GhidraMCP vs Playwright MCP Server

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

	GhidraMCP Lets LLMs reverse engineer binaries in Ghidra: decompile functions, rename symbols, trace imports, exports and xrefs. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale Java	Playwright MCP Server Microsoft's official browser-automation MCP using Playwright's accessibility tree (no vision model). Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	Java	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	9.4k	24k
Last commit	1 year ago	26 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`python bridge_mcp_ghidra.py --ghidra-server http://127.0.0.1:8080/`	`npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick GhidraMCP if you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Playwright MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add GhidraMCP

Install / run

python bridge_mcp_ghidra.py --ghidra-server http://127.0.0.1:8080/

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ghidramcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO/bridge_mcp_ghidra.py",
        "--ghidra-server",
        "http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Playwright MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest

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

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

FAQ

GhidraMCP or Playwright MCP Server — which is better?

Pick GhidraMCP if you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Playwright MCP Server if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both GhidraMCP and Playwright MCP Server?

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 GhidraMCP and Playwright MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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