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Hey, creator of Browser MCP here. 1. Yes, the extension uses an anonymous device ID and sends an analytics event when a tool call is used. You can inspect the network traffic to ve…

Added! https://docs.browsermcp.io/setup-server#node-js

Hey Pavel, this is Namu, the creator of Browser MCP. You’re right, this is an adaptation of Playwright MCP to automate the user’s local browser as mentioned in the GitHub README an…

Can you try again? There was another comment that mentioned that there's an issue with port killing code on Windows: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43614145 I just published …

Thanks for the report and the update! I'd love to hear about what you changed — how can I get in touch? I didn't see anything in your HN profile. Feel free to email me at admin@bro…

Browser MCP uses the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) to automate the browser so it currently only works for Chromium-based browsers. Unfortunately, Firefox doesn't expose WebDriver …

Of course, you're sending data to the AI model, but the "private" aspect is contrasting automating using a local browser vs. automating using a remote browser. When you automate us…

An extension is more user-friendly! I leave Chrome open basically 24/7 and having to create a new Chrome instance via the command line just to use Browser MCP just felt like too hi…

The Puppeteer MCP server doesn't work well because it requires CSS selectors to interact with elements. It makes up CSS selectors rather than reading the page and generating workin…

Hi HN, I made an MCP server that allows automating your local browser. It's great for having apps like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf automatically test code end-to-end after generat…

Aw yay, glad it was beneficial in helping you bringing Intenty to life!

For anyone looking for something similar for their desktop browser, try out Intention: https://getintention.com Show HN post from 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2293674…

Hi HN! I've been building browser automation tools for several years now [0] so when Anthropic came out with Computer Use, I made a Chrome extension to try it out: https://autobrow…

Hi HN! I've been building browser automation tools for several years now [0] so when Anthropic came out with Computer Use, I made a Chrome extension to try it out: https://autobrow…

I actually built a Chrome extension that runs Claude computer use if you’d like to try it out! [0] It’s currently awaiting approval in the Chrome Web Store. After having spent the …