Claude Cowork shifts AI from chat-based assistance to task delegation. Instead of giving users instructions, it performs actions directly on the user’s computer, files, applications, and browser workflows. Combined with Playwright MCP, Claude Desktop can open pages, click buttons, fill forms, extract data, and debug interfaces in a far more structured way than screenshot-based automation.

Playwright MCP provides structured browser control through accessibility snapshots, enabling reliable AI-driven web automation inside Claude Desktop and other MCP clients.…