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Playwright MCP vs Chrome DevTools MCP: catalog facts
Playwright MCP	Chrome DevTools MCP
Free Free to use; the AI agent you connect it to may have its own costs.	Free Free to use; the AI agent you connect it to may have its own costs.
Command line	Command line
Built on Playwright's established browser automation Lets agents interact with real pages instead of static HTML	Gives agents access to a real Chrome instance for debugging Maintained by the Chrome DevTools team
Only useful together with an MCP-capable AI agent Browser actions by an agent need supervision	Only useful together with an MCP-capable AI agent Tied to Chrome rather than other browsers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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