io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp vs io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
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). io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp is an MCP server published by tavily-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 3 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. 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 |  io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp |  io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.0.84 Downloads/month (npm): 24 354 243 Downloads/week (npm): 5 573 528 Forks (GitHub): 3 406 Stars (GitHub): 39 339 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.2.15 Downloads/month (npm): 79 584 Downloads/week (npm): 24 167 Forks (GitHub): 308 Stars (GitHub): 2 478 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: not stated Forks (GitHub): 4 835 Stars (GitHub): 46 418 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 646 Stars (GitHub): 15 712 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:8771dc4666e7 Forks (GitHub): 3 406 Pulls (Docker Hub): 2 705 524 Stars (Docker Hub): 39 Stars (GitHub): 39 339 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: sha256:e8bbe2860c85 Forks (GitHub): 308 Pulls (Docker Hub): 57 753 Stars (Docker Hub): 8 Stars (GitHub): 2 477 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.22 Downloads/month (npm): 79 584 Downloads/week (npm): 24 167 Forks (GitHub): 308 Stars (GitHub): 2 478 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 | io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp | io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 5 (better) | 3 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 46 418 (better) | 2 478 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 2 705 524 (better) | 57 753 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 835 (better) | 308 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-31 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@playwright/mcp) | On your machine (tavily-mcp) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 23 | 5 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp | github.com/tavily-ai/tavily-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 4 | 4 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 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
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp
Playwright Tools for MCP
io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp
MCP server for advanced web search using Tavily
How to run each
io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcpio.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>" --transport stdio tavily-mcp -- npx -y tavily-mcpRequires: TAVILY_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Only io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp declares
browser_clickbrowser_closebrowser_console_messagesbrowser_dragbrowser_dropbrowser_evaluatebrowser_file_uploadbrowser_fill_formbrowser_handle_dialogbrowser_hoverbrowser_navigatebrowser_navigate_back
Show the remaining 11
browser_network_requestbrowser_network_requestsbrowser_press_keybrowser_resizebrowser_run_code_unsafebrowser_select_optionbrowser_snapshotbrowser_tabsbrowser_take_screenshotbrowser_typebrowser_wait_for
Only io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp declares
tavily_crawltavily_extracttavily_maptavily_researchtavily_search
Both declare
None
Tool names as each marketplace publishes them. More tools is not better in itself: compare what each needs for the job.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp · What it can do: io.github.tavily-ai/tavily-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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