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Hosted Playwright MCP Server

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Hosted Playwright API for AI agents. Returns a11y trees instead of screenshots.

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Hosted Playwright API for AI agents. Returns a11y trees instead of screenshots.

Security Report

8.0
Low Risk8.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). 2 known CVEs in dependencies (0 critical, 2 high severity) Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

4 files analyzed · 3 issues found

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What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Your Rove API key (get one at roveapi.com)Required

Environment variable: ROVE_API_KEY

How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-noncelogic-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "ROVE_API_KEY": "your-rove-api-key-here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@roveapi/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

@roveapi/mcp

MCP server for Rove — a hosted Playwright API for AI agents.

Returns accessibility trees instead of screenshots, reducing LLM token consumption by ~77% (26K tokens vs 114K for a typical page).

Quick Start

npx -y @roveapi/mcp

Set your API key via environment variable:

ROVE_API_KEY=rvp_live_... npx -y @roveapi/mcp

Install in Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user rove -e ROVE_API_KEY=rvp_live_YOUR_KEY -- npx -y @roveapi/mcp

Install in Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rove": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@roveapi/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ROVE_API_KEY": "rvp_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install in Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rove": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@roveapi/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ROVE_API_KEY": "rvp_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

ToolDescription
navigateNavigate to a URL. Auto-creates a session. Supports stealth mode and action jitter.
interactClick or fill actions in the active session.
extract_schemaExtract structured data from a URL using a JSON schema.
screenshotTake a screenshot (in-session or standalone).
get_a11y_treeGet the accessibility tree snapshot — the core differentiator.
close_sessionClose a browser session and release resources.

Why Accessibility Trees?

Traditional browser automation returns screenshots that cost ~114K tokens per page. Rove returns structured accessibility trees at ~26K tokens — 77% fewer tokens, faster responses, and better structured data for LLMs to reason over.

Configuration

Environment VariableDefaultDescription
ROVE_API_KEYrvp_live_demoYour Rove API key
ROVE_API_BASE_URLhttps://api.roveapi.comAPI endpoint

Get an API Key

Sign up at roveapi.com — 100 free credits on signup, no card required.

License

MIT

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