Snowfort Circuit MCP

Snowfort Circuit MCP - Computer use for webapps and electron apps

Snowfort Circuit MCP is a comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server suite that enables AI coding agents to automate both web browsers and Electron desktop applications with unparalleled precision and flexibility.

🚀 Quick Start for AI Agents

MCP Configuration

Add to your AI agent's MCP configuration file:

Web Automation Only

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "circuit-web": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-web@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Desktop Automation Only

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "circuit-electron": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-electron@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Complete Dual-Engine Setup (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "circuit-web": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-web@latest"]
    },
    "circuit-electron": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-electron@latest"]
    }
  }
}

First Commands

Once configured, your AI agent can immediately start automating:

// Launch browser with optimized AI settings
browser_launch({
  "compressScreenshots": true,
  "screenshotQuality": 50
})
browser_navigate({"sessionId": "...", "url": "https://github.com"})
// Auto-snapshot included in response!

// Launch and control any Electron app
app_launch({"app": "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app"})
click({"sessionId": "...", "selector": "button[title='New File']"})

✨ Features

🌐 Web Automation (29 Tools)

Cross-Browser Support: Chromium, Firefox, WebKit
🎯 AI-Optimized Snapshots: Auto-snapshots with element references after every action
📸 Smart Screenshot Compression: JPEG compression for faster AI workflows (configurable)
Complete Interaction Set: Click, type, hover, drag, scroll with auto-context
🖱️ Multi-Tab Management: Create, switch, list, and close browser tabs
📊 Network & Console Monitoring: Real-time request tracking and console capture
Advanced Input: File uploads, dropdown selection, keyboard shortcuts
Content Extraction: HTML content, text content, accessibility trees with element refs
Visual Capture: Compressed screenshots, PDF generation
Navigation: History control, page reload, URL navigation
Dialog Handling: Automatic alert/confirm/prompt management
Browser Control: Viewport resizing, window management
🧪 Test Generation: Auto-generate Playwright test code from recorded actions
JavaScript Execution: Run custom scripts in page context
Smart Waiting: Element appearance, network idle, page load states

🖥️ Desktop Automation (25+ Tools)

🎯 AI-Optimized Desktop Control: Launches and controls Electron apps with auto-snapshots
📸 Smart Screenshot Compression: JPEG compression for faster AI workflows (configurable)
🔧 Development Mode Support: Launch apps during development with auto-detection
Universal Electron Support: Any Electron application (packaged or development)
Multi-Window Management: Control multiple app windows simultaneously
IPC Communication: Direct inter-process communication with apps
Native File System: Read/write files directly
Enhanced Targeting: Role-based clicks, nth element selection, text-based targeting
Accessibility-First: Built-in accessibility tree navigation with element refs
State Management: Advanced page state waiting and monitoring
All Web Tools: Every web automation tool works in desktop context

🔧 Architecture Benefits

🤖 AI-First Design: Auto-snapshots, element references, and compressed images for optimal AI workflows
Runtime App Selection: Specify Electron apps at tool call time, not startup
Session Management: Multiple concurrent automation sessions with full isolation
Type Safety: Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
Error Handling: Robust error reporting and recovery
Performance Optimized: Efficient resource usage and fast execution

📚 Complete Tool Reference

🌐 Web Tools

Tool	Description	Key Parameters
`browser_launch`	Launch browser with AI optimizations	`browser`, `headed`, `viewport`, `compressScreenshots`, `screenshotQuality`
`browser_navigate`	Navigate to URL (includes auto-snapshot)	`sessionId`, `url`
`browser_resize`	Resize browser viewport	`sessionId`, `width`, `height`
`browser_handle_dialog`	Set dialog auto-response	`sessionId`, `action`, `promptText`
`browser_tab_new`	Create new browser tab	`sessionId`
`browser_tab_list`	List all open tabs	`sessionId`
`browser_tab_select`	Switch to specific tab	`sessionId`, `tabId`
`browser_tab_close`	Close specific tab	`sessionId`, `tabId`
`browser_network_requests`	Get network request history	`sessionId`
`browser_console_messages`	Get console message history	`sessionId`
`browser_generate_playwright_test`	Generate test code from actions	`sessionId`
`click`	Click element (includes auto-snapshot)	`sessionId`, `selector`, `windowId`
`type`	Type text (includes auto-snapshot)	`sessionId`, `selector`, `text`, `windowId`
`hover`	Hover over element (includes auto-snapshot)	`sessionId`, `selector`, `windowId`
`drag`	Drag element to target	`sessionId`, `sourceSelector`, `targetSelector`
`key`	Press keyboard key (includes auto-snapshot)	`sessionId`, `key`, `windowId`
`select`	Select dropdown option	`sessionId`, `selector`, `value`
`upload`	Upload file to input	`sessionId`, `selector`, `filePath`
`back`	Navigate back in history	`sessionId`
`forward`	Navigate forward in history	`sessionId`
`refresh`	Reload current page	`sessionId`
`screenshot`	Take compressed screenshot	`sessionId`, `path`
`snapshot`	Get accessibility tree with element refs	`sessionId`, `windowId`
`snapshot`	Get accessibility tree with element refs	`sessionId`
`pdf`	Generate PDF of page	`sessionId`, `path`
`content`	Get HTML content	`sessionId`
`text_content`	Get visible text	`sessionId`
`evaluate`	Execute JavaScript	`sessionId`, `script`
`wait_for_selector`	Wait for element	`sessionId`, `selector`, `timeout`
`close`	Close browser session	`sessionId`

🖥️ Electron Tools

Tool	Description	Key Parameters
`app_launch`	Launch Electron app with AI optimizations	`app`, `mode`, `projectPath`, `startScript`, `disableDevtools`, `compressScreenshots`, `screenshotQuality`
`get_windows`	List windows with type identification	`sessionId`
`ipc_invoke`	Call IPC method	`sessionId`, `channel`, `args`
`fs_write_file`	Write file to disk	`sessionId`, `filePath`, `content`
`fs_read_file`	Read file from disk	`sessionId`, `filePath`
`keyboard_press`	Press key with modifiers	`sessionId`, `key`, `modifiers`
`click_by_text`	Click element by text	`sessionId`, `text`, `exact`
`click_by_role`	Click by accessibility role	`sessionId`, `role`, `name`
`click_nth`	Click nth matching element	`sessionId`, `selector`, `index`
`keyboard_type`	Type with delay	`sessionId`, `text`, `delay`
`add_locator_handler`	Handle modals/popups	`sessionId`, `selector`, `action`
`wait_for_load_state`	Wait for page state	`sessionId`, `state`
+ All Web Tools	All 29 web tools with optional `windowId`

💡 Usage Examples

Web Automation Workflows

AI-Optimized Browser Launch

// Launch with optimal AI settings
const session = await browser_launch({
  "compressScreenshots": true,
  "screenshotQuality": 50,
  "headed": false
})

// Navigation automatically includes page snapshot with element refs
await browser_navigate({
  "sessionId": session.id, 
  "url": "https://github.com"
})
// Response includes auto-snapshot with element references like ref="e1", ref="e2"

Multi-Tab Workflow

// Create and manage multiple tabs
const session = await browser_launch({})
await browser_navigate({"sessionId": session.id, "url": "https://github.com"})

const newTabId = await browser_tab_new({"sessionId": session.id})
await browser_tab_select({"sessionId": session.id, "tabId": newTabId})
await browser_navigate({"sessionId": session.id, "url": "https://stackoverflow.com"})

const tabs = await browser_tab_list({"sessionId": session.id})
// Shows all tabs with titles, URLs, and active status

Element Targeting with References

// Navigate and get element references
await browser_navigate({"sessionId": session.id, "url": "https://example.com"})
// Auto-snapshot response includes:
// {"role": "button", "name": "Sign In", "ref": "e5"}

// Click using standard selector (auto-snapshot included)
await click({"sessionId": session.id, "selector": "button:has-text('Sign In')"})
// Response includes updated page snapshot showing interaction result

Network and Console Monitoring

// Monitor page activity
await browser_navigate({"sessionId": session.id, "url": "https://api-heavy-site.com"})
const requests = await browser_network_requests({"sessionId": session.id})
const consoleMessages = await browser_console_messages({"sessionId": session.id})

// Generate test code from actions
const testCode = await browser_generate_playwright_test({"sessionId": session.id})

Dialog Handling

// Set up automatic dialog handling
await browser_handle_dialog({
  "sessionId": session.id,
  "action": "accept",
  "promptText": "Default input"
})
// All subsequent dialogs will be handled automatically

Desktop Application Automation

AI-Optimized Desktop Launch

// Launch with optimal AI settings for packaged apps
const session = await app_launch({
  "app": "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app",
  "compressScreenshots": true,
  "screenshotQuality": 50
})
// All interactions automatically include window snapshots with element refs!
await click({"sessionId": session.id, "selector": "[title='New File']"})
// Response includes: "Element clicked successfully" + snapshot with ref="e1", ref="e2"

Development Mode Support

// NEW: Launch Electron app during development
const session = await app_launch({
  "app": "/Users/dev/my-electron-project",
  "mode": "development",
  "compressScreenshots": false  // Full quality for debugging
})

// Auto-detect packaged vs development
const session2 = await app_launch({
  "app": "/path/to/app-or-project",
  "mode": "auto"  // Automatically detects launch mode
})

Electron Forge Support (NEW in v0.5.7)

Recommended Approach (Most Reliable):

// 1. First, run in a separate terminal:
// npm run start

// 2. Wait for webpack to compile, then launch with MCP:
const session = await app_launch({
  "app": "/path/to/forge-project",
  "mode": "development"
  // Don't use startScript - let manual npm start handle it
})
// This approach ensures proper timing and reliable launches

Experimental Auto-Start Feature:

// The MCP can attempt to auto-start the dev server (experimental)
const session = await app_launch({
  "app": "/path/to/forge-project",
  "mode": "development",
  "startScript": "start"  // Attempts to run 'npm run start' automatically
})
// Features: 30s timeout, progress updates every 5s, enhanced Forge pattern detection
// Note: If you experience problems, use the manual approach above

🚀 Quick Start Guide for Electron Automation

Use this guide for AI agents (CLAUDE.md) or manual reference

For Electron Forge Projects:

# Step 1: In terminal, start your dev server first
npm run start

# Step 2: Once webpack compiles, use the MCP to launch
await app_launch({
  "app": "/path/to/your/project",
  "mode": "development"
})

For Regular Electron Projects:

// Just launch directly - no prep needed!
await app_launch({
  "app": "/path/to/project",
  "mode": "development",
  "disableDevtools": true  // Optional: prevent DevTools auto-opening
})

For Packaged Apps:

// Launch .app, .exe, or AppImage files
await app_launch({
  "app": "/Applications/YourApp.app"
})

Key Features:

📸 Every action returns an AI-ready snapshot with element refs (e1, e2, etc.)
🎯 Multiple click methods: by selector, text, role, or nth element
🔧 Full automation: screenshots, evaluate JS, keyboard/mouse control
🧹 Auto cleanup: Sessions and dev servers close automatically
🪟 Smart window management: DevTools automatically filtered, main window detection

Pro Tips:

Use compressScreenshots: true (default) for faster AI processing
The MCP launches a new instance - it cannot attach to running apps
For Electron Forge: Always start dev server first, then launch with MCP
DevTools windows are automatically filtered out - you'll always get the main app window
Use disableDevtools: true to prevent DevTools from opening automatically
Use get_windows to see all windows with type identification (main/devtools/other)

That's it! All other tools work just like the web version. Happy automating! 🎉

📖 Legacy Instructions for AI Agents (Claude, CLAUDE.md, etc.)

⚠️ Important: The MCP launches its own Electron instance - you cannot connect to an already running app.

For Electron development projects:

Stop any existing npm run start process
Let the MCP launch your app instead:

const session = await app_launch({
  "app": "/path/to/your/electron/project",
  "mode": "development"
})
// Returns sessionId automatically - use this for all subsequent commands

How It Works:

🚀 Launches new instance of your Electron app using Playwright
🎯 Full automation control via Chrome DevTools Protocol
📸 Cannot attach to existing running processes

Key Benefits for AI Workflows:

🤖 Auto-snapshots after every action with element references (ref="e1", ref="e2")
📸 Compressed screenshots by default for faster processing
🎯 Direct element targeting using the provided refs in snapshots
🔄 No manual snapshot calls needed - context is provided automatically

Code Editor Automation

// Traditional packaged app automation
const session = await app_launch({"app": "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app"})
await click({"sessionId": session.id, "selector": "[title='New File']"})
await keyboard_type({"sessionId": session.id, "text": "console.log('Hello World');", "delay": 50})
await keyboard_press({"sessionId": session.id, "key": "s", "modifiers": ["ControlOrMeta"]})

Multi-Window Management

// Work with multiple windows
const session = await app_launch({"app": "/Applications/Slack.app"})
const windows = await get_windows({"sessionId": session.id})
await click({"sessionId": session.id, "selector": ".channel-name", "windowId": "main"})
await type({"sessionId": session.id, "selector": "[data-qa='message-input']", "text": "Hello team!", "windowId": "main"})

Advanced Configuration

Web Development Mode with Full Quality

// Launch browser with uncompressed screenshots for debugging
const session = await browser_launch({
  "compressScreenshots": false,  // Full PNG quality
  "headed": true,                // Visible browser
  "viewport": {"width": 1920, "height": 1080}
})

Electron Development Mode

// Launch Electron app during development with full quality
const session = await app_launch({
  "app": "/Users/dev/my-electron-project",
  "mode": "development",
  "compressScreenshots": false  // Full PNG quality for debugging
})

Production Mode with Optimized Performance

// Web: Launch with maximum compression for speed
const webSession = await browser_launch({
  "compressScreenshots": true,
  "screenshotQuality": 30,      // Maximum compression
  "headed": false               // Headless for performance
})

// Electron: Launch packaged app with compression
const electronSession = await app_launch({
  "app": "/Applications/MyApp.app",
  "compressScreenshots": true,
  "screenshotQuality": 30       // Maximum compression
})

🔧 Troubleshooting

Common Electron Development Issues

"Not connected" Error

Problem: Trying to use MCP commands without a valid session

Solution:

// ❌ Wrong - no session exists
get_windows({"sessionId": "test"})

// ✅ Correct - launch first, then use returned sessionId
const session = await app_launch({"app": "/path/to/project", "mode": "development"})
get_windows({"sessionId": session.id})

Cannot Connect to Running App

Problem: Trying to connect to existing npm run start process

Solution: Stop existing process, let MCP launch your app instead

# Stop existing process
kill $(ps aux | grep 'Electron .' | awk '{print $2}')

# Let MCP launch instead
app_launch({"app": "/your/project", "mode": "development"})

Electron Not Found

Problem: MCP can't find Electron executable

Solutions:

Install Electron locally: npm install electron --save-dev
Specify custom path: {"electronPath": "/custom/path/to/electron"}
Install globally: npm install -g electron

🛠️ Configuration Options

CLI Options

Web Server (`@snowfort/circuit-web`)

npx @snowfort/circuit-web@latest [options]

Options:
  --browser <type>    Browser engine: chromium, firefox, webkit (default: chromium)
  --headed           Run in headed mode (default: headless)
  --name <name>      Server name for MCP handshake (default: circuit-web)

Electron Server (`@snowfort/circuit-electron`)

npx @snowfort/circuit-electron@latest [options]

Options:
  --name <name>      Server name for MCP handshake (default: circuit-electron)

Advanced MCP Configurations

Development Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "circuit-web": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-web@latest", "--headed", "--browser", "chromium"]
    },
    "circuit-electron": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-electron@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Production Setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "circuit-web": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-web@latest"]
    },
    "circuit-electron": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@snowfort/circuit-electron@latest"]
    }
  }
}

🏗️ Architecture

Published Packages:
├── @snowfort/circuit-core@latest      # Core MCP infrastructure
├── @snowfort/circuit-web@latest       # Web automation server (29 tools)
└── @snowfort/circuit-electron@latest  # Desktop automation server (25+ tools)

Local Development:
packages/
├── core/          # Shared MCP infrastructure & Driver interface
├── web/           # Web automation CLI with AI optimizations
└── electron/      # Desktop automation CLI

📦 Published Packages

Package	Version	Description
`@snowfort/circuit-core`		Core MCP infrastructure
`@snowfort/circuit-web`		Web automation CLI (29 tools)
`@snowfort/circuit-electron`		Desktop automation CLI (25+ tools)

🔧 Development

Local Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/snowfort-ai/circuit-mcp.git
cd circuit-mcp

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build all packages
pnpm -r build

# Watch mode development
pnpm -r dev

Running Local Development Servers

# Web automation server
./packages/web/dist/esm/cli.js --headed

# Desktop automation server  
./packages/electron/dist/esm/cli.js

Testing

# Run all tests
pnpm -r test

# Clean all builds
pnpm -r clean

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Playwright for the automation framework
MCP SDK for the protocol implementation
The Model Context Protocol community for driving innovation in AI-tool integration

Ready to automate everything? Start with the MCP configuration above and unleash the power of AI-optimized dual-engine automation! 🚀

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