nix-playwright-mcp
A Nix-wrapped version of the Playwright MCP server with Chromium from Nixpkgs, enabling browser automation on NixOS.
README
A Nix Flake for Playwright MCP
Deprecated: This repository was a workaround for complex usage in the former
Playwright MCP server. This is no longer necessary in the current version of
Playwright MCP, which can be run simply using npx.
This repository now only provides a Nix-wrapped version of the Playwright MCP server, with the browser executable set to Chromium from Nixpkgs. I am still maintaining this repository for personal use, but it doesn't offer much benefit.
For a comprehensive framework for running MCP servers on NixOS, I would recommend the following options:
- https://github.com/natsukium/mcp-servers-nix
- https://github.com/aloshy-ai/nix-mcp-servers
- https://github.com/cameronfyfe/nix-mcp-servers
Usage
Run the server:
nix run github:akirak/nix-playwright-mcp
or in headless mode:
nix run github:akirak/nix-playwright-mcp -- --headless
Credits
To initially make Playwright run on NixOS, I followed a thread on the NixOS
Discourse. The
posts by Patrizio Bekerle, a.k.a. pbek, and Giacomo Debidda, a.k.a. jackdbd,
were especially helpful. Thanks!
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