browser_tab_list — Playwright MCP Tool

browser_tab_list (browser tab list) is one of 8 tools on the Playwright MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

by client

How to call browser_tab_list from your client

Claude Code Playwright browser_tab_list run in your project directory
Claude Desktop Playwright browser_tab_list ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor Playwright browser_tab_list ~/.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code Playwright browser_tab_list .vscode/mcp.json
Zed Playwright browser_tab_list ~/.config/zed/settings.json
Windsurf Playwright browser_tab_list ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Fastest route

claude mcp add playwright-mcp -- npx -y @playwright/mcp

Other tools on this server

browser_navigate
browser_snapshot
browser_click
browser_type
browser_take_screenshot
browser_console_messages
browser_network_requests

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.

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