How do I install safari-mcp?

Its own README gives this command: npx safari-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is safari-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 223 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.

What licence does safari-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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safari-mcp

safari-mcp is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches chrome. Its repository has 223 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Automates the Safari browser for AI agents using AppleScript, providing 98 tools with no performance overhead, maintaining logins, and running silently in the background. Functions as a drop-in replacement for Chrome DevTools MCP, offering 40-60% less CPU and heat on Apple Silicon.

Install

Read from safari-mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx safari-mcp

View in safari-mcp’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

chrome

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

223

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Native Safari browser automation for AI agents. 98 tools via AppleScript — zero overhead, keeps logins, runs silently in background. Drop-in alternative to Chrome DevTools MCP with 40-60% less CPU/heat on Apple Silicon.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

safari-mcp compared with similar servers

safari-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
safari-mcp (this page)	chrome	None listed	223	2026-10-19	MIT
mcp-chrome	chrome(1 shared)	None listed	12,501	2026-01-06	MIT
puppeteer-mcp-server	chrome, puppeteer(1 shared)	None listed	486	2025-03-14	MIT
native-devtools-mcp	chrome(1 shared)	None listed	139	2026-09-24	MIT
blueprint-mcp	chrome(1 shared)	None listed	106	2026-08-10	Apache-2.0
mcp	browserstack, chrome, digitalai, sauce, testingbot, testmu(1 shared)	BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY, DIGITALAI_ACCESS_KEY, SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY, TESTINGBOT_KEY, TESTINGBOT_SECRET, TESTMU_ACCESS_KEY	43	2026-10-21	MIT

Ranked by services in common with safari-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about safari-mcp

What does safari-mcp do?: Automates the Safari browser for AI agents using AppleScript, providing 98 tools with no performance overhead, maintaining logins, and running silently in the background. Functions as a drop-in replacement for Chrome DevTools MCP, offering 40-60% less CPU and heat on Apple Silicon.
How do I install safari-mcp?: Its own README gives this command: npx safari-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does safari-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches chrome.
Is safari-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 223 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.
What licence does safari-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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