Netwright MCP Server
Playwright-style automation for .NET desktop apps. Netwright is an MCP server that lets AI agents see and operate WPF, WinForms and WinUI apps: they launch your project, read the UI as compact text, act without stealing your mouse, verify the result, and turn the verified flow into a regression test. Its README documents 15 tools, including desktop_app, desktop_snapshot, desktop_find.
People who work with desktop automation, dotnet and e2e testing and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in C#.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-13 · ★ 15 · #230 OF 255 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · C# · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Evidence
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry namespace io.github.ricfanin is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
02 · What Netwright can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
With this server connected, an agent can launch an .exe or build and launch a project, attach, close, status, click (background, set text (background) or type real keys, and check, select, expand, set a value, or pick an item by name.
The 15 tools it gives your agent
Extracted from the project's README - what Netwright lets an agent do.
- desktop_app
- - Launch an .exe or build and launch a project, attach, close, status
- desktop_snapshot
- - The UI as compact text with Refs
- desktop_find
- - Elements matching a Selector (#id, role "name", a >> b)
- desktop_inspect
- - Properties, patterns and a stable Selector of one element
- desktop_click
- - Click (background; right/double click with foreground)
- desktop_type
- - Set text (background) or type real keys
- desktop_set_state
- - Check, select, expand, set a value, or pick an item by name
- desktop_press_key
- - Key presses and shortcuts (foreground)
- desktop_scroll
- - Scroll by direction, to an edge, or into view
- desktop_window
- - List, activate, minimize, maximize, restore, close windows
- desktop_screenshot
- - Image of a window or element, even when covered
- desktop_wait
- - Wait for an element state or for text; reports what changed
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- desktop_expect
- - Retrying assertions: text, value, enabled, checked, count…
- desktop_logs
- - App output: stdout, stderr, debug/trace
- desktop_export_test
- - Turn the session into a C# regression test
03 · Who maintains Netwright
Netwright is maintained by ricfanin. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.
04 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/ricfanin/netwright
- category
- browser automation - ranked #230 of 255 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
- registry
- io.github.ricfanin/netwright (active, first published 2026-09-13)
- packages
- nuget:Netwright
05 · Netwright FAQ
Is Netwright still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-13. We re-verify nightly.
What can Netwright do?
With this server connected, an agent can launch an .exe or build and launch a project, attach, close, status, click (background, set text (background) or type real keys, and check, select, expand, set a value, or pick an item by name.
06 · Alternatives to Netwright
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