BrowserCat
About
Enables LLMs to interact with web pages through cloud-based browser automation for navigation, screenshot capture, element interaction, and JavaScript execution without local browser installation.
Details
- Author
- browsercat
- Repository
- browsercat/browsercat-mcp-server
- GitHub stars
- 1
- Downloads
- 1,126
- Categories
- Web Scraping, Automation, Developer Tools, Productivity, AI, API, Project Management, Cloud Service, Other
- Tags
- #web
Jump to
- Cloud-based browser automation
- No local browser installation required
- Console log monitoring
- Screenshot capabilities
- JavaScript execution
- Basic web interaction (navigation, clicking, form filling)
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
BrowserCatCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@browsercatco/mcp-server
Environment-
BROWSERCAT_API_KEY
your-api-key-here
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
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"
}
}
}
}
browsercat_navigate
Navigate to any URL in the browser. Input: url (string)
browsercat_screenshot
Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements. Inputs: name (string, required), selector (string, optional), width (number, optional, default: 800), height (number, optional, default: 600)
browsercat_click
Click elements on the page. Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to click
browsercat_hover
Hover elements on the page. Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to hover
browsercat_fill
Fill out input fields. Inputs: selector (string): CSS selector for input field, value (string): Value to fill
browsercat_select
Select an option from a dropdown menu. Inputs: selector (string): CSS selector for select element, value (string): Value to select
browsercat_evaluate
Execute JavaScript in the browser console. Input: script (string): JavaScript code to execute
- browsercat_navigate
- Navigate to any URL in the browser
- Input: url (string)
- browsercat_screenshot
- Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements
- Inputs:
- name (string, required): Name for the screenshot
- selector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to screenshot
- width (number, optional, default: 800): Screenshot width
- height (number, optional, default: 600): Screenshot height
- browsercat_click
- Click elements on the page
- Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to click
- browsercat_hover
- Hover elements on the page
- Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to hover
- browsercat_fill
- Fill out input fields
- Inputs:
- selector (string): CSS selector for input field
- value (string): Value to fill
- browsercat_select
- Select an option from a dropdown menu
- Inputs:
- selector (string): CSS selector for select element
- value (string): Value to select
- browsercat_evaluate
- Execute JavaScript in the browser console
- Input: script (string): JavaScript code to execute
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"browsercat": {
"env": {
"BROWSERCAT_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@browsercatco/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Linux
{
"env": {
"BROWSERCAT_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@browsercatco/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}Macos
{
"env": {
"BROWSERCAT_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"@browsercatco/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}Windows
{
"env": {
"BROWSERCAT_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@browsercatco/mcp-server"
],
"command": "cmd"
}BrowserCat MCP Server
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.
Components
Tools
- browsercat_navigate
- Navigate to any URL in the browser
- Input: url (string)
- browsercat_screenshot
- Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements
- Inputs:
- name (string, required): Name for the screenshot
- selector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to screenshot
- width (number, optional, default: 800): Screenshot width
- height (number, optional, default: 600): Screenshot height
- browsercat_click
- Click elements on the page
- Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to click
- browsercat_hover
- Hover elements on the page
- Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to hover
- browsercat_fill
- Fill out input fields
- Inputs:
- selector (string): CSS selector for input field
- value (string): Value to fill
- browsercat_select
- Select an option from a dropdown menu
- Inputs:
- selector (string): CSS selector for select element
- value (string): Value to select
- browsercat_evaluate
- Execute JavaScript in the browser console
- Input: script (string): JavaScript code to execute
Resources
The server provides access to two types of resources:
1. Console Logs (console://logs)
- Browser console output in text format
- Includes all console messages from the browser
2. Screenshots (screenshot://<name>)
- PNG images of captured screenshots
- Accessible via the screenshot name specified during capture
Key Features
- Cloud-based browser automation
- No local browser installation required
- Console log monitoring
- Screenshot capabilities
- JavaScript execution
- Basic web interaction (navigation, clicking, form filling)
Configuration to use BrowserCat MCP Server
Environment Variables
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.
NPX Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"browsercat": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@browsercatco/mcp-server"],
"env": {
"BROWSERCAT_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
License
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.
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