plasmate-mcp

MCP server for Plasmate - the browser engine for AI agents.

Gives Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client the ability to browse the web through Plasmate instead of Chrome.

Install

# Install the MCP wrapper
npm install -g plasmate-mcp

# Install the Plasmate engine (pick one)
pip install plasmate
# or: cargo install plasmate
# or: brew tap plasmate-labs/plasmate && brew install plasmate

Related MCP server: unbrowser

Use with Claude Code

claude mcp add plasmate -- npx plasmate-mcp

Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

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

Use with Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

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

Use with Cursor

Add to Cursor's MCP settings:

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

This repo is also a Cursor plugin (.cursor-plugin/plugin.json + mcp.json). Test locally by copying it to ~/.cursor/plugins/local/plasmate. Submit the public repo at cursor.com/marketplace/publish.

Available Tools

Once connected, your AI gets these tools:

Why Plasmate instead of Chrome?

• 16.6x fewer tokens - SOM is dramatically smaller than DOM dumps

• 50x faster - No rendering engine overhead

• 30MB memory - vs Chrome's 300MB+

• Structured output - Clean JSON, not raw HTML

Links

• Plasmate

• Documentation

• W3C Community Group

• GitHub

Part of the Plasmate Ecosystem