kapture
kapture is an MCP server, listed under browser & scraping. It reaches chrome. Its repository has 194 GitHub stars; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
Chrome DevTools Extension that enables browser automation through MCP
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. kapture’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.
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
chrome
Credential
○ none found
Maintenance
Stars
194
State
listed
Licence
—
From the repository
Chrome DevTools Extension that enables browser automation through MCP
kapture compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kapture (this page) | chrome | None listed | 194 | 2026-07-06 | — |
| 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 kapture, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about kapture
- What does kapture do?
- Chrome DevTools Extension that enables browser automation through MCP
- How do I install kapture?
- 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/williamkapke/kapture
- What does kapture connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches chrome.
- Is kapture official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 194 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-07-06.
- What licence does kapture use?
- The repository metadata we read does not state a licence, so check the repository before you rely on it.
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