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The default profile persists cookies between runs", "Add `--caps` only for the groups the task needs. Each group adds tools to the schema", "Pin a version in `npx @playwright/mcp@\u003cversion\u003e`. 0.0.x releases can rename tools" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 67.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 84, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 57, "schema": 70, "security": 57, "transparency": 75 }, "provenanceScore": 68 }, "connect": { "claudeCode": "claude mcp add playwright -- npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest --isolated", "config": { "mcpServers": { "playwright": { "args": [ "-y", "@playwright/mcp@latest", "--isolated" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/browser.control", "tool": "https://letme.dev/playwright-mcp" }, "sameCompany": [ "azure-foundry-fine-tuning", "azure-ai-content-safety", "azure-speech-to-text", "azure-text-to-speech", "microsoft-agent-framework", "microsoft-execution-containers", "microsoft-entra-agent-id", "azure-key-vault", "azure-devops-mcp", "microsoft-learn-mcp", "azure-mcp", "azure-translator", "microsoft-graph-calendar", "dynamics-365-sales", "microsoft-advertising-api", "microsoft-excel-graph", "outlook-mail-graph" ], "area": "developer", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Microsoft Corporation", "domain": "playwright.dev", "domainRegistered": "2019-09-18", "domainNote": "playwright.dev is Microsoft's documentation domain for Playwright. The licence names Microsoft Corporation.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/releases", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-26", "score": 68 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/playwright-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "playwright-mcp", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "microsoft/playwright-mcp", "version": "v0.0.83", "released": "2026-09-28", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:25:38.60261262Z" }, { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp", "version": "0.0.82", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T02:42:52.272076636Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@playwright/mcp", "version": "0.0.83", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:25:36.646336319Z" } ], "githubStars": 37930, "npmWeekly": 8987267, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://playwright.dev/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:56.716588343Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "playwright.dev", "registered": "2019-09-18", "source": "https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/domain/playwright.dev", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:09:32.042470742Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T16:25:38.60261262Z" } }, "answer": "Playwright MCP scores 67.6 (B) on agent readiness against Skyvern's 63.1 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Skyvern leads on schema \u0026 documentation.", "b": { "slug": "skyvern", "name": "Skyvern", "vendor": "Ikonomos Inc. (Skyvern)", "vendorUrl": "https://www.skyvern.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "browser", "summary": "Skyvern is a browser agent that completes multi-step web workflows from natural-language goals using language models and computer vision. It runs as an AGPL-3.0 open-source server or a hosted cloud with a REST API and MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/skyvern.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Skyvern-AI/skyvern", "license": "AGPL-3.0 for the open-source server, SDKs and MCP server. Skyvern Cloud is a proprietary service under Skyvern's terms, and its anti-bot measures aren't in the repository", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.skyvern.com/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "skyvern" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@skyvern/client" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve. Sign up at app.skyvern.com and copy the organisation API key from Settings, sent as `x-api-key`. MCP clients can use OAuth 2.0 with browser sign-in, PKCE and dynamic client registration, with no client ID to configure. Both credentials carry full authority over the organisation. OAuth scopes are identity claims, and there are no read-only or per-endpoint keys (https://www.skyvern.com/docs/developers/api/authentication-and-permissions.md).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free with 5,000 one-time credits and 1 concurrent run, no card and no contract. Hobby $29 a month with 30,000 credits and 10 concurrent runs. Pro $149 with 150,000 credits and 25 concurrent runs. Enterprise is custom. Extra credits can be bought from the Billing page at a price that isn't published. The billing docs count one credit a browser action, while the pricing page puts 5,000 credits at about 170 actions. Self-hosting the AGPL-3.0 server is free with your own model keys (https://www.skyvern.com/pricing, https://www.skyvern.com/docs/cloud/account-settings/billing-usage.md, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$29 / mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs (llms-full.txt), llms.txt or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 114, "popularity": { "githubStars": 23155, "npmWeekly": 3193, "pypiWeekly": 1636, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.skyvern.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://www.skyvern.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://www.skyvern.com/docs/api-reference/openapi.json", "registryName": "io.github.Skyvern-AI/skyvern", "capabilities": [ "browser.control", "browser.hosted", "web.extract", "automation.workflows", "browser.debug" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "open-source", "freemium", "no-card", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "python", "typescript", "status-page", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.1, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 288, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 629, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 32, "reliability": 57, "schema": 88, "security": 59, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-06-30. A public issue reports non-blind SSRF from workflow `http_request` and file download blocks to loopback, private and metadata addresses in version 1.0.39, with a reproduction (https://github.com/Skyvern-AI/skyvern/issues/6915). The issue is still open on 8 October 2026 and no advisory is published, but the 1.0.55 source routes these requests through an SSRF-guarded resolver, so we deduct 3 and not more. We didn't reproduce it, and whether Skyvern Cloud was exposed isn't stated." ], "verdict": "The hosted MCP server annotates every tool as read-only or destructive and can advertise a 29 or 32-tool subset in place of 114, and the API has a written six-month deprecation policy. Every key and OAuth token carries full organisation authority, with no read-only or scoped credential, and no request rate limits are documented.", "bestFor": "Agents that must finish a multi-step job on sites with logins, 2FA and forms, where stored credentials, saved workflows and cached scripts matter more than raw browser time.", "strengths": [ "Every MCP tool carries readOnlyHint, destructiveHint and openWorldHint annotations, 117 registrations in the 1.0.55 source", "Hosted MCP scopes cut the advertised tools from 114 to 29 (`operate`) or 32 (`lean`) by URL or `X-Skyvern-Scope` header", "Written deprecation policy with six months' notice, 12 for a major version, and `Deprecation` and `Sunset` response headers", "OpenAPI 3.1.0 with 94 operations, llms.txt, Markdown twins of every docs page and a weekly dated changelog", "Stored passwords, cards and TOTP secrets are injected into the browser and replaced by placeholders in prompts, recordings and logs, per the docs" ], "weaknesses": [ "Every API key and OAuth token has full organisation authority. The docs state there are no read-only, per-endpoint or per-resource keys", "No request rate limits in the docs. Responses carry `ratelimit-policy: \"submit-run\";q=50;w=60`, and only plan concurrency is published", "What a credit buys is stated three ways (one credit an action, 5,000 credits for about 170 or about 200 actions, by run complexity)", "An SSRF report against 1.0.39 from 30 June 2026 is still open with no advisory, though 1.0.55 source has SSRF guards", "Retention is \"as long as necessary\", anonymised data may train models unless you opt out by email, and no subprocessor list was readable" ], "agentNotes": [ "Connect to https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/x/lean or /x/operate, or send `X-Skyvern-Scope`, so the client loads 32 or 29 tools. The scope filters the list and does not limit permissions", "Use a separate Skyvern organisation for each blast radius. Any key or OAuth token can read and write stored credentials and delete workflows", "Never pass passwords to `skyvern_act` or `skyvern_type`. Store them as credentials and call `skyvern_login`", "Set `max_steps` on tasks, or `x-max-steps-override` on agent runs, to cap credits. A run that reaches the cap ends as `timed_out`", "On 503 from POST /v1/run/agents, wait `Retry-After` seconds. No run was created, so resubmitting is safe" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 32, "reliability": 57, "schema": 88, "security": 59, "transparency": 66 }, "provenanceScore": 78 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install skyvern", "http": "curl -X POST \"https://api.skyvern.com/v1/run/tasks\" -H \"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{ \"url\": \"https://example.com\", \"prompt\": \"Extract the pricing table\" }'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http skyvern https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/ --scope user", "config": { "mcpServers": { "Skyvern": { "headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_SKYVERN_API_KEY" }, "type": "streamable-http", "url": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/browser.control", "tool": "https://letme.dev/skyvern" }, "area": "developer", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Hobby plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 29, "note": "30,000 credits, 10 concurrent runs" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 149, "note": "150,000 credits, 25 concurrent runs" }, { "item": "Skyvern SMS number, Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "per number, for SMS 2FA codes" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Ikonomos Inc.", "domain": "skyvern.com", "domainRegistered": "2023-10-16", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.skyvern.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.skyvern.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.skyvern.com", "changelog": "https://www.skyvern.com/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The terms (last modified 27 February 2026) and privacy policy (last modified 1 October 2026) name Ikonomos Inc., doing business as Skyvern, with Delaware law governing the terms.", "The API and the hosted MCP server answer at api.skyvern.com. OAuth is issued through clerk.skyvern.com, backed by Clerk.", "www.skyvern.com/.well-known/security.txt and api.skyvern.com/.well-known/security.txt both return 404. SECURITY.md in the repository sends reports to GitHub private advisories.", "RDAP for skyvern.com gives a registration date of 2023-10-16.", "docs.skyvern.com redirects to www.skyvern.com/docs." ], "score": 78 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern.json", "live": { "slug": "skyvern", "probe": { "target": "https://api.skyvern.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T18:20:40.206071737Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 273, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 264, "p95ms24h": 395, "samples24h": 33, "samples30d": 33, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 33, "ok": 33 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.skyvern.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:19.71438063Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "Skyvern-AI/skyvern", "version": "v1.0.55", "released": "2026-10-01", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:29:40.13703893Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@skyvern/client", "version": "1.0.55", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:29:38.30771301Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "skyvern", "version": "1.0.55", "released": "2026-10-01", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:29:38.116994413Z" } ], "githubStars": 23157, "npmWeekly": 3193, "pypiWeekly": 1636, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://skyvern.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:39:09.6365622Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:19.71438063Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "MCP server", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Microsoft", "b": "Ikonomos Inc. 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Skyvern leads on schema \u0026 documentation.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Playwright MCP or Skyvern?" }, { "answer": "Playwright MCP needs no key. Skyvern takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Playwright MCP and Skyvern need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Playwright MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Skyvern has a hosted endpoint at https://api.skyvern.com/v1.", "question": "Can an agent call Playwright MCP and Skyvern without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Playwright MCP is open source (Apache-2.0). Skyvern is open source (AGPL-3.0 for the open-source server, SDKs and MCP server. Skyvern Cloud is a proprietary service under Skyvern's terms, and its anti-bot measures aren't in the repository).", "question": "Are Playwright MCP and Skyvern open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 84 against 76", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 32" ], "also": [ "No key needed to call it", "No incidents deducted, where Skyvern loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "The default choice for an agent that drives web pages by structure rather than pixels. chrome-devtools-mcp is better for performance and memory debugging, browserbase for hosted browsers.", "slug": "playwright-mcp", "watchFor": "`browser_run_code_unsafe` runs arbitrary JavaScript in the server process and can't be switched off" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 70" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Agents that must finish a multi-step job on sites with logins, 2FA and forms, where stored credentials, saved workflows and cached scripts matter more than raw browser time.", "slug": "skyvern", "watchFor": "Every API key and OAuth token has full organisation authority. The docs state there are no read-only, per-endpoint or per-resource keys" } ], "job": { "capability": "browser.control", "name": "Browser automation" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtop-vs-playwright-mcp.json", "title": "Airtop vs Playwright MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtop-vs-playwright-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtop-vs-skyvern.json", "title": "Airtop vs Skyvern", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtop-vs-skyvern" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anchor-browser-vs-playwright-mcp.json", "title": "Anchor Browser vs Playwright MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anchor-browser-vs-playwright-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anchor-browser-vs-skyvern.json", "title": "Anchor Browser vs Skyvern", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anchor-browser-vs-skyvern" }, { "json": 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Every key and OAuth token carries full organisation authority, with no read-only or scoped credential, and no request rate limits are documented." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-skyvern", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-skyvern.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-skyvern.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-skyvern.min.md" }, "markdown": "Playwright MCP scores 67.6 (B) on agent readiness against Skyvern's 63.1 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Skyvern leads on schema \u0026 documentation. Both do browser automation.\n\n- Playwright MCP: grade B, 67.6/100, rank #189 of 629. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/playwright-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/playwright-mcp.json\n- Skyvern: grade B, 63.1/100, rank #288 of 629. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/skyvern.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Playwright MCP (B)\n\nGood for: The default choice for an agent that drives web pages by structure rather than pixels. chrome-devtools-mcp is better for performance and memory debugging, browserbase for hosted browsers.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 84 against 76\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 32\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- No incidents deducted, where Skyvern loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: `browser_run_code_unsafe` runs arbitrary JavaScript in the server process and can't be switched off\n\n### Skyvern (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that must finish a multi-step job on sites with logins, 2FA and forms, where stored credentials, saved workflows and cached scripts matter more than raw browser time.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 88 against 70\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Every API key and OAuth token has full organisation authority. The docs state there are no read-only, per-endpoint or per-resource keys\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Playwright MCP | Skyvern | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 57 | 57 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 70 | 88 | Skyvern +18 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 84 | 76 | Playwright MCP +8 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 57 | 59 | Skyvern +2 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 32 | Playwright MCP +28 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 85 | Skyvern +1 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 72 | even |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **67.6 · B** | **63.1 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Playwright MCP | Skyvern |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Microsoft | Ikonomos Inc. (Skyvern) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.skyvern.com/v1` |\n| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 for the open-source server, SDKs and MCP server. Skyvern Cloud is a proprietary service under Skyvern's terms, and its anti-bot measures aren't in the repository |\n| Tools exposed | 72 | 114 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.microsoft/playwright-mcp` | `io.github.Skyvern-AI/skyvern` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-02-27 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-01 |\n| Customer content may train models | | yes, with an opt-out |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | yes |\n| Popularity | 37k stars, 5.3M npm/wk | 23k stars, 3.2k npm/wk, 1.6k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Playwright MCP.** Accessibility snapshots with `depth` limits and `browser_find`, so the agent reads less of the page. `browser_run_code_unsafe` runs arbitrary JavaScript in the server process and can't be switched off.\n\n**Skyvern.** The hosted MCP server annotates every tool as read-only or destructive and can advertise a 29 or 32-tool subset in place of 114, and the API has a written six-month deprecation policy. Every key and OAuth token carries full organisation authority, with no read-only or scoped credential, and no request rate limits are documented.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Playwright MCP\n\n1. Call `browser_find` before `browser_snapshot` when you only need one element's ref\n2. Pass `depth` or a `target` to `browser_snapshot` on large pages\n3. Run with `--isolated` for untrusted sites. The default profile persists cookies between runs\n4. Add `--caps` only for the groups the task needs. Each group adds tools to the schema\n5. Pin a version in `npx @playwright/mcp@\u003cversion\u003e`. 0.0.x releases can rename tools\n\n### Skyvern\n\n1. Connect to https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/x/lean or /x/operate, or send `X-Skyvern-Scope`, so the client loads 32 or 29 tools. The scope filters the list and does not limit permissions\n2. Use a separate Skyvern organisation for each blast radius. Any key or OAuth token can read and write stored credentials and delete workflows\n3. Never pass passwords to `skyvern_act` or `skyvern_type`. Store them as credentials and call `skyvern_login`\n4. Set `max_steps` on tasks, or `x-max-steps-override` on agent runs, to cap credits. A run that reaches the cap ends as `timed_out`\n5. On 503 from POST /v1/run/agents, wait `Retry-After` seconds. No run was created, so resubmitting is safe\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Playwright MCP or Skyvern?\n\nPlaywright MCP scores 67.6 (B) on agent readiness against Skyvern's 63.1 (B), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Skyvern leads on schema \u0026 documentation.\n\n### Do Playwright MCP and Skyvern need an API key?\n\nPlaywright MCP needs no key. Skyvern takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Playwright MCP and Skyvern without installing anything?\n\nPlaywright MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Skyvern has a hosted endpoint at https://api.skyvern.com/v1.\n\n### Are Playwright MCP and Skyvern open source?\n\nYes. Playwright MCP is open source (Apache-2.0). Skyvern is open source (AGPL-3.0 for the open-source server, SDKs and MCP server. Skyvern Cloud is a proprietary service under Skyvern's terms, and its anti-bot measures aren't in the repository).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-skyvern.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-skyvern.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"playwright-mcp\", \"b\": \"skyvern\"}`. 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