remorses, written mainly in TypeScript, with 4,048 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 27, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 04342b0. Seen able to run dynamic code, connect to the internet. Scan policy
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04342b0 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings.
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Findings (41)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.secrets issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.@azure/msal-node@5.6.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-xcx6-jx8p-x3h5
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.30.0: 6 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-22jm-h49p-29qw, GHSA-46jr-4wx8-v453, GHSA-6prh-2h8m-c8cw, GHSA-6qxp-vccf-f47h, GHSA-f897-62hf-6gxq +1 more
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.body-parser@2.3.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-27r3-jxmh-p828
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.brace-expansion@1.1.18: 3 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-6j4f-fj2g-mc7p, GHSA-q2hr-2g5m-vwhr, GHSA-qhr7-859c-m2p7
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.brace-expansion@2.1.4: 3 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-6j4f-fj2g-mc7p, GHSA-q2hr-2g5m-vwhr, GHSA-qhr7-859c-m2p7
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.brace-expansion@5.0.9: 3 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-6j4f-fj2g-mc7p, GHSA-q2hr-2g5m-vwhr, GHSA-qhr7-859c-m2p7
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.electron@44.1.0: 8 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676, GHSA-3qxv-5xgr-q7w9, GHSA-98mx-cjp9-gchm, GHSA-997q-gvvc-jwmx, GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw +3 more
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.fast-uri@3.1.6: 7 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-333x-w4r6-6crp, GHSA-58mr-gqgx-xq4g, GHSA-hrr3-gc8f-f4qj, GHSA-qw65-cvwx-89v3, GHSA-w74x-v6f9-j3xg +2 more
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.sharp@0.35.2: 2 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-rgj7-g3m4-5g8c, GHSA-wq5f-xc86-pv6w
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.sharp@0.35.4: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-wq5f-xc86-pv6w
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.source-map-js@1.2.1: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-68fv-2mgg-jv7q
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.undici@6.28.0: 8 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-2m5v-pch6-74hx, GHSA-3wwx-pv8p-q78v, GHSA-4qv8-2p9j-2685, GHSA-9fm3-97px-rjf6, GHSA-qrxm-fqhp-jwvm +3 more
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.undici@7.29.0: 18 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-2gqq-gqf2-x968, GHSA-2jfj-6hjv-fm6j, GHSA-2m5v-pch6-74hx, GHSA-3wwx-pv8p-q78v, GHSA-3xpg-4rpp-hhhm +13 more
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.vite@7.3.6: 5 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm, GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv, GHSA-9jrq-w75r-8gcw, GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxw, GHSA-rq7h-c2jc-7f22
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.vite@8.2.2: 6 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-587h-7wmj-h5pm, GHSA-698v-4r3x-3vcv, GHSA-9jrq-w75r-8gcw, GHSA-r825-w8mm-5pxw, GHSA-rq7h-c2jc-7f22 +1 more
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.zod@3.25.76: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.zod@4.4.3: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.zod@4.5.4: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.zod@4.6.5: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5
pnpm-lock.yaml - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install or build failed in a clean environmentresent in the │ workspace │ │ Failed to resolve @xmorse/playwright-core@workspace:^ ╰─▶ Failed to resolve dependency: In /w/playwriter: "@xmorse/playwright- core@workspace:^" is in the dependencies but no package named "@xmorse/ playwright-core" is present in the workspace
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.Install contacted hosts other than package registries34.1.16.104.in-addr.arpa
- lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Executes dynamically built code (eval / new Function / vm).
playwriter/src/executor.unit.test.ts:124 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.In tests/examples/docs: Executes dynamically built code (eval / new Function / vm).
playwriter/src/executor.unit.test.ts:130 - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.@better-auth/drizzle-adapter@1.7.2: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-44jh-23m7-hpcf
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.@hono/node-server@1.19.17: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-rmxm-3fg6-px4f
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.@vitest/mocker@4.1.11: 2 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-qxg6-89mg-rqv8, GHSA-xp26-3454-mjgp
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.glob@10.5.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-3g3m-2fjr-6pw4
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.glob@13.0.6: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-3g3m-2fjr-6pw4
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.hono@4.13.5: 2 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-5r4p-p66f-jhc7, GHSA-hxh3-vqpv-xpqv
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.ip-address@10.7.0: 3 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-h3mg-xc3c-68pw, GHSA-j6r3-76f7-8jcv, GHSA-rxp7-6hxx-x8q5
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.katex@0.16.47: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-238p-pmpm-9mq7
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.minimatch@10.2.6: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-g3hv-75wg-m249
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.minimatch@9.0.9: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-g3hv-75wg-m249
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.postcss-selector-parser@6.0.10: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-rj75-hqrm-r3gf
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.qs@6.16.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-6pq8-jhm2-2vcw
pnpm-lock.yaml - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.No manifest declaring network access and environment variables (agent.json)
Network activity
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34.1.16.104.in-addr.arparegistry.npmjs.org
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