browser-use-mcp-server

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An MCP server that enables AI agents to control web browsers using browser-use.

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Prerequisites

• uv - Fast Python package manager
• Playwright - Browser automation
• mcp-proxy - Required for stdio mode

# Install prerequisites
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv tool install mcp-proxy
uv tool update-shell

Environment

Create a .env file:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key
CHROME_PATH=optional/path/to/chrome
PATIENT=false  # Set to true if API calls should wait for task completion

Installation

# Install dependencies
uv sync
uv pip install playwright
uv run playwright install --with-deps --no-shell chromium

Usage

SSE Mode

# Run directly from source
uv run server --port 8000

stdio Mode

# 1. Build and install globally
uv build
uv tool uninstall browser-use-mcp-server 2>/dev/null || true
uv tool install dist/browser_use_mcp_server-*.whl

# 2. Run with stdio transport
browser-use-mcp-server run server --port 8000 --stdio --proxy-port 9000

Client Configuration

SSE Mode Client Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-use-mcp-server": {
      "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
    }
  }
}

stdio Mode Client Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-server": {
      "command": "browser-use-mcp-server",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "server",
        "--port",
        "8000",
        "--stdio",
        "--proxy-port",
        "9000"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config Locations

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