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Browser History MCP Server

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A local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to browser history data for comprehensive analysis and insights. Built using the official python MCP sdk, this tool can be added to Claude desktop in a few minutes using the Quick Start guide.

📋 Table of Contents

✨ Features

  • 🔍 Multi-Browser Support: Query Firefox, Chrome, and (some versions of) Safari browser history

  • 📊 Session Analysis: Group browsing sessions with intelligent time-based clustering

  • 🏷️ Smart Categorization: Automatically categorize websites by type and purpose

  • 📈 Domain Analytics: Analyze domain frequency and visit patterns

  • 🎯 Learning Insights: Identify learning patterns and educational content consumption

  • ⚡ Productivity Metrics: Calculate productivity scores and distraction analysis

  • 🔄 Real-time Access: Direct database access for immediate insights

  • 🛡️ Privacy-First: Local processing with no data transmission

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Install :

    curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh uv sync

  2. Test locally:

    uv run mcp dev server/main.py

  3. Install for Claude Desktop (you will need to restart Claude Desktop afterwards):

    uv run mcp install server/main.py --name "Browser History MCP"

📦 Detailed installation

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.12 or higher

  • Firefox, Chrome, or Safari browser

  • uv (recommended) or pip

Using uv (Recommended)

# Install uv if you haven't already curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh # Clone and install git clone https://github.com/yourusername/browser-mcp-server.git cd browser-mcp-server uv sync

Using pip

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/browser-mcp-server.git cd browser-mcp-server pip install -e .

⚙️ Configuration

Automatic Setup (Recommended)

The server automatically detects your browser profile directories:

OS

Firefox Path

Chrome Path

macOS

~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/[profile-id].default-release

~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default

Linux

~/.mozilla/firefox/[profile-id].default-release

~/.config/google-chrome/Default

Windows

%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[profile-id].default-release

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

Manual Configuration

If automatic detection fails, manually configure paths in server/main.py:

FIREFOX_PROFILE_DIR = "/path/to/your/firefox/profile" CHROME_PROFILE_DIR = "/path/to/your/chrome/profile"

Development Mode

uv run mcp dev server/main.py

Pro tip: Open the version of the local URL with the token pre-filled. Then hit "Connect"

Use with Claude Desktop

uv run mcp install server/main.py --name "Browser History MCP"

📚 API Reference

Core Tools

Tool

Description

Use Case

health_check

Simple health check to test if the MCP server is working

Initial testing

check_browser_status

Step 1: Check which browsers are available and which are locked

Initial setup and troubleshooting

get_browser_history

Step 2: Get raw browser history data without analysis (fastest)

Quick data retrieval

analyze_browser_history

Step 3: Main analysis tool with options for quick_summary, basic, or comprehensive analysis

Full productivity analysis

search_browser_history

Search browser history for specific queries

Targeted research

suggest_categories

Get uncategorized URLs for custom categorization

Data organization

diagnose_safari_support

Safari support and accessibility diagnostics

Safari-specific issues

Analysis Prompts

Prompt

Purpose

Output

productivity_analysis

Comprehensive productivity assessment

Productivity metrics and recommendations

learning_analysis

Deep learning pattern analysis

Learning insights and progress tracking

research_topic_extraction

Research topic extraction and summarization

Research themes and focus areas

generate_insights_report

Create personalized browsing insights

Comprehensive activity and behavior report

compare_time_periods

Compare browsing habits across time

Trend analysis and habit transformation metrics

export_visualization

Generate data visualizations

Interactive charts and visual analytics

🌐 Browser Support

Browser

Status

Requirements

Firefox

✅ Full Support

Browser must be closed

Chrome

✅ Full Support

Browser must be closed

Safari

🔄 Limited Support

Mostly older versions of Safari

Important: Browsers must be closed to access their history databases due to file locking mechanisms.

Troubleshooting

MCP Config

{ "mcpServers": { "Browser History MCP": { "command": "/usr/local/bin/uv", "args": [ "run", "--with", "mcp[cli]", "mcp", "run", "[wherever-you-saved-the-repo]/browser-mcp-server/server/main.py" ] } } }

🔒 Privacy & Security

Data Handling

  • Local Processing: All data processing occurs locally on your machine

  • No Data Transmission: No browser history data is sent to external servers (aside from whatever Claude desktop is doing)

  • Direct Database Access: Reads directly from browser SQLite databases

  • Temporary Caching: Optional local caching for performance

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Deploy Server
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security – no known vulnerabilities
A
license - permissive license
A
quality - confirmed to work

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A local MCP server for retrieving and analyzing your browser history. Makes it easy for a client to identify patterns, analyze sessions, and create a comprehensive report.

  1. 📋 Table of Contents
    1. ✨ Features
      1. 🚀 Quick Start
        1. 📦 Detailed installation
          1. Prerequisites
          2. Using uv (Recommended)
          3. Using pip
        2. ⚙️ Configuration
          1. Automatic Setup (Recommended)
          2. Manual Configuration
          3. Development Mode
          4. Use with Claude Desktop
        3. 📚 API Reference
          1. Core Tools
          2. Analysis Prompts
        4. 🌐 Browser Support
          1. Troubleshooting
            1. MCP Config
          2. 🔒 Privacy & Security
            1. Data Handling
          3. 📄 License

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