Mantis
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Mantisopen Hacker News and click the top story"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Lets AI agents browse the web as short, numbered text instead of screenshots.
perzian.dev/mantis · by Perzian
Mantis shows the agent what a person would notice on a page, in a few lines, and lets it act by number. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or your own agent as an MCP server. Install in two commands.
How it works
Related MCP server: browsercontrol
What the agent sees
Results
30 real-site tasks, Codex gpt-6-luna as the agent, graded by a blind judge (gpt-6.1-sol):
Correct | Tokens per task | Tool calls | Time per task | |
Mantis | 14/30 | 190k | 8.7 | 61s |
Accessibility tree (Playwright MCP) | 11/30 | 435k | 13.3 | 67s |
Screenshots | 9/30 | 346k | 22.2 | 77s |
Method and caveats: bench/RESULTS.md.
Learn more
Claude skill: teaches Claude how to read Mantis output
License
MIT
This server cannot be deployed
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