Playwright-style automation for .NET desktop apps. An MCP server that lets AI agents see and operate WPF, WinForms and WinUI apps: compact snapshots with stable refs, selectors, background actions that don't steal focus, change reports, expectations, app output and crash reports.
Playwright-style automation for .NET desktop apps. Netwright is an MCP server that lets AI agents see and operate WPF, WinForms and WinUI apps: compact snapshots with stable refs, selectors, background actions that don't steal your focus, change reports, expectations, app output and crash reports.
Requires Windows 10/11 and the .NET 10 SDK.
{
"mcpServers": {
"netwright": {
"command": "dnx",
"args": ["Netwright", "--yes"]
}
}
}
Or install it as a global tool: dotnet tool install -g Netwright, then use "command": "netwright".
desktop_app, desktop_snapshot, desktop_find, desktop_inspect, desktop_click, desktop_type, desktop_set_state, desktop_press_key, desktop_scroll, desktop_window, desktop_screenshot, desktop_wait, desktop_expect, desktop_logs.
Documentation, benchmark and source: https://github.com/ricfanin/netwright
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Playwright-style automation for .NET desktop apps. An MCP server that lets AI agents see and operate WPF, WinForms and WinUI apps: compact snapshots with stable refs, selectors, background actions that don't steal focus, change reports, expectations, app output and crash reports.
We found that Netwright demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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