MCP server
by browsercat
BrowserCat offers cloud-based Selenium test automation for software testing, enabling LLM-driven web navigation and inte
Provides cloud-based browser automation for LLMs to navigate websites, interact with elements, and take screenshots without installing browsers locally.
BrowserCat is an official MCP server published by browsercat that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. BrowserCat offers cloud-based Selenium test automation for software testing, enabling LLM-driven web navigation and inte It is categorized under browser automation, developer tools.
You can install BrowserCat in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
BrowserCat is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Fetch and extract information from websites automatically
Example
Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions
Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research
Track website changes, new content, price updates
Example
Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes
Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates
Extract structured data from multiple websites
Example
Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data
Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying
Share your MCP server with the developer community
I recommend BrowserCat for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
Useful MCP listing: BrowserCat is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
Strong directory entry: BrowserCat surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
BrowserCat reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
BrowserCat is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
BrowserCat is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
Strong directory entry: BrowserCat surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
Useful MCP listing: BrowserCat is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
We evaluated BrowserCat against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
I recommend BrowserCat for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
showing 1-10 of 44
A Model Context Protocol server that provides browser automation capabilities using BrowserCat's cloud browser service. This server enables LLMs to interact with web pages, take screenshots, and execute JavaScript in a real browser environment without needing to install browsers locally.
url (string)name (string, required): Name for the screenshotselector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to screenshotwidth (number, optional, default: 800): Screenshot widthheight (number, optional, default: 600): Screenshot heightselector (string): CSS selector for element to clickselector (string): CSS selector for element to hoverselector (string): CSS selector for input fieldvalue (string): Value to fillselector (string): CSS selector for select elementvalue (string): Value to selectscript (string): JavaScript code to executeThe server provides access to two types of resources:
console://logs)
screenshot://<name>)
The BrowserCat MCP server requires the following environment variable:
BROWSERCAT_API_KEY: Your BrowserCat API key (required). You can get one for free at https://browsercat.xyz/mcp.{
"mcpServers": {
"browsercat": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@browsercatco/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"BROWSERCAT_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
Interact with services that don't offer APIs
Example
Check form submissions, validate website functionality, test user flows
Automate interactions with any website, even without API
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
20-40 minutes including configuration and testing
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use for research automation, content monitoring, data aggregation from multiple sources, and when official APIs don't exist. Best for read-only information gathering.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for sites with APIs (use API instead), sites that explicitly forbid scraping, when data is copyrighted, or for login-required content without proper authorization.