HTML to Markdown MCP Server vs Playwright MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the HTML to Markdown MCP Server and Playwright MCP 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 HTML to Markdown MCP Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore HTML to Markdown MCP Server Details

Choose Playwright MCP 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).

Explore Playwright MCP Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	HTML to Markdown MCP Server Browser Automation	Playwright MCP Browser Automation
Summary	Converts HTML to clean Markdown. Supports Playwright for JavaScript-heavy pages.	Playwright MCP server
Category & Scope	Browser Automation	Browser Automation
Quality signal

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": {
    "html-to-markdown-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://example.com/article"
    }
  }
}

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

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