How do I install unbrowser?

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/protostatis/unbrowser

Is unbrowser official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 16 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-21.

What licence does unbrowser use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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unbrowser

unbrowser is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches chrome. Its repository has 16 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

Acts as a browser and MCP server for lightweight, Chrome-free web discovery, escalating to Unchained for browser-only flows.

Install

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. unbrowser’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.

Read unbrowser’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

chrome

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

Agent-native browser and MCP server for lightweight, Chrome-free web discovery, with explicit escalation to Unchained for browser-only flows.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

unbrowser compared with similar servers

unbrowser compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
unbrowser (this page)	chrome	None listed	16	2026-08-21	Apache-2.0
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
safari-mcp	chrome(1 shared)	None listed	223	2026-10-19	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

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

Common questions about unbrowser

What does unbrowser do?: Acts as a browser and MCP server for lightweight, Chrome-free web discovery, escalating to Unchained for browser-only flows.
How do I install unbrowser?: 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/protostatis/unbrowser
What does unbrowser connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches chrome.
Is unbrowser official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 16 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-08-21.
What licence does unbrowser use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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