Claude Desktop
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Anthropic's official Claude AI desktop application. Supports MCP servers to extend functionality.
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Browser Automation · Developer Tools
Vscode Simple Browser MCP
savignano/vscode-simple-browser-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs to interact with VS Code's Simple Browser, providing website interaction capabilities and console log monitoring.
Install
Client configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"vscode-simple-browser": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/your/vscode-simple-browser-mcp/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}- Author
- @savignano
- Category
- Browser Automation, Developer Tools
- License
- ISC
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
Features
Open URLs: Launch websites in VS Code's Simple Browser
Navigation: Navigate between different URLs
Page Refresh: Reload the current page
Browser State: Get current URL and browser status
Close Browser: Close the Simple Browser window
Real-time Logging: Capture console messages from web pages
Log Filtering: Filter logs by level (log, warn, error, info, debug)
Historical Logs: Retrieve logs with timestamps and source information
Log Management: Clear console log history
Code Execution: Execute JavaScript code in the browser context
Tools (9)
open_url
Open a URL in Simple Browser
navigate
Navigate to a different URL
get_current_url
Get the currently displayed URL
refresh_page
Refresh the current page
execute_javascript
Execute JavaScript in browser context
get_console_logs
Retrieve console logs
clear_console_logs
Clear stored console logs
get_browser_state
Get current browser state
close_browser
Close the Simple Browser
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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