Set up Playwright MCP in Continue

Automate browser interactions, take screenshots, fill forms, and test web applications using Microsoft Playwright from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: playwright-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @playwright/mcp

No environment variables needed. Playwright MCP works out of the box without any API keys or tokens.

Restart Continue. Playwright MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 20 tools available.

This server adds approximately 10,300 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.