Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns MCP Server

A Chrome browser automation MCP server. Connect Claude (or any MCP client) to a real Chrome session - using your existing profiles with their cookies, saved passwords, and history. Its 39 documented tools cover session, tab, save, snapshot. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting browser automation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Rust.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 3 · #94 OF 196 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · Rust servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add enreign-pagerunner -- npx -y pagerunner

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "enreign-pagerunner": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pagerunner"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

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

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

03 · What Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns 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 list configured Chrome profiles, list active sessions, list open tabs in a session, and open a new tab, returns target_id.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns lets an agent do.

read & search

7 tools - e.g. List configured Chrome profiles; List active sessions; List open tabs in a session

list_profiles · list_sessions · list_tabs · get_content · list_snapshots · get_network_log…

Session

4 tools - e.g. Launch Chrome for a profile, returns session_id; Attach to an existing Chrome instance via --remote-debugging-port; List saved checkpoints for a profile

open_session · attach_session · list_session_checkpoints · delete_session_checkpoint

other

4 tools - e.g. Store a value in a persistent namespace; Retrieve a value by key; Delete a key

kv_set · kv_get · kv_delete · kv_list

Save

3 tools - e.g. Save current page cookies/localStorage to the encrypted DB; Save all open tab URLs to the DB; Save full tab state (URLs + scroll positions) for all tabs in a session

save_snapshot · save_tab_state · save_session_checkpoint

Restore

3 tools - e.g. Restore a saved snapshot into the current tab; Reopen the previously saved tabs; Reopen all saved tabs and navigate to stored URLs

restore_snapshot · restore_tab_state · restore_session_checkpoint

2 tools - e.g. Kill a Chrome session; Close a specific tab

close_session · close_tab

Site

2 tools - e.g. Inspect what Pagerunner has learned about a site (adapters, auth tokens, selector health); Execute a stored adapter in the browser tab

get_site_knowledge · call_site_api

create & write

1 tool - e.g. Open a new tab, returns target_id

new_tab

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] Pagerunner is early-stage software (v0.x). APIs and configuration formats may change between releases.

Latest releases

v0.8.0 · 2026-04-07

Video Recording · Record browser sessions as polished MP4 videos with auto-zoom, cursor tracking, markers, and Screen Studio-quality rendering. · New MCP Tools · start_recording / stop_recording - capture a tab as…

v0.7.1 · 2026-04-05

pagerunner is a Chrome browser automation MCP server. Connect Claude (or any MCP client) to a real Chrome session using your existing profiles - cookies, saved passwords, and history included. · See the Wiki for setup…

v0.7.0 · 2026-04-05

04 · Who maintains Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns

Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns is maintained by enreign. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/enreign/pagerunner
website: https://github.com/Enreign/pagerunner
category: browser automation - ranked #94 of 196 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.Enreign/pagerunner (active, first published 2026-03-22 · 6 versions)
packages: npm:pagerunner

06 · Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns FAQ

Is Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22. We re-verify nightly.

What can Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns do?

With this server connected, an agent can list configured Chrome profiles, list active sessions, list open tabs in a session, and open a new tab, returns target_id.

How do I install Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns?

Run `npx -y pagerunner`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns 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 Pagerunner - The Browser Layer That Learns

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