Unified MCP server for Specwright — bundles Playwright browser automation, file conversion, and a full 10-phase E2E test generation pipeline in a single npx command.

What's Inside

Capability	Tools	Powered by
E2E pipeline	9 tools (`e2e_*`)	Built-in
Browser automation	21 tools (`browser_*`)	`@playwright/mcp` (bundled)
File conversion	`convert_to_markdown`	`markitdown-mcp-npx` (bundled)

No external dependencies to install — Playwright and markitdown are bundled and resolved locally.

Pipeline Tools

Tools appear in Claude Desktop as E2E Setup, E2E Automate, etc. (proper capitalisation via MCP annotations.title).

Tool	Display Name	Description
`e2e_setup`	E2E Setup	Native form UI to collect pipeline config (module name, page URL, test input, options). Falls back to guided chat questions when native forms are unavailable.
`e2e_automate`	E2E Automate	Read `instructions.js` and return full 10-phase pipeline execution plan
`e2e_configure`	E2E Configure	Init setup, read/list/add entries in `instructions.js`
`e2e_explore`	E2E Explore	Get exploration plan with auth status, known selectors, step-by-step instructions
`e2e_plan`	E2E Plan	Generate `seed.spec.js` + test plan from discovered selectors
`e2e_generate`	E2E Generate	Generate BDD `.feature` files and step definitions from a test plan
`e2e_execute`	E2E Execute	Run Playwright tests (seed or BDD mode)
`e2e_heal`	E2E Heal	Auto-heal failing BDD tests (up to 3 iterations)
`e2e_status`	E2E Status	Check pipeline state — config, seed file, plans, generated tests, results

Quick Start

Run this in your project root to scaffold everything automatically:

npx @specwright/plugin init

This generates a .mcp.json — the same config works for Claude Code CLI, Claude Desktop, and Specwright Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "specwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@specwright/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

That's the minimal config. All three env vars below are optional depending on your setup.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`SPECWRIGHT_PROJECT`	Optional	Absolute path to your project root. If omitted, the server reads from `~/.specwright/config.json` (set automatically by `e2e_setup` on first run).
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	Optional	Enables autonomous SDK mode for `e2e_generate` and `e2e_heal`. Without it, both tools return full context + instructions to the host Claude (Claude Code / Claude Desktop) which handles generation and healing directly — no key needed.

Claude Desktop: Environment variable substitution (${PWD}) is not supported — set values explicitly in claude_desktop_config.json.

Jira / Atlassian (Optional)

If your team uses Jira, add Atlassian as a separate MCP entry — Claude handles OAuth natively, no token needed:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "specwright": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@specwright/mcp"] },
    "atlassian": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://mcp.atlassian.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

File Conversion

convert_to_markdown accepts a uri parameter (file URI or URL):

file:///path/to/document.pdf
file:///path/to/spreadsheet.xlsx
file:///path/to/document.docx
https://example.com/page

Supported formats: PDF, Excel (XLSX), Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), CSV, HTML, images, and more.

First use sets up a Python virtual environment automatically (~10–30s). Subsequent starts reuse the cached environment and are instant.

Project Setup

Initialize a new project with the Specwright plugin:

npx @specwright/plugin init

This creates .specwright.json, instructions.js, Playwright config, and all required E2E framework files.

Changelog

0.3.1

All 9 e2e_* tools now display with proper capitalisation in Claude Desktop (E2E Automate, E2E Setup, etc.) via MCP annotations.title
e2e_setup fallback (when native forms are unavailable) now asks for project path first and enforces all questions are presented verbatim

0.3.0

Bundled markitdown-mcp-npx — PDF, Excel, Word, and more converted via convert_to_markdown (no uvx/Python install required; venv auto-created on first use)
e2e_generate and e2e_heal work without ANTHROPIC_API_KEY — inline mode returns full context to host Claude
PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS env var: true for Claude Desktop, visible browser by default for CLI

0.2.0

Replaced four separate MCP servers (@playwright/mcp, markitdown, atlassian, specwright) with a single unified @specwright/mcp entry
Atlassian moved to optional streamable-http — no token injection required