openbrowser-ai
local MCP serveropenbrowser-ai is a local MCP server: AI browser automation. Write async Python to navigate, click, type, and extract data. Install it from pypi as openbrowser-ai.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add openbrowser-ai -e OPENBROWSER_HEADLESS=... -e OPENBROWSER_ALLOWED_DOMAINS=... -e OPENBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR=... -e OPENBROWSER_STORAGE_STATE=... -e OPENBROWSER_COMPACT_DESCRIPTION=... -e OPENBROWSER_MAX_OUTPUT=... -e ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY=... -- uvx openbrowser-ai
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"openbrowser-ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openbrowser-ai"
],
"env": {
"OPENBROWSER_HEADLESS": "...",
"OPENBROWSER_ALLOWED_DOMAINS": "...",
"OPENBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR": "...",
"OPENBROWSER_STORAGE_STATE": "...",
"OPENBROWSER_COMPACT_DESCRIPTION": "...",
"OPENBROWSER_MAX_OUTPUT": "...",
"ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
OPENBROWSER_HEADLESS,OPENBROWSER_ALLOWED_DOMAINS,OPENBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR,OPENBROWSER_STORAGE_STATE,OPENBROWSER_COMPACT_DESCRIPTION,OPENBROWSER_MAX_OUTPUT,ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY
Summary
AI browser automation. Write async Python to navigate, click, type, and extract data.
openbrowser-ai vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openbrowser-ai | 268 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Skyvern | 23K | Hosted | Yes | None |
| Browser Automation | 12 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Native DevTools | 134 | Local | No | npm |
| browser-use | 117K | Local | No | pypi |
Questions
It reads 7 environment variables: OPENBROWSER_HEADLESS, OPENBROWSER_ALLOWED_DOMAINS, OPENBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR, OPENBROWSER_STORAGE_STATE, OPENBROWSER_COMPACT_DESCRIPTION, OPENBROWSER_MAX_OUTPUT, ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
openbrowser-ai is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package openbrowser-ai.
Run: claude mcp add openbrowser-ai -e OPENBROWSER_HEADLESS=... -e OPENBROWSER_ALLOWED_DOMAINS=... -e OPENBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR=... -e OPENBROWSER_STORAGE_STATE=... -e OPENBROWSER_COMPACT_DESCRIPTION=... -e OPENBROWSER_MAX_OUTPUT=... -e ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY=... -- uvx openbrowser-ai
Run: codex mcp add openbrowser-ai --env OPENBROWSER_HEADLESS=... --env OPENBROWSER_ALLOWED_DOMAINS=... --env OPENBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR=... --env OPENBROWSER_STORAGE_STATE=... --env OPENBROWSER_COMPACT_DESCRIPTION=... --env OPENBROWSER_MAX_OUTPUT=... --env ANONYMIZED_TELEMETRY=... -- uvx openbrowser-ai
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