Shopify Dev MCP vs Playwright MCP Server

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

	Shopify Dev MCP Shopify's official dev server: learn Shopify APIs, search docs, and validate GraphQL, Liquid and component code locally. Unverified stdio (local) No auth TypeScript	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	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	None	None
GitHub stars	0	24k
Last commit	7 days ago	26 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @shopify/dev-mcp@latest`	`npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Shopify Dev MCP if you prefer its approach (shopify's official dev server: learn shopify apis, search docs, and validate graphql, liquid and component code locally).

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

Add Shopify Dev MCP

Install / run

npx -y @shopify/dev-mcp@latest

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

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

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

Shopify Dev MCP or Playwright MCP Server — which is better?

Pick Shopify Dev MCP if you prefer its approach (shopify's official dev server: learn shopify apis, search docs, and validate graphql, liquid and component code locally). Pick Playwright MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Shopify Dev MCP 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 Shopify Dev MCP 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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