tap
tap is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. Its repository has 18 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Capture a browser task and replay it locally without using LLM tokens. Connects to Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP host; requires no credentials to be shared.
Install
Read from tap’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
npx -y @taprun/cli embed cursor
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Capture a logged-in browser task once — replay it forever at zero LLM tokens. Local-first browser-automation MCP for Claude Code, Cursor & any MCP host; credentials never leave your machine.
tap compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tap (this page) | — | None listed | 18 | 2026-08-09 | MIT |
| mcp-chrome | chrome | None listed | 12,501 | 2026-01-06 | MIT |
| webclaw | webclaw | WEBCLAW_API_KEY | 2,386 | 2026-10-21 | AGPL-3.0 |
| fetcher-mcp | playwright | None listed | 1,088 | 2026-01-14 | MIT |
| puppeteer-mcp-server | chrome, puppeteer | None listed | 486 | 2025-03-14 | MIT |
| moling | — | None listed | 339 | 2026-03-15 | Apache-2.0 |
Ranked by services in common with tap, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about tap
- What does tap do?
- Capture a browser task and replay it locally without using LLM tokens. Connects to Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP host; requires no credentials to be shared.
- How do I install tap?
- Its own README gives this command: npx -y @taprun/cli embed cursor. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- Which AI clients can use tap?
- Its own description mentions Claude Code and Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
- Is tap official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 18 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-09.
- What licence does tap use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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