How do I install sidebutton?

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

Is sidebutton official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-22.

What licence does sidebutton use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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sidebutton

sidebutton is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches chrome. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

sidebutton is an open-source tool for automating browsers in AI applications, consisting of an MCP server, a Chrome extension, and a YAML workflow engine, along with knowledge packs to provide domain expertise.

Install

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

npx sidebutton@latest

View in sidebutton’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

chrome

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

Open-source browser automation for AI agents. MCP server + Chrome extension + YAML workflow engine + knowledge packs. Give your AI agent a browser and domain expertise.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

sidebutton compared with similar servers

sidebutton compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
sidebutton (this page)	chrome	None listed	5	2026-09-22	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 sidebutton, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about sidebutton

What does sidebutton do?: sidebutton is an open-source tool for automating browsers in AI applications, consisting of an MCP server, a Chrome extension, and a YAML workflow engine, along with knowledge packs to provide domain expertise.
How do I install sidebutton?: Its own README gives this command: npx sidebutton@latest. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does sidebutton connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches chrome.
Is sidebutton official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-22.
What licence does sidebutton use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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