Arachne MCP vs io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Arachne MCP is an MCP server published by Samuelfmedeiros. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 2026-10-20. 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 |  Arachne MCP |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.1.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.0.82 Downloads/month (npm): 31 345 222 Downloads/week (npm): 6 403 349 Forks (GitHub): 3 283 Stars (GitHub): 38 368 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 548 Stars (GitHub): 42 948 Not marked · First seen |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 268 Stars (GitHub): 12 913 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 283 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 517 901 Stars (Docker Hub): 38 Stars (GitHub): 38 368 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 | Arachne MCP | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 42 948 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 2 517 901 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 4 548 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (arachne.seu.pet/mcp) | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | SSE | 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) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/samuelfmedeiros/arachne | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Not responding since 2026-10-17 | no remote endpoint we check |
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
Arachne MCP
Web scraping, browser RAG, vision, transcription, and 20 AI tools. Universal data intelligence.
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
How to run each
Arachne MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport sse arachne https://arachne.seu.pet/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"Requires: X-API-Key header
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.
Only Arachne MCP has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Arachne 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: Arachne MCP · What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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.