Lightpanda Go MCP server
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A Go-based MCP server for interacting with the Lightpanda Browser using the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP).
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- Author
- lightpanda-io
- Categories
- Web Scraping, Automation, Other
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Setup
Install Lightpanda Go MCP server in your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and others).
Repository: https://github.com/lightpanda-io/gomcp
Follow the installation instructions in the repository README, then restart your MCP client.
A Go-based MCP server for interacting with the Lightpanda Browser using the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP).
:warning: This project was a first experiment to expose an MCP forLightpanda Browser. But now, the browser embed an MCP server natively. More details in thenative MCP blog post.
It exposes tools to interact withLightpanda BrowserviaCDP protocol.
flowchart LR; A[CDP Client]-->|SSE or stdio|gomcp; gomcp-->|CDP|B[Lightpanda browser];
gomcprequires you to have already installedLightpanda Browser.
You need to installGoto build from source.
Once you have cloned the repository, build the binary withgo build.
By default,gocmpstarts a local instance of Lightpanda browser.
On the first run, you need to download the binary with the command:
The browser is stored in the user config directory.$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lightpanda-gomcporHOME/.config/lightpanda-gomcpon Linux,$HOME/Library/Application Support/lightpanda-gomcpon Macosx.
You can remove the downloaded binary withgomcp cleanupcommand.
You can connect on a remote browser with the option--cdp.
You can configuregomcpas a source for yourClaude Desktop.
Claude Desktop uses thestdiotransport to connect to an MCP server.
Edit theclaude_desktop_config.jsonconfiguration file and addgomcpas the mcp serverand restart Claude Desktop.
{ "mcpServers": { "lightpanda": { "command": "/path/to/gomcp", "args": ["stdio"] } } }
The model context protocol website gives a way to findclaude_desktop_config.jsonfile.
By default, the server listens to the HTTP connection at127.0.0.1:8081.
$ ./gomcp sse 2025/05/06 14:37:13 INFO server listening addr=127.0.0.1:8081
gomcpis built thanks of open source projects, in particular:
- Go language
- Chromedp
- JohannesKaufmann/html-to-markdown
- Lightpanda Browser
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