Playwright MCP Server vs Wix MCP

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

	Playwright MCP Server Microsoft's official browser-automation MCP using Playwright's accessibility tree (no vision model). Verified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	Wix MCP Wix's official hosted MCP: search Wix docs, generate platform code, and call real site APIs from your AI client. Unverified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	24k	15
Last commit	2 months ago	7 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest`	`Add remote URL https://mcp.wix.com/mcp to your MCP client (type: http); fallback: npx -y @wix/mcp-remote https://mcp.wix.com/sse`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Playwright MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Wix MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Wix MCP

Install / run

Add remote URL https://mcp.wix.com/mcp to your MCP client (type: http); fallback: npx -y @wix/mcp-remote https://mcp.wix.com/sse

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "wix-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.wix.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Playwright MCP Server or Wix MCP — which is better?

Pick Playwright MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Wix MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both Playwright MCP Server and Wix MCP?

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

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

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