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DimensionAirbnb Search & Listings MCP ServerSearch and inspect Airbnb listings with AI.Playwright MCP ServerPlaywright-based browser automation MCP server
FMRS57 / 100 · C66 / 100 · C
Reliability9 / 209 / 20
Security and permissions11 / 2011 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2015 / 20
Documentation14 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Users who want AI-assisted accommodation search and listing research.
  • Travel planners needing international location search, price filters, and property details.
  • Developers and researchers able to run a Node.js MCP client.
  • Developers who need browser automation from Claude Desktop, VS Code, and similar clients
  • Users doing web testing and scraping
Not for
  • Users seeking an official Airbnb or Airbnb-affiliated service.
  • Users needing booking, payment, or reservation-management features; the source documents search and information retrieval only.
  • Users who do not want requests sent to Airbnb or third-party geocoding services unless they provide a placeId or disable geocoding.
  • Environments requiring strict sandboxing that disallow AI-controlled browsers
  • Claude Desktop users needing HTTP/SSE mode (Claude Desktop currently requires stdio mode)
Required permissions
  • Requires a local Node.js process running over stdio.
  • Requires network requests to airbnb.com to search and read publicly available listing information.
  • Without a placeId or DISABLE_GEOCODING=true, it sends geocoding requests to Photon and, when needed, Nominatim.
  • The source does not specify account authentication, API keys, or storage of sensitive data.
  • Runs real browsers (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit) locally
  • Automatically downloads and installs browser binaries on first use
  • Writes log files to ~/playwright-mcp-server.log
  • Binds a local port in HTTP mode (default 8931)
Risks and side effects
  • The server depends on Airbnb page structure, so page changes may cause degraded or incorrect results.
  • Requests are subject to robots.txt, rate limits, and network availability; ignoring robots.txt may create compliance concerns.
  • Searches without a placeId send the user-provided location string to third-party geocoding services.
  • The source states that the project is not affiliated with Airbnb and advises respecting Airbnb's terms and relevant usage policies.
  • AI can execute JavaScript in a real browser, potentially accessing and manipulating sensitive web content
  • Automatic browser downloads consume disk space and bandwidth
  • HTTP mode binds to localhost only; exposing it via SSH tunnels still requires caution
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, CursorClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cline, Cursor, VS Code
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