Jev Ultrafast MCP
Hand browser work off to a server-side agent: read the page as a table, act, then verify. Its README documents 10 tools, including browser_open, browser_observe, browser_act. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
People who work with browser automation, chrome devtools protocol and agent tools and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-23 · ★ 19 · #65 OF 290 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30
MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Jev Ultrafast MCP
before you install - you'll need
JEVMCP_HEADLESS
Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.
Claude Code
claude mcp add jiawei686-jev-ultrafast-mcp -- uvx jev-ultrafast-mcp Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"jiawei686-jev-ultrafast-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"jev-ultrafast-mcp"
]
}
}
} 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 2026-09-19 - young repo, little track record yet
license MIT - declared in the repository
pypi package jev-ultrafast-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)
registry namespace io.github.jiawei686 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Jev Ultrafast MCP 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 open a URL in its own tab, and return the element table, list, open, switch and close tabs, and list the live browser sessions.
The 10 tools it gives your agent
Extracted from the project's README - what jev-ultrafast-mcp lets an agent do.
- browser_open
- - Open a URL in its own tab, and return the element table
- browser_observe
- - Re-read the page: a delta, or the full table on demand
- browser_act
- - Run a list of ops in one round trip, then return a delta
- browser_assert
- - Deterministic checks on the page, with no model judgement
- browser_macro
- - Record a flow once, then replay it with zero model calls
- browser_goal
- - Hand the whole task over: the decision model drives the page
- browser_tabs
- - List, open, switch and close tabs
- browser_sessions
- - List the live browser sessions
- browser_close
- - Tear a session down
- browser_doctor
- - Self-check: which browser was found, and whether it answers
Latest releases
v0.1.5 · 2026-09-20
0.1.5 - the release the registry would accept · The release that makes the registry entry submittable. 0.1.4 could not be: the registry proves · ownership of a PyPI package by finding a marker line in the package's…
04 · Who maintains Jev Ultrafast MCP
jev-ultrafast-mcp is maintained by jiawei686. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Sep 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/jiawei686/jev-ultrafast-mcp
- category
- browser automation - ranked #65 of 290 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-09-30.
- release cadence
- 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-20)
- registry
- io.github.jiawei686/jev-ultrafast-mcp (active, first published 2026-09-19)
- packages
- pypi:jev-ultrafast-mcp
06 · Jev Ultrafast MCP FAQ
Is Jev Ultrafast MCP still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-23 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
What can Jev Ultrafast MCP do?
With this server connected, an agent can open a URL in its own tab, and return the element table, list, open, switch and close tabs, and list the live browser sessions.
How do I install Jev Ultrafast MCP?
Run `uvx jev-ultrafast-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (JEVMCP_HEADLESS) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Jev Ultrafast MCP run locally?
Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.
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