contextweave-mcp vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
contextweave-mcp is an MCP server published by matthew-brough. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (PyPI (MCP servers)). io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Cursor: cursor/plugins, Docker MCP Catalog, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  contextweave-mcp |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Listed Version: 0.6.5 Downloads/month (PyPI): 0 Downloads/week (PyPI): 184 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.0.85 Downloads/month (npm): 32 246 268 Downloads/week (npm): 10 095 150 Forks (GitHub): 3 437 Stars (GitHub): 39 656 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 910 Stars (GitHub): 47 273 Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 722 Stars (GitHub): 16 274 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 437 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 828 460 Stars (Docker Hub): 40 Stars (GitHub): 39 656 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 | contextweave-mcp | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 5 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 47 273 (better) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 2 828 460 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 4 910 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-05 (worse) | 2026-11-09 (better) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (contextweave-mcp) | 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 (differs) | Not a bundle | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/matthew-brough/contextweave | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 1 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
contextweave-mcp
Unified code-context MCP server: structural, lexical and semantic retrieval
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
contextweave-mcp
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 contextweave-mcp 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: contextweave-mcp · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins
Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). 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. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.