GoLogin▌
by gologinapp
Manage GoLogin browser profiles via AI. Automate with GoLogin, Selenium for software testing, and browser automation stu
Manage your GoLogin browser profiles and automation directly through AI conversations. This MCP server connects to the GoLogin API, letting you create, configure, and control browser profiles using natural language.
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best for
- / Web scraping developers managing multiple browser identities
- / Digital marketers running multi-account campaigns
- / QA testers needing different browser configurations
- / Privacy-focused users requiring fingerprint management
capabilities
- / Create and delete browser profiles
- / Configure proxy settings for profiles
- / Customize browser fingerprints and user agents
- / Organize profiles into folders
- / Check account subscription status and usage
- / List and update existing browser profiles
what it does
Connects GoLogin browser automation service to AI assistants, allowing you to manage browser profiles, proxies, and fingerprints through natural language commands.
about
GoLogin is an official MCP server published by gologinapp that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Manage GoLogin browser profiles via AI. Automate with GoLogin, Selenium for software testing, and browser automation stu It is categorized under browser automation, developer tools.
how to install
You can install GoLogin 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.
license
MIT
GoLogin is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
GoLogin MCP Server
Manage your GoLogin browser profiles and automation directly through AI conversations. This MCP server connects to the GoLogin API, letting you create, configure, and control browser profiles using natural language.
<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@gologinapp/gologin-mcp"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@gologinapp/gologin-mcp/badge" alt="GoLogin MCP server" /> </a>What You Can Do
With GoLogin MCP Server, you can:
- Manage browser profiles - Create, update, delete, and list your browser profiles
- Configure proxies - Set up and modify proxy settings for your profiles
- Handle fingerprints - Customize browser fingerprints and user agents
- Manage folders - Organize your profiles into folders
- Account information - Check your subscription status and usage
Example Use Cases
- "Create a new browser profile with a US proxy"
- "Show me all my browser profiles"
- "Update the proxy settings for my profile"
- "Delete old profiles I no longer need"
- "Check my GoLogin account status"
- "Create a folder to organize my profiles"
Setup for MCP Clients
Claude Desktop
How to connect Gologin MCP with Claude Desktop:
Step 1: Access Claude Desktop settings
Open your Claude Desktop application. In the top menu bar, click on 'Claude' and then select 'Settings...'.
<img width="380" src='https://images.gologin.com/claude-1.png' />Step 2: Navigate to developer settings
In the Settings window, on the left sidebar, click on 'Developer'. This section manages connections via the Model Context Protocol. Click the 'Edit Config' button to open the configuration file.
<img width="380" src='https://images.gologin.com/claude-2.png' />Step 3: Locate claude_desktop_config.json
This action will open the claude_desktop_config.json file in your default text editor. This file is where you configure your MCP servers.
<img width="380" src='https://images.gologin.com/claude-3.png' />Step 4: Add Gologin MCP configuration
You need to add the GoLogin MCP server configuration details within the mcpservers object. Carefully paste the following JSON snippet into your claude_desktop_config.json file. Important: Replace 'your-gologin-api-token-here' with your actual GoLogin API token. Ensure the JSON structure remains correct after pasting.
<img width="380" src='https://images.gologin.com/claude-4.png' />{
"mcpServers": {
"gologin-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["gologin-mcp"],
"env": {
"API_TOKEN": "your-gologin-api-token-here"
}
}
}
}
Step 5: Verify connection in connectors
After saving the claude_desktop_config.json file, it is recommended to restart Claude Desktop to ensure the new configuration is loaded. Once Claude restarts, navigate back to its 'Settings'. Under the 'Connectors' section (which might be under 'General' or 'Extensions' depending on your Claude version), you should now see 'gologin-mcp LOCAL' listed as a connected service. This indicates a successful integration.
<img width="380" src='https://images.gologin.com/claude-5.png' />Congratulations! You have successfully connected GoLogin MCP with Claude Desktop. Your AI assistant can now leverage Gologin profiles for various tasks.
Cursor
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Configure in Cursor:
Add to your Cursor MCP configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "gologin-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": ["gologin-mcp"], "env": { "API_TOKEN": "your-gologin-api-token-here" } } } }
Other MCP Clients
For other MCP-compatible clients, use the same configuration pattern with the appropriate config file location for your client.
Getting Your API Token
- Log in to your GoLogin account
- Go to API settings
- Generate or copy your API token
- Use this token in the configuration above
Example Workflow
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Check your account: "What's my GoLogin account status?"
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Create a profile: "Create a new browser profile with Chrome browser and a US proxy"
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Manage profiles: "Show me all my profiles" "Update the proxy for profile ID 123 to use a UK proxy" "Delete the profile named 'test-profile'"
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Organize profiles: "Create a folder called 'Social Media Accounts'" "Move profile XYZ to the Social Media Accounts folder"
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Control browsers: "Start a browser session for my profile" "Stop all running browser sessions"
Requirements
- Node.js 18 or higher
- Valid GoLogin API token
- Active GoLogin account
FAQ
- What is the GoLogin MCP server?
- GoLogin is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for GoLogin?
- This profile displays 42 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Use Cases▌
Web Research & Information Gathering
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
Content Monitoring & Alerts
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
Data Extraction & Aggregation
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
API-less Integration
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
Implementation Guide▌
Prerequisites
- ›Claude Desktop or Cursor with MCP support
- ›Understanding of web scraping ethics and robots.txt
- ›Rate limiting awareness to avoid overwhelming target sites
- ›Knowledge of legal restrictions on data collection
Time Estimate
20-40 minutes including configuration and testing
Installation Steps
- 1.Install web automation MCP server via npm or pip
- 2.Configure allowed domains and rate limits in MCP config
- 3.Test with simple fetch: 'Get content from example.com'
- 4.Progress to extraction: 'Extract all product prices from this page'
- 5.Set up monitoring: 'Check this URL daily for changes'
- 6.Parse structured data: 'Create CSV from this table'
- 7.Respect robots.txt and rate limits always
Troubleshooting
- ⚠403 Forbidden: Website blocks bots—respect their wishes, use official API instead
- ⚠Rate limit errors: Slow down requests, add delays between fetches
- ⚠Stale data: Target site changed HTML structure—update selectors
- ⚠Timeout errors: Site is slow or blocking—increase timeout, try different user agent
- ⚠JavaScript-rendered content: Use headless browser MCP servers for dynamic sites
Best Practices▌
✓ Do
- +Check robots.txt and respect crawl rules
- +Rate limit requests: 1-2 requests/second maximum
- +Use official APIs when available instead of scraping
- +Identify your bot with descriptive user agent
- +Cache results to minimize repeated requests
- +Handle errors gracefully with retries and fallbacks
- +Validate extracted data for accuracy
✗ Don't
- −Don't scrape sites that explicitly forbid it (robots.txt, ToS)
- −Don't overwhelm servers with rapid requests—use rate limiting
- −Don't scrape personal data without consent and legal basis
- −Don't ignore copyright on extracted content
- −Don't assume HTML structure is stable—handle changes
- −Don't use scraped data for commercial purposes without permission
💡 Pro Tips
- ★Use CSS selectors or XPath for robust data extraction
- ★Set up monitoring alerts for extraction failures (structure changed)
- ★Implement exponential backoff for retries on failures
- ★Store raw HTML for reprocessing if extraction logic changes
- ★Combine with data analysis tools for insights from extracted data
- ★Consider using official APIs or RSS feeds as more stable alternatives
Technical Details▌
Architecture
MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.
Protocols
- HTTP/HTTPS
- WebSocket (for real-time sites)
- Puppeteer/Playwright (for JavaScript sites)
Compatibility
- Static HTML sites
- JavaScript-rendered SPAs (with headless browser)
- REST APIs
- GraphQL endpoints
When to Use This▌
✓ 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.
Integration▌
- →Scheduled monitoring with change detection
- →Multi-source data aggregation pipelines
- →Fallback to web scraping when API rate limits hit
- →Headless browser for JavaScript-heavy sites
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Ratings
4.5★★★★★42 reviews- ★★★★★Kabir White· Dec 24, 2024
Useful MCP listing: GoLogin is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Aarav Garcia· Dec 20, 2024
We wired GoLogin into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Dev Martin· Dec 12, 2024
We evaluated GoLogin against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Dec 8, 2024
GoLogin is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Nov 27, 2024
Strong directory entry: GoLogin surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Valentina Liu· Nov 15, 2024
GoLogin reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Oct 18, 2024
Useful MCP listing: GoLogin is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Mateo Choi· Oct 6, 2024
GoLogin is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· Sep 25, 2024
According to our notes, GoLogin benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Hassan Brown· Sep 17, 2024
GoLogin is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
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