Common Configuration Templates
Ready-to-use configuration examples for popular MCP servers such as Playwright, Filesystem, and Fetch.
To help you get started quickly, here are validated MCP server configurations.
🌐 Playwright (Web Automation)
Enables browsing webpages, taking screenshots, and scraping data.
- Dependencies: Node.js
- Use cases: Web search assistants, news summary assistants.
{
"name": "Playwright",
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-playwright"
]
}📂 Filesystem (Local Filesystem)
Enables reading and writing to specific server directories.
- Dependencies: Node.js
- Use cases: Code audit assistants, log analysis assistants.
Security warning: Always specify a safe directory in args (e.g., /Users/admin/desktop). Never grant root / access to avoid accidental deletion.
{
"name": "Filesystem",
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/Users/username/desktop/allowed-folder"
]
}📡 Fetch (HTTP Requests)
Enables HTTP requests.
- Dependencies: Python (uv) or Node.js
- Use cases: API testing, simple data scraping.
{
"name": "Fetch",
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"x",
"mcp-server-fetch"
]
}