browse

Install

Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

brew install saiden-dev/tap/browse
npx playwright install webkit

npm

npm install @saiden/browse
npx playwright install webkit

Related MCP server: Playwright MCP Server

CLI Usage

# Take a screenshot
browse https://example.com

# Custom viewport and output
browse -o page.png -w 1920 -h 1080 https://example.com

# Query elements
browse -q "a[href]" https://example.com
browse -q "img" -j https://example.com  # JSON output

# Click and interact
browse -c "button.submit" https://example.com
browse -t "input[name=q]=hello" -c "button[type=submit]" https://google.com

# Chain actions
browse -c ".cookie-accept" -c "a.nav-link" -q "h1" https://example.com

# Interactive mode (visible browser)
browse -i --headed https://example.com

# Fullscreen mode (macOS native fullscreen)
browse --fullscreen -i https://example.com

# Preview mode (highlights elements before actions)
browse -p -c "button.submit" https://example.com
browse -p --preview-delay 3000 -c ".nav-link" https://example.com

MCP Server

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., ~/.claude/settings.json or project .mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["browse-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or run directly:

browse-mcp

MCP Tools Reference

Browser Lifecycle:

Navigation & Interaction:

Debugging & Inspection:

Page Content:

Storage & Session:

Viewport & Emulation:

Image Processing:

MCP Resources

Programmatic Usage

import { ClaudeBrowser } from '@saiden/browse';

const browser = new ClaudeBrowser({
  headless: true,      // Set false to show browser window
  width: 1280,
  height: 800,
  fullscreen: false,   // macOS native fullscreen (implies headless: false)
  preview: false,      // Highlight elements before actions
  previewDelay: 2000,  // Preview highlight duration in ms
});

await browser.launch();
await browser.goto('https://example.com');

const elements = await browser.query('a[href]');
console.log(elements);

await browser.click('button.submit');
await browser.type('#input', 'hello');
await browser.screenshot('page.png');

await browser.close();

API

ClaudeBrowser

Lifecycle:

• launch() - Launch the browser

• close() - Close the browser

• newPage() - Open new page

Navigation:

• goto(url) - Navigate to URL

• back() / forward() / reload() - Browser navigation

• wait(ms) - Wait for timeout

Interaction:

• click(selector) - Click element

• type(selector, text) - Type into input

• hover(selector) - Hover over element

• select(selector, value) - Select dropdown option(s)

• keys(keys) - Press keyboard keys

• scroll(selector?, x?, y?) - Scroll page or element

• upload(selector, files) - Upload files

Content:

• query(selector) - Query elements, returns attributes

• screenshot(path?, fullPage?) - Take screenshot

• getUrl() - Get current URL and title

• getHtml(full?) - Get page HTML

• eval(script) - Execute JavaScript

Debugging:

• getConsole(level?, clear?) - Get console messages

• getErrors(clear?) - Get page errors

• getNetwork(filter?, clear?) - Get network requests

• getMetrics(includeResources?) - Get performance metrics

• getA11y(selector?) - Get accessibility tree

Storage:

• getCookies(name?) - Get cookies

• setCookie(name, value, url?) - Set cookie

• deleteCookie(name) / clearCookies() - Remove cookies

• getStorage(type, key?) - Get localStorage/sessionStorage

• setStorage(type, key, value) - Set storage item

• deleteStorage(type, key) / clearStorage(type) - Remove storage

Interception:

• addIntercept(pattern, action, response?) - Block or mock requests

• clearIntercepts() - Remove all intercepts

Viewport:

• setViewport(width, height) - Resize viewport

• emulate(device) - Emulate device (e.g., 'iPhone 13')

Commands:

• executeCommand(cmd) - Execute a command object

AI Agent Disclaimer

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License

BSL-1.1