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browsermcp-com/mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using Anchor Browser's remote browser service with Playwright. This server enables LLMs to interact with web pages through Anchor's cloud-based browsers with built-in proxies, stealth features, and advanced capabilities.

Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anchor-browser": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/anchor-mcp/cli.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANCHOR_API_KEY": "<ANCHOR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

ANCHOR_API_KEY
Category
Browser Automation, Developer Tools
License
Apache-2.0
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Remote Browser Execution: Uses Anchor Browser's cloud infrastructure instead of local browsers

  • Built-in Proxies: Automatic residential proxy rotation and geo-targeting

  • Stealth & Anti-Detection: Advanced browser fingerprinting and anti-bot detection

  • Fast and lightweight: Uses Playwright's accessibility tree, not pixel-based input

  • LLM-friendly: No vision models needed, operates purely on structured data

  • Deterministic tool application: Avoids ambiguity common with screenshot-based approaches

Tools (14)

  • anchor_navigate

    Navigate to URLs

  • anchor_click

    Click elements

  • browser_type

    Type text into inputs

  • browser_snapshot

    Get page accessibility tree

  • browser_take_screenshot

    Take screenshots

  • browser_evaluate

    Execute JavaScript

  • browser_wait_for

    Wait for conditions

  • browser_tab_new

    Open new tabs

  • browser_tab_select

    Switch between tabs

  • browser_tab_close

    Close tabs

  • browser_file_upload

    Upload files

  • browser_handle_dialog

    Handle alerts/confirms

  • browser_network_requests

    View network traffic

  • browser_pdf_save

    Generate PDFs (with --caps=pdf)

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

Supported clients

Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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