Browser Automation MCP Server

Browser control you can watch: open pages, sign in, click around, fill forms, take screenshots, and keep a reusable browser session. Its 21 documented tools cluster into browser, auth & access.

People connecting productivity tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

One of 41 MCP servers published from mindstone/mcp-servers. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 41 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-19 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Browser Automation

before you install - you'll need

AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION_NAME, AGENT_BROWSER_SHOW_WINDOW are optional or environment-specific per the README.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-browser -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-browser-automation

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mindstone-mcp-servers-connectors-browser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mindstone/mcp-server-browser-automation"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @mindstone/mcp-server-browser-automation - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@mindstone)

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

03 · What Browser Automation 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 navigate to a URL, navigate back in browser history, navigate forward in browser history, and get the page accessibility tree with interactive element references.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Browser Automation lets an agent do.

Browser

20 tools - e.g. Navigate to a URL; Navigate back in browser history; Navigate forward in browser history

browser_navigate · browser_back · browser_forward · browser_wait · browser_snapshot · browser_screenshot…

auth & access

1 tool - e.g. Open a visible browser for manual login

browser_authenticate

04 · Who maintains Browser Automation

Browser Automation is maintained by mindstone. We track 41 MCP servers from mindstone - 41 actively maintained, 10 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from mindstone.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers
category: productivity - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.mindstone/mcp-server-browser-automation (active, first published 2026-05-21 · 5 versions)
packages: npm:@mindstone/mcp-server-browser-automation

06 · Browser Automation FAQ

Is Browser Automation still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-19. We re-verify nightly.

What can Browser Automation do?

How do I install Browser Automation?

Run `npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-browser-automation`. The README documents 2 environment variables (AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION_NAME, AGENT_BROWSER_SHOW_WINDOW) to set first. AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION_NAME, AGENT_BROWSER_SHOW_WINDOW are optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Browser Automation 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 Browser Automation

Alternatives to Browser Automation

Maintained productivity servers if Browser Automation isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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