Ghostfox MCP Server

The agent-native stealth browser you can own. Self-hosted · Open source · MCP-first · Engine-level anti-detect. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with browser automation, captcha solver and firefox and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in C++.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-30 · ★ 7 · #76 OF 290 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · C++ · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Ghostfox

before you install - you'll need

GHOSTFOX_HOME

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add autokeren-ghostfox -- npx -y ghostfox

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autokeren-ghostfox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ghostfox"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · 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.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-09-08 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package ghostfox - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.autokeren is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Ghostfox can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.9.0 · 2026-09-30

The eyes release · One train: M2 → M2.5 → M2.9 → M3 → M3.5 → M5 + the one-name rename. 52 tools. · M2: page_click_native - clicks from native a11y bounds (pages cannot poison coordinates) · M2.5: page_pixels…

v0.8.3 · 2026-09-29

npm + pip installers now walk recent releases when the latest release is still engine-less (engine builds land ~2h after a tag). Fixes: 'no prebuilt engine on the latest release' right after a release.

v0.8.2 · 2026-09-29

The agent-reliability release. · page_extract (43): typed, token-efficient a11y filtering · Recipes (44-47): record → replay deterministically without an LLM; semantic anchors survive DOM churn; strict escalation hands…

04 · Who maintains Ghostfox

ghostfox is maintained by autokeren. We track 2 MCP servers from autokeren - 2 actively maintained, 7 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Sep 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/autokeren/ghostfox
website: https://github.com/autokeren/ghostfox
category: browser automation - ranked #76 of 290 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-30)
registry: io.github.autokeren/ghostfox (active, first published 2026-09-08 · 7 versions)
packages: pypi:ghostfox · npm:ghostfox

06 · Ghostfox FAQ

What is Ghostfox?

The agent-native stealth browser you can own. Self-hosted · Open source · MCP-first · Engine-level anti-detect. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Ghostfox still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-30 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Ghostfox?

Run `npx -y ghostfox`. The README documents one environment variable (GHOSTFOX_HOME) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ghostfox run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Ghostfox

Alternatives to Ghostfox

Maintained browser automation servers if Ghostfox isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Ghostfox doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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