How do I install Pilot?

Its own README gives this command: codex mcp add pilot --env PILOT_BROWSER_MODE=native --env PILOT_PROFILE=full -- npx -y pilot-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is Pilot official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 32 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-06-28.

What licence does Pilot use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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Pilot

Pilot is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches chrome. Its repository has 32 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

Pilot is a Chrome extension that connects to an MCP server, allowing AI agents to control a tab in your browser while you remain logged in.

Install

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

codex mcp add pilot --env PILOT_BROWSER_MODE=native --env PILOT_PROFILE=full -- npx -y pilot-mcp

View in Pilot’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

chrome

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Chrome extension + MCP server — AI agents control a tab in your real browser, already logged in

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

What Pilot can do

7 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

press_key: No description in the README.
snapshot_diff: No description in the README.
pilot_act: No description in the README.
pilot_guide: No description in the README.
pilot_import_cookies: Import cookies from your real browser
pilot_handoff: Supports Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge, Comet via macOS Keychain / Linux libsecret. For CAPTCHAs: pilot_handoff → you intervene → pilot_resume.
pilot_resume: No description in the README.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

Pilot compared with similar servers

Pilot compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
Pilot (this page)	chrome	None listed	32	2026-06-28	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
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 Pilot, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about Pilot

What does Pilot do?: Pilot is a Chrome extension that connects to an MCP server, allowing AI agents to control a tab in your browser while you remain logged in.
How do I install Pilot?: Its own README gives this command: codex mcp add pilot --env PILOT_BROWSER_MODE=native --env PILOT_PROFILE=full -- npx -y pilot-mcp. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does Pilot connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches chrome.
Is Pilot official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 32 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-06-28.
What licence does Pilot use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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