autoresearch-agent vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
autoresearch-agent is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑17.
autoresearch-agent is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Md Faiz Alam. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace afaizalam2003/master-claude-skill | Removed on 2026-10-17 Version: 2.1.2 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.82 Downloads/month (npm): 31 345 222 Downloads/week (npm): 6 403 349 Forks (GitHub): 3 310 Stars (GitHub): 38 579 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 643 Stars (GitHub): 44 178 Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 367 Stars (GitHub): 13 830 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 310 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 555 416 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 579 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | autoresearch-agentno longer listed · | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 44 178 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 2 555 416 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 4 643 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 23 |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle | 1 | 1 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/afaizalam2003/master-claude-skill | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of autoresearch-agent
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Autonomous experiment loop — optimize any file by a measurable metric. 5 slash commands (/ar:setup, /ar:ar-run, /ar:loop, /ar:ar-status, /ar:ar-resume), 8 built-in evaluators…
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Autonomous experiment loop for Claude Code. Run an endless optimize-measure-keep/discard cycle on any optimization target: LLM training loss, test speed, bundle size, build time…
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Autonomous experiment loops on any codebase — one file, one metric, one loop. An agent edits a constrained file, runs an eval, keeps improvements, reverts failures, and repeats…
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Autonomous experiment loop — modify, test, keep/discard, repeat forever
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Structured experiment-driven code optimization using tree search and parallel subagents
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Set up autonomous goal-driven optimization — creates a GOAL.md fitness function and runs an improvement loop
What each says it does
autoresearch-agent
Autonomous experiment loop — optimize any file by a measurable metric. 5 slash commands (/ar:setup, /ar:run, /ar:loop, /ar:status, /ar:resume), 8 built-in evaluators, configurable loop intervals (10min to monthly).
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
autoresearch-agent
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of autoresearch-agent publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: autoresearch-agent · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.