AgentQL MCP vs Browserbase MCP (Stagehand)

A side-by-side comparison of two Browser Automation servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	AgentQL MCP Turn any web page into structured data — AgentQL's prompt-driven extraction as a single MCP tool. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Browserbase MCP (Stagehand) Official Browserbase cloud-browser MCP built on Stagehand — natural-language act/extract/observe. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Browser Automation	Browser Automation
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	400	3.0k
Last commit	4 months ago	16 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y agentql-mcp`	`npx -y @browserbasehq/mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick AgentQL MCP if you prefer its approach (turn any web page into structured data — agentql's prompt-driven extraction as a single mcp tool).

Pick Browserbase MCP (Stagehand) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add AgentQL MCP

Install / run

npx -y agentql-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentql-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "agentql-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENTQL_API_KEY": "<your-agentql-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Browserbase MCP (Stagehand)

Install / run

npx -y @browserbasehq/mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase-mcp-stagehand": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@browserbasehq/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "<your-gemini-api-key>",
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<your-browserbase-api-key>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<your-browserbase-project-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

AgentQL MCP or Browserbase MCP (Stagehand) — which is better?

Pick AgentQL MCP if you prefer its approach (turn any web page into structured data — agentql's prompt-driven extraction as a single mcp tool). Pick Browserbase MCP (Stagehand) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both AgentQL MCP and Browserbase MCP (Stagehand)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do AgentQL MCP and Browserbase MCP (Stagehand) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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