comet-mcp vs Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation)

A side-by-side comparison of two Browser Automation servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	comet-mcp Give Claude Code a browser that thinks — delegate agentic web browsing and deep research to Perplexity Comet. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation) Popular community Playwright + API testing MCP server with codegen, screenshots, and device emulation. Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	Browser Automation	Browser Automation
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	159	4.5k
Last commit	5 months ago	1 month ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	—	`npx -y @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick comet-mcp if you prefer its approach (give claude code a browser that thinks — delegate agentic web browsing and deep research to perplexity comet).

Pick Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add comet-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "comet-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "comet-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation)

Install / run

npx -y @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright-mcp-executeautomation": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

comet-mcp or Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation) — which is better?

Pick comet-mcp if you prefer its approach (give claude code a browser that thinks — delegate agentic web browsing and deep research to perplexity comet). Pick Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both comet-mcp and Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do comet-mcp and Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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