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browser-automation

Hyperbrowser

by hyperbrowserai

Hyperbrowser enables web scraping, internet scraping, and automation to scrape any website for data extraction or web cr

Enables web browsing capabilities through tools for content extraction, link following, and browser automation with customizable parameters for scraping, data collection, and web crawling tasks.

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Requires Hyperbrowser API keyIntegrates multiple browser agentsSupports structured data extraction

best for

  • / Data scientists collecting web data
  • / Developers building web scrapers
  • / Researchers gathering online information
  • / Automation workflows requiring web interaction

capabilities

  • / Scrape webpage content and extract data
  • / Crawl websites and follow links
  • / Extract structured data from web pages
  • / Access browser agents for automation
  • / Perform custom web scraping with parameters
  • / Collect data from multiple web sources

what it does

Connects to Hyperbrowser's API for web scraping, data extraction, and browser automation. Provides access to browser agents like OpenAI's CUA and Anthropic's Claude Computer Use.

about

Hyperbrowser is an official MCP server published by hyperbrowserai that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Hyperbrowser enables web scraping, internet scraping, and automation to scrape any website for data extraction or web cr It is categorized under browser automation.

how to install

You can install Hyperbrowser 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

Hyperbrowser is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

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Hyperbrowser MCP Server

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This is Hyperbrowser's Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. It provides various tools to scrape, extract structured data, and crawl webpages. It also provides easy access to general purpose browser agents like OpenAI's CUA, Anthropic's Claude Computer Use, and Browser Use.

More information about the Hyperbrowser can be found here. The hyperbrowser API supports a superset of features present in the mcp server.

More information about the Model Context Protocol can be found here.

Table of Contents

Installation

Manual Installation

To install the server, run:

npx hyperbrowser-mcp <YOUR-HYPERBROWSER-API-KEY>

Running on Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hyperbrowser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hyperbrowser-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY": "YOUR-API-KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running on Windsurf

Add to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hyperbrowser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hyperbrowser-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY": "YOUR-API-KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

For development purposes, you can run the server directly from the source code.

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone git@github.com:hyperbrowserai/mcp.git hyperbrowser-mcp
    cd hyperbrowser-mcp
    
  2. Install dependencies:

    npm install # or yarn install
    npm run build
    
  3. Run the server:

    node dist/server.js
    

Claude Desktop app

This is an example config for the Hyperbrowser MCP server for the Claude Desktop client.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hyperbrowser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["--yes", "hyperbrowser-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

  • scrape_webpage - Extract formatted (markdown, screenshot etc) content from any webpage
  • crawl_webpages - Navigate through multiple linked pages and extract LLM-friendly formatted content
  • extract_structured_data - Convert messy HTML into structured JSON
  • search_with_bing - Query the web and get results with Bing search
  • browser_use_agent - Fast, lightweight browser automation with the Browser Use agent
  • openai_computer_use_agent - General-purpose automation using OpenAI’s CUA model
  • claude_computer_use_agent - Complex browser tasks using Claude computer use
  • create_profile - Creates a new persistent Hyperbrowser profile.
  • delete_profile - Deletes an existing persistent Hyperbrowser profile.
  • list_profiles - Lists existing persistent Hyperbrowser profiles.

Installing via Smithery

To install Hyperbrowser MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @hyperbrowserai/mcp --client claude

Resources

The server provides the documentation about hyperbrowser through the resources methods. Any client which can do discovery over resources has access to it.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

FAQ

What is the Hyperbrowser MCP server?
Hyperbrowser 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 Hyperbrowser?
This profile displays 66 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.7 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.

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  • Isabella Dixit· Dec 24, 2024

    Hyperbrowser is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.

  • Isabella Ghosh· Dec 24, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Hyperbrowser is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Amina Desai· Dec 12, 2024

    I recommend Hyperbrowser for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Isabella Desai· Nov 15, 2024

    We wired Hyperbrowser into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Kofi Sharma· Nov 15, 2024

    I recommend Hyperbrowser for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.

  • Advait Nasser· Nov 15, 2024

    Hyperbrowser reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

  • Chen White· Nov 11, 2024

    We wired Hyperbrowser into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.

  • Kofi Sethi· Nov 3, 2024

    Hyperbrowser is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.

  • Arjun Wang· Oct 22, 2024

    Useful MCP listing: Hyperbrowser is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.

  • Neel Haddad· Oct 6, 2024

    According to our notes, Hyperbrowser benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.

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