Mcp Server Browser

io.github.bytedancePublished by GitHub account bytedancev1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

MCP server for browser use access

Overview

AI-generated overview

Local MCP server that gives an assistant a real browser: navigate pages, click, fill forms, read text or markdown, and take screenshots.

What you can do
  • Navigate and manage tabs: open URLs, go back or forward, open, switch and close tabs, list tabs.
  • Interact with pages: click, hover, fill inputs, select options, press keys, scroll.
  • Read page content: get text, markdown, links, clickable elements, and run JavaScript in the console.
  • Capture output: screenshots of the page or an element, vision-mode screen capture and coordinate clicks, download list.
  • Expose browser console logs, downloads and screenshots as resources.
When to use it
Useful when an assistant needs to operate a real web page rather than just fetch it: filling in forms, walking through a multi-step site, checking what a page renders, or capturing screenshots and downloads. Also fits automated web checks driven from a chat client.
Requirements
Runs locally over stdio via npx from the npm package @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser; needs Node.js 18 or newer and an MCP client such as VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf or Claude Desktop. A browser (Chrome, Edge or Firefox) is used, optionally via CDP or WebSocket endpoint, executable path, proxy, user data directory and viewport arguments. DISPLAY is needed for a virtual display; a port argument enables SSE or Streamable HTTP.
Before you install
The assistant can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the page and fill or submit forms, so it can act on sites with the user's logged-in sessions if a persistent user data directory is used. Screenshots, downloads and console logs are stored in the configured output directory and exposed as resources. Binding the server to all interfaces with a host argument or exposing the HTTP port widens access beyond localhost.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Mcp Server Browser in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Browser Use MCP Server

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A fast, lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers LLMs with browser automation via Puppeteer’s structured accessibility data, featuring optional vision mode for complex visual understanding and flexible, cross-platform configuration.

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Key Features

  • ⚡ Fast & lightweight. Utilizes Puppeteer's label index, not pixel-based input and accessibility DOM tree.
  • 👁️ Vision Mode Support. Optional visual understanding capabilities for complex layouts and visual elements when structured data isn't sufficient.
  • 🤖 LLM-optimized. No vision models needed, operates purely on structured data, less context reducing context token usage.
  • 🧩 Flexible Runtime Configuration. Customize viewport size, coordinate system factors, and User-Agent at runtime via HTTP headers.
  • 🌐 Cross-Platform & Extensible. Support for remote and local browsers, the use of a custom browser engine.

Requirements

  • Node.js 18 or newer
  • VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop or any other MCP client

Getting started

Local (Stdio)

First, install the Browser MCP server with your client. A typical configuration looks like this:

js
{  "mcpServers": {    "browser": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser@latest"      ]    }  }}
Install in VS Code

You can also install the Browser MCP server using the VS Code CLI:

bash
# For VS Codecode --add-mcp '{"name":"browser","command":"npx","args":["@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser@latest"]}'

After installation, the Browser MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.

Install in Cursor

Go to Cursor Settings -> MCP -> Add new MCP Server. Name to your liking, use command type with the command npx @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser. You can also verify config or add command like arguments via clicking Edit.

js
{  "mcpServers": {    "browser": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser@latest"      ]    }  }}
Install in Windsurf

Follow Windsuff MCP documentation. Use following configuration:

js
{  "mcpServers": {    "browser": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser@latest"      ]    }  }}
Install in Claude Desktop

Follow the MCP install guide, use following configuration:

js
{  "mcpServers": {    "browser": {      "command": "npx",      "args": [        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser@latest"      ]    }  }}
Remote (SSE / Streamable HTTP)

At the same time, use --port $your_port arg to start the browser mcp can be converted into SSE and Streamable HTTP Server.

bash
# normal run remote mcp servernpx @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser --port 8089
# run with DISPLAY environment for VNC or other virtual displayDISPLAY=:0 npx @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser --port 8089

You can use one of the two MCP Server remote endpoint:

  • Streamable HTTP(Recommended): http://127.0.0.1::8089/mcp
  • SSE: http://127.0.0.1::8089/sse

And then in MCP client config, set the url to the SSE endpoint:

js
{  "mcpServers": {    "browser": {      "url": "http://127.0.0.1::8089/sse"    }  }}

url to the Streamable HTTP:

js
{  "mcpServers": {    "browser": {      "type": "streamable-http", // If there is MCP Client support      "url": "http://127.0.0.1::8089/mcp"    }  }}
In-memory call

If your MCP Client is developed based on JavaScript / TypeScript, you can directly use in-process calls to avoid requiring your users to install the command-line interface to use Browser MCP.

js
import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';import { InMemoryTransport } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/inMemory.js';
// type: module project usageimport { createServer } from '@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser';// commonjs project usage// const { createServer } = await import('@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser')
const client = new Client(  {    name: 'test browser client',    version: '1.0',  },  {    capabilities: {},  },);
const server = createServer();const [clientTransport, serverTransport] = InMemoryTransport.createLinkedPair();
await Promise.all([  client.connect(clientTransport),  server.connect(serverTransport),]);
// list toolsconst result = await client.listTools();console.log(result);
// call toolconst toolResult = await client.callTool({  name: 'browser_navigate',  arguments: {    url: 'https://www.google.com',  },});console.log(toolResult);

Configuration

Browser MCP server supports following arguments. They can be provided in the JSON configuration above, as a part of the "args" list:

> npx @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser@latest -h  -V, --version              output the version number  --browser <browser>        browser or chrome channel to use, possible values: chrome, edge, firefox.  --cdp-endpoint <endpoint>  CDP endpoint to connect to, for example "http://127.0.0.1:9222/json/version"  --ws-endpoint <endpoint>   WebSocket endpoint to connect to, for example "ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/{id}"  --executable-path <path>   path to the browser executable.  --headless                 run browser in headless mode, headed by default  --host <host>              host to bind server to. Default is localhost. Use 0.0.0.0 to bind to all interfaces.  --port <port>              port to listen on for SSE and HTTP transport.  --proxy-bypass <bypass>    comma-separated domains to bypass proxy, for example ".com,chromium.org,.domain.com"  --proxy-server <proxy>     specify proxy server, for example "http://myproxy:3128" or "socks5://myproxy:8080"  --user-agent <ua string>   specify user agent string  --user-data-dir <path>     path to the user data directory.  --viewport-size <size>     specify browser viewport size in pixels, for example "1280, 720"  --output-dir <path>        path to the directory for output files  --vision                   Run server that uses screenshots (Aria snapshots are used by default)  -h, --help                 display help for command
Runtime Configuration

The browser runtime requires configuration for Viewport Size, Vision Model Coordinate Factors, and User Agent. These can be passed through corresponding HTTP headers:

HeaderDescription
x-viewport-sizeBrowser viewport size, format: width,height separated by comma
x-vision-factorsVision model coordinate system factors, format: x_factor,y_factor separated by comma
x-user-agentUser Agent string, defaults to system User Agent if not specified

Note: Header names are case-insensitive.

Example:

http
x-viewport-size: 1920,1080x-vision-factors: 1.0,1.0x-user-agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36

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API

Tools
Tool NameDescriptionParameters
browser_clickClick an element on the page, before using the tool, use browser_get_clickable_elements to get the index of the element, but not call browser_get_clickable_elements multiple timesindex (number, optional): Index of the element to click
browser_closeClose the browser when the task is done and the browser is not needed anymore
browser_close_tabClose the current tab
browser_evaluateExecute JavaScript in the browser consolescript (string, required): JavaScript code to execute, () => { /* code */ }
browser_form_input_fillFill out an input field, before using the tool, Either 'index' or 'selector' must be providedselector (string, optional): CSS selector for input field, priority use index, if index is not provided, use selector
index (number, optional): Index of the element to fill
value (string, required): Value to fill
clear (boolean, optional): Whether to clear existing text before filling
browser_get_clickable_elementsGet the clickable or hoverable or selectable elements on the current page, don't call this tool multiple times
browser_get_download_listGet the list of downloaded files
browser_get_markdownGet the markdown content of the current page
browser_get_textGet the text content of the current page
browser_go_backGo back to the previous page
browser_go_forwardGo forward to the next page
browser_hoverHover an element on the page, Either 'index' or 'selector' must be providedindex (number, optional): Index of the element to hover
selector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to hover
browser_navigateNavigate to a URLurl (string, required):
browser_new_tabOpen a new taburl (string, required): URL to open in the new tab
browser_press_keyPress a key on the keyboardkey (string, required): Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as Enter, Tab, Escape, Backspace, Delete, Insert, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, ShiftLeft, ShiftRight, ControlLeft, ControlRight, AltLeft, AltRight, MetaLeft, MetaRight, CapsLock, PrintScreen, ScrollLock, Pause, ContextMenu
browser_read_linksGet all links on the current page
browser_screenshotTake a screenshot of the current page or a specific elementname (string, optional): Name for the screenshot
selector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to screenshot
index (number, optional): index of the element to screenshot
width (number, optional): Width in pixels (default: viewport width)
height (number, optional): Height in pixels (default: viewport height)
fullPage (boolean, optional): Full page screenshot (default: false)
highlight (boolean, optional): Highlight the element
browser_scrollScroll the pageamount (number, optional): Pixels to scroll (positive for down, negative for up), if the amount is not provided, scroll to the bottom of the page
browser_selectSelect an element on the page with index, Either 'index' or 'selector' must be providedindex (number, optional): Index of the element to select
selector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to select
value (string, required): Value to select
browser_switch_tabSwitch to a specific tabindex (number, required): Tab index to switch to
browser_tab_listGet the list of tabs
browser_vision_screen_captureTake a screenshot of the current page for vision mode
browser_vision_screen_clickClick left mouse button on the page with vision and snapshot, before calling this tool, you should call browser_vision_screen_capture first only once, fallback to browser_click if failedfactors (array, optional): Vision model coordinate system scaling factors [width_factor, height_factor] for coordinate space normalization. Transformation formula: x = (x_model * screen_width * width_factor) / width_factor y = (y_model * screen_height * height_factor) / height_factor where x_model, y_model are normalized model output coordinates (0-1), screen_width/height are screen dimensions, width_factor/height_factor are quantization factors, If the factors are unknown, leave it blank. Most models do not require this parameter.
x (number, required): X pixel coordinate
y (number, required): Y pixel coordinate
Resources
Resource NameURI PatternDescriptionMIME Type
Browser console logsconsole://logstext/plain
Browser Downloadsdownload://{name}Automatic identification based on file extension
Browser Screenshotsscreenshot://{name}Automatic identification based on file extension

Development

Access http://127.0.0.1:6274/:

bash
npm run dev

Extended CLI Entry

js
#!/usr/bin/env node
const {  BaseLogger,  setConfig,  addMiddleware,} = require('@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser/request-context');
class CustomLogger extends BaseLogger {  info(...args) {    console.log('custom');    console.log(...args);  }}
addMiddleware((req, res, next) => {  console.log('req', req.headers);  next();});
setConfig({  logger: new CustomLogger(),});
// start serverrequire('@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser/index');

Source: packages/agent-infra/mcp-servers/browser/README.md at commit 2ff41a9

Tools

0
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Version history

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  1. v1.0.0LatestSep 16, 2026

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