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bwb-browser-termux

Browser Without Bloat — a lightweight browser automation MCP server using raw Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP).

No Playwright. No Puppeteer. Just CDP.

Works on Termux/Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Why bwb?

Feature

bwb

Playwright MCP

Puppeteer MCP

Dependencies

3 packages

50+ packages

30+ packages

Install size

~2MB

~500MB+

~300MB+

Works on Termux

✅

❌

❌

Works in CI

✅

⚠️ Needs browser download

⚠️ Needs browser download

Uses existing Chrome

✅

❌ Downloads its own

❌ Downloads its own

Related MCP server: tabby-mcp

Installation

npm install -g bwb-browser-termux

Or run directly:

npx bwb-browser-termux

Prerequisites

You need Chrome or Chromium installed. bwb will auto-detect it.

Termux/Android:

pkg install chromium

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):

sudo apt install chromium-browser
# or
sudo apt install google-chrome

macOS:

brew install --cask google-chrome

Windows: Download and install Google Chrome normally.

Usage

With Claude Desktop / OpenCode / any MCP client

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bwb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["bwb-browser-termux"]
    }
  }
}

For Termux, you may need the full path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bwb": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/bwb-browser-termux/server.js"]
    }
  }
}

Command line

# Start the MCP server (stdio)
bwb

# With custom browser path
bwb --browser-path /usr/bin/chromium

# Custom CDP port
bwb --port 9333

# Visible browser (not headless)
bwb --headless false

# See all options
bwb --help

Configuration

CLI flag

Env var

Default

Description

--browser-path

BWB_CHROME_PATH

auto-detected

Path to Chrome/Chromium binary

--port

BWB_CDP_PORT

9222

Remote debugging port

--user-data-dir

BWB_USER_DATA_DIR

~/.cache/bwb-browser

Browser profile directory

--headless

BWB_HEADLESS

true

Run headless (true/false)

Tools (11)

Tool

Description

browser_goto

Navigate to a URL

browser_screenshot

Take a screenshot

browser_html

Get page/selector HTML

browser_text

Get page/selector text

browser_click

Click an element by CSS selector

browser_fill

Fill an input field

browser_elements

List interactive elements (links, buttons, inputs, headings)

browser_title

Get current page title

browser_url

Get current URL

browser_eval

Execute JavaScript in page context

browser_status

Browser connection status

License

MIT © krsh

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