MCP servers that automate a browser
Drive a real browser — navigate, click, fill forms, screenshot.
7 servers · Last updated June 17, 2026
TL;DR: These servers give your AI a real browser: navigate to URLs, click and type, wait for elements, and capture screenshots or DOM snapshots. They split into local engines (Playwright/Puppeteer/Selenium you run yourself) and hosted/cloud browsers (managed, with stealth and scaling). Watch the tool count — browser servers are some of the most tool-heavy.
Bottom line: if you only try one, Bright Data MCP is the most popular, verified option for this (5,000★). 6 more compared below.
Compare 7 servers
| Server | Transport | Auth | Verified | Stars | Tools for this |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Data MCP | Local (stdio) | API key | 5,000 | scraping_browser_snapshot, scraping_browser_click_ref, scraping_browser_screenshot | |
| Playwright MCP (ExecuteAutomation) | Local (stdio) | No auth | 4,500 | playwright_navigate, playwright_screenshot, playwright_click +9 | |
| Browserbase MCP (Stagehand) | Local (stdio) | API key | 3,000 | navigate, multi_browserbase_stagehand_session_create, screenshot | |
| Selenium MCP (mcp-selenium) | Local (stdio) | No auth | 900 | start_browser, navigate, take_screenshot | |
| Apify Actors MCP (RAG Web Browser) | Local (stdio) | API key | 600 | apify-slash-rag-web-browser | |
| Puppeteer MCP Server (community) | Local (stdio) | No auth | 250 | puppeteer_connect_active_tab, puppeteer_navigate, puppeteer_screenshot +5 | |
| Hyperbrowser MCP | Local (stdio) | API key | 250 | browser_use_agent |
The servers
All-in-one web access MCP — Web Unlocker, SERP, Scraper API, and a cloud Scraping Browser.
Popular community Playwright + API testing MCP server with codegen, screenshots, and device emulation.
Official Browserbase cloud-browser MCP built on Stagehand — natural-language act/extract/observe.
Selenium WebDriver MCP server — cross-browser automation for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
Run Apify's RAG Web Browser and 5,000+ Actors as MCP tools — web search and scrape to clean markdown.
Community Puppeteer MCP server that can launch a browser or attach to an existing Chrome window.
Hyperbrowser's cloud browser MCP — scrape, crawl, extract structured data, run CUA/Claude/Browser-Use agents.
Use these in a stack
FAQ
Local vs hosted browser MCP — which should I use?
Local (Playwright/Puppeteer) is free and private but you manage the runtime. Hosted (Browserbase/Hyperbrowser/Bright Data) handles scaling, proxies and anti-bot, at a cost.
Will a browser MCP blow past Cursor's tool limit?
It can — browser servers often expose 8–18 tools. If you run several MCP servers in Cursor, check the combined tool count with our Config Doctor.