browserctl-mcp
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Universal Browser Control Protocol & MCP Server for AI Agents and Developers.
browserctl gives LLM agents a small core set of tools, with more loaded on demand, to inspect, navigate, and drive real browser sessions with high token efficiency and deterministic execution.
Setup: see docs/INSTALL.md — Node and browser prerequisites, installing or running via npx, loading the unpacked Chrome extension, and daemon configuration.
Is the extension safe to load? It talks to one place only: the local bridge address you
configure (default 127.0.0.1:8765). It sends no analytics and contacts no other server, and it
acts only on commands that arrive from that bridge. Its full source ships in the package, so you
can read exactly what you load. It asks for broad permissions (all sites, debugger) because
driving any page is its job.
127.0.0.1:8765) managing active browser connections and command routing.browser_navigate to open a URL or reload, or browser_tabs to manage open tabs.browser_snapshot to take a compact text census of the page controls with stable refs (@ref_1), or browser_get_content / browser_extract.browser_click, browser_type, browser_fill_form, or browser_select_option on a resolved target.effect and resolved blocks to verify DOM mutations and unique targeting.browser_status, browser_start, browser_stop.browser_navigate, browser_tabs.browser_snapshot, browser_read_page, browser_find, browser_extract, browser_get_content, browser_get_property.browser_click, browser_type, browser_fill_form, browser_select_option, browser_press_key, browser_scroll, browser_hover, browser_file_upload.browser_wait_for, browser_take_screenshot, browser_evaluate, browser_action.browser_load_tools, browser_list_available_tools.FAQs
Universal Browser Control Protocol & MCP Server for AI Agents and Developers
The npm package browserctl-mcp receives a total of 6 weekly downloads. As such, browserctl-mcp popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that browserctl-mcp demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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