browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase
remote (hosted) MCP serverbrowserbasehq-mcp-browserbase is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Provides cloud browser automation capabilities using Stagehand and Browserbase, enabling LLMs to i…. Connect any MCP client to https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp.
Cursor & other clients
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp"
}
}
}Needs an API key or token in the request headers. Get one from the vendor first.
What you need
- Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
- Credentials: a bearer token or API key from the vendor, sent in the Authorization header.
Summary
Provides cloud browser automation capabilities using Stagehand and Browserbase, enabling LLMs to i…
browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase | 3,413 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| mcp-server-browserbase | 3,413 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Skyvern | 23K | Hosted | Yes | None |
| SeleniumBase MCP | 13K | Local | No | pypi |
| Mindwtr | 2,134 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
Yes. The hosted endpoint expects a token in the Authorization header.
Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase is hosted, so there is nothing to install.
browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp.
Run: claude mcp add --transport http browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
Run: codex mcp add browserbasehq-mcp-browserbase --url https://server.smithery.ai/@browserbasehq/mcp-browserbase/mcp --bearer-token-env-var TOKEN
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