Currents MCP vs Playwright MCP Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the Currents MCP and Playwright MCP Server 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 Currents MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: CURRENTS_API_KEY.
• Primary tools included: currents-list-actions, currents-create-action, currents-get-action.

Explore Currents MCP Details

Choose Playwright MCP Server 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: start_codegen_session, end_codegen_session, get_codegen_session.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Currents MCP currents-dev Browser Automation	Playwright MCP Server executeautomation Browser Automation
Summary	Enable AI Agents to fix Playwright test failures reported to Currents.	An MCP server using Playwright for browser automation and webscrapping
Category & Scope	Browser Automation

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": {
    "currents-dev-currents-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@currents/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CURRENTS_API_KEY": "YOUR_CURRENTS_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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