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Browser Automation with Playwright MCP

Let Codex inspect rendered pages, exercise interactions and collect browser evidence while keeping actions controlled.

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STDIO servers

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Streamable HTTP

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Tool discovery

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Server instructions

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OpenAI Docs MCP

Search current OpenAI developer documentation

Remote HTTP

Context7

Retrieve current library and framework documentation

STDIO

GitHub

Work with issues, pull requests and repository data

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Figma

Bring structured design context into coding workflows

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Playwright

Inspect and test rendered browser experiences

STDIO

Chrome DevTools

Inspect pages, performance and browser state

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