MCP Server Playwright vs Devloop

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Server Playwright and Devloop MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Server Playwright when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: browser_navigate, browser_screenshot, browser_click.

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Choose Devloop when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: project, cmd, cwd.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Server Playwright automatalabs Browser Automation	Devloop vincentvella Browser Automation
Summary	An MCP server for browser automation using Playwright	Drives a browser (or a native Expo/React Native app on iOS/Android) and your dev server onto one correlated timeline, so a browser console error and the backend stack trace from the same moment line up. Includes repro action sequences, a unified log/network query API, and an Electron cockpit.
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

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

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

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