Browser Automation

by hrmeetsingh

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Integrates Playwright with MCP to enable automated web interactions, scraping, and testing across browsers.

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Author: hrmeetsingh
Repository: hrmeetsingh/mcp-browser-automation
GitHub stars: 11
License: MIT License
Categories: Productivity, Design, Developer Tools, AI, Knowledge Base, Project Management, API, Automation

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"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name Browser Automation

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) node
Arguments
- Argument 1 /path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Start a new conversation to open a browser and navigate to a URL

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "browser automation": {
            "cwd": "optional",
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
            ],
            "command": "node"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "cwd": "optional",
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
    ],
    "command": "node"
}

Macos

{
    "cwd": "optional",
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
    ],
    "command": "node"
}

Windows

{
    "cwd": "optional",
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"
    ],
    "command": "node"
}

MCP Browser Automation

This is demo project to practice Model Context Protocol based server implemenation for automating browsing with Playwright. It interacts with a Claude Desktop client to accept user prompts and use server to control browser.

Pre-requisites

- Playwright
- Claude Desktop
- Node.js

Building

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/hrmeetsingh/mcp-browser-automation.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Verify the output executables are present in dist folder

Integration

1. Create a configuration file in ~/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (This is for macOS)
2. Copy the following to the file:

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "mcp-browser-automation": {

      "command": "node",

      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-browser-automation/dist/index.js"]

    }

  }

}

3. Start Claude Desktop

Usage

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Start a new conversation to open a browser and navigate to a URL

Example

- Added MCP Server options

- Navigating to a URL and doing actions with playwright
Navigating to a URL and entering text

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