Invisible Playwright MCP

AI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.

People who work with autonomous agents, browser and llm agent and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-25 · ★ 31,698 · #8 OF 290 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Invisible Playwright MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY, STEALTHFOX_BINARY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add feder-cr-invisible_playwright_mcp -- uvx invisible-playwright-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "feder-cr-invisible_playwright_mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "invisible-playwright-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package invisible-playwright-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.feder-cr is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Invisible Playwright MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.70.2 · 2026-09-25

browser_navigate to YouTube, Reddit, or any page that replaces itself from · script while it loads waited 45 s for a navigation that was gone and answered · with an error on a page that was ready. Through this server's…

v0.70.1 · 2026-09-25

Claude Desktop on Windows is an MSIX package. Files the server wrote under · AppData really landed in the package's own LocalCache folder, and the engine · downloaded there could not be started from the AppData path…

v0.70.0 · 2026-09-23

Both old names were deleted from the index on 2026-09-23 to free the new one: · aihawk and the shim that held invisible-playwright-mcp. Four endpoints answer · 404 for both (JSON, simple, RSS, the file host) while…

04 · Who maintains Invisible Playwright MCP

invisible_playwright_mcp is maintained by feder-cr. We track 2 MCP servers from feder-cr - 2 actively maintained, 63,417 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2024. Full record: all servers from feder-cr.

AIHawk AI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions. ★ 31,719

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/feder-cr/invisible_playwright_mcp
category: browser automation - ranked #8 of 290 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-25)
registry: io.github.feder-cr/invisible-playwright-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-23 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:invisible-playwright-mcp

06 · Invisible Playwright MCP FAQ

What is Invisible Playwright MCP?

AI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.

Is Invisible Playwright MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-25 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Invisible Playwright MCP?

Run `uvx invisible-playwright-mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (OPENROUTER_API_KEY, STEALTHFOX_BINARY) to set first. Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY, STEALTHFOX_BINARY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Invisible Playwright MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Invisible Playwright MCP

Alternatives to Invisible Playwright MCP

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