browser-control-mcp

browser-control-mcp is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches extension. It needs EXTENSION_SECRET to authenticate. Its repository has 337 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

MCP server paired with a browser extension that enables AI agents to control the user's browser.

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. browser-control-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

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

What does browser-control-mcp do?

MCP server paired with a browser extension that enables AI agents to control the user's browser.

How do I install browser-control-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/eyalzh/browser-control-mcp

What does browser-control-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches extension. The credentials we found in its source are EXTENSION_SECRET.

Is browser-control-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 337 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-23.

What licence does browser-control-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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