Server not started on windows 11 in my local machine

[silv3ri0]

Hi all,

when i try to start the server with command below:

npx @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server --verbose or command npx @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server

i don't see confirmed message server started at localhost at port XXXX but i see blank row in my cmd console, how to resolve this issue?

In my screenshot you can see the blank row after execute a start server command:

Additional Note: if i launch this command: npx --node-options="--inspect" @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server i see: Debugger listening on ws://127.0.0.1:9229/fc762f8d-db43-4a5e-8df4-8bc89a72b8eb but server still not work

i have this version of node: v20.19.0 and this version of npx: 10.8.2

Thanks in advance, Silverio

[RSKaurav]

Hello @silv3ri0,

I’m encountering the same issue while attempting to run it locally. Have you been able to find a solution?

[ln18520340281]

MCP error -32000: Connection closed

I also encountered this problem.

[RSKaurav]

@silv3ri0, @ln18520340281 I tried using Microsoft Playwright (MCP) also locally. It starts the server successfully, but it doesn’t expose any tools for performing browser automation. Please check the issue here

The tools list is always returned empty, so whenever I try to invoke any method (e.g., navigate or click), it responds with “Method not found.”

[v-chenyiqiang]

I also encountered a similar issue while using the Spring AI framework, where the log output showed an empty tool list

2025-05-27T11:02:56.588+08:00 INFO 29893 --- [pool-2-thread-1] i.m.client.McpAsyncClient : Server response with Protocol: 2024-11-05, Capabilities: ServerCapabilities[experimental=null, logging=null, prompts=null, resources=null, tools=ToolCapabilities[listChanged=null]], Info: Implementation[name=Playwright, version=0.0.26] and Instructions null