SideButton
OfficialEnables browser automation and workflow execution for Atlassian products like Jira, with knowledge packs available for atlassian.net domains.
Provides Chrome extension for real DOM access and browser automation, with 40+ commands for navigation, interaction, and data extraction.
Enables element selection and interaction using CSS selectors for browser automation, data extraction, and DOM manipulation.
Provides HTTP and WebSocket server infrastructure for REST API endpoints and MCP server communications.
Offers knowledge packs for GitHub domains, providing selectors, data models, and procedures for automating GitHub interactions.
Provides LLM integration for classification and text generation steps within workflows alongside other LLM providers.
Enables workflow automation for Jira ticket management, including status checking, classification, and interaction with ticket data.
Provides terminal integration capabilities for opening and running commands in visible terminal windows on macOS systems.
Provides local LLM integration for classification and text generation steps within workflows, enabling offline AI capabilities.
Provides LLM integration for classification and text generation steps within workflows, enabling AI-powered decision making.
Supports package management and CLI operations through pnpm commands for server management and skill pack operations.
Provides React-compatible browser automation with fill commands that work with React's synthetic event system.
Provides dashboard UI built with Svelte for workflow management, run logs, skill pack browsing, and system monitoring.
Supports YAML-based workflow definitions for AI workflow automation with step-by-step orchestration and variable interpolation.
SideButton
Open-source AI agent platform — MCP server, knowledge packs, and workflow automation tools.
AI agent platform with 40+ AI agent tools. Run autonomous AI agents with agentic workflows, knowledge packs, and real browser control. Connect Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP client.
npx sidebutton@latest
# Dashboard at http://localhost:9876What you get
MCP Server | 40+ AI agent tools for browser control, workflow execution, knowledge pack access. Stdio and SSE transports. |
REST API | 60+ endpoints. Trigger workflows remotely from webhooks, cron jobs, mobile apps, or other agents. |
Workflow Engine | AI workflow automation with 34+ step types — browser, shell, LLM, control flow. Define agentic workflows in YAML. |
Knowledge Packs | Installable domain knowledge — CSS selectors, data models, state machines. Role playbooks turn coding agents into an AI software engineer, QA, or PM. |
Chrome Extension | 40+ browser commands. Real DOM access via WebSocket, not screenshots. Recording mode. |
Dashboard | Svelte UI — workflow browser, run logs, skill pack manager, system status. |
Quick Start
# Install and start
npx sidebutton@latest
# Or from source
pnpm install && pnpm build && pnpm start
# Open http://localhost:9876CLI
pnpm cli serve # Start server with dashboard
pnpm cli serve --stdio # Start with stdio transport (for Claude Desktop)
pnpm cli list # List available workflows
pnpm cli status # Check server status
# Skill pack management
pnpm cli registry add <path|url> # Install skill packs from a registry
pnpm cli registry update [name] # Update installed packs
pnpm cli registry remove <name> # Uninstall packs and remove registry
pnpm cli search [query] # Search available skill packs
# Creating skill packs
pnpm cli init [domain] # Scaffold a new skill pack
pnpm cli validate [path] # Validate pack structure
pnpm cli publish [source] # Publish to a registryMCP Server
SideButton is an AI agent platform and MCP server. AI coding agents connect to it directly for browser control, workflow automation, and domain knowledge.
Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT — any MCP client.
Claude Code
Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidebutton": {
"type": "sse",
"url": "http://localhost:9876/mcp"
}
}
}Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidebutton": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["sidebutton", "--stdio"]
}
}
}Cursor
Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidebutton": {
"url": "http://localhost:9876/mcp"
}
}
}MCP Tools
Tool | Description |
| Execute a workflow by ID |
| List all available workflows |
| Get workflow YAML definition |
| Get execution log for a run |
| List recent workflow executions |
| Check browser extension connection |
| Capture selectors from current page |
| Navigate browser to URL |
| Get page accessibility snapshot |
| Click an element |
| Type text into an element |
| Scroll the page |
| Capture page screenshot |
| Hover over element |
| Extract text from element |
| Extract all matching elements |
| Extract structured data from repeated elements |
| Select dropdown option |
| Fill input value (React-compatible) |
| Send keyboard keys |
| Scroll element into viewport |
| Execute JavaScript in browser |
| Check if element exists |
| Wait for element or delay |
| Evaluate text quality |
REST API
60+ JSON endpoints for external integrations. Same workflows available via MCP locally and via REST remotely.
# Run a workflow
curl -X POST http://localhost:9876/api/workflows/check_ticket/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"params": {"ticket_id": "PROJ-123"}}'
# List workflows
curl http://localhost:9876/api/workflows
# Get run log
curl http://localhost:9876/api/runs/latestTrigger workflows from webhooks, cron jobs, mobile apps, or other agents on different machines.
Workflow Engine
YAML-first orchestration. 34+ step types:
Step Types
Type | Description |
Browser | |
| Open a URL |
| Click an element by selector |
| Type text into an element |
| Fill input value (React-compatible) |
| Scroll the page |
| Extract text from element into variable |
| Extract all matching elements |
| Extract structured data from repeated elements |
| Wait for element or fixed delay |
| Check if element exists |
| Position cursor on element |
| Send keyboard keys |
| Capture accessibility snapshot |
| Inject CSS styles into page |
| Execute JavaScript in page |
| Select dropdown option |
| Scroll element into view |
Shell | |
| Execute a bash command |
| Open a visible terminal window (macOS) |
| Run command in terminal window |
LLM | |
| Structured classification with categories |
| Free-form text generation |
Control Flow | |
| Conditional branching |
| Retry with backoff |
| End workflow with message |
| Call another workflow with parameters |
Data | |
| Extract first item from list |
LLM steps work with Ollama (local), OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
Example
id: check_ticket_status
title: "Check Jira ticket and classify"
steps:
- type: browser.navigate
url: "https://your-org.atlassian.net/browse/{{ticket_id}}"
- type: browser.extract
selector: "[data-testid='status-field']"
as: current_status
- type: control.if
condition: "{{current_status}} != 'Done'"
then:
- type: llm.classify
prompt: "Should this ticket be closed? Context: {{current_status}}"
classes: [close, keep_open]
as: decisionVariable Interpolation
Use {{variable}} syntax to reference extracted values or parameters:
steps:
- type: browser.extract
selector: ".username"
as: user
- type: shell.run
cmd: "echo 'Hello, {{user}}!'"Knowledge Packs
Installable domain knowledge (skill packs) per web app or domain. Knowledge packs power AI code review, automated testing, and enterprise AI agent deployments.
Also referred to as skill packs in code and CLI commands.
Selectors — CSS selectors for UI elements
Data models — entity types, fields, relationships, valid states
State machines — valid transitions per state
Role playbooks — role-specific procedures (QA, SE, PM, SD)
Common tasks — step-by-step procedures, gotchas, edge cases
sidebutton install github.com
sidebutton install atlassian.net11 domains, 28+ modules published. Open registry — build and share packs for any web app.
Chrome Extension
Install from the Chrome Web Store.
40+ browser commands — navigate, click, type, extract, scroll, wait, snapshot
Real DOM access via CSS selectors — not pixel coordinates, not screenshots
Recording mode — capture manual actions as workflows
Embed buttons — inject action buttons into any web page
WebSocket connection — stable reconnection, works with local or remote server
After installing:
Navigate to any website
Click the SideButton extension icon
Click "Connect This Tab"
Dashboard & Observability
Svelte UI at http://localhost:9876:
Workflow browser — list, search, run
Run logs — step-by-step execution traces with timing, variables, errors
Skill pack manager — install, browse, inspect
System status — extension connection, LLM config, server health
SideButton handles AI agent orchestration — from workflow execution to knowledge injection.
Architecture
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ @sidebutton/server │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ stdio Transport │ │ Fastify HTTP + WebSocket (port 9876) │ │
│ │ ───────────────── │ │ ──────────────────────────────────── │ │
│ │ stdin → JSON-RPC │ │ GET / → Dashboard (Svelte) │ │
│ │ stdout ← JSON-RPC │ │ GET /ws → Chrome Extension WS │ │
│ │ (Claude Desktop) │ │ POST /mcp → MCP JSON-RPC (SSE) │ │
│ └──────────┬──────────┘ │ GET /api/* → REST API │ │
│ │ └──────────────────────┬───────────────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ └──────────────────┬──────────────────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ @sidebutton/core │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ - Workflow types & parser (YAML) │ │
│ │ - Step executors (37 step types) │ │
│ │ - Variable interpolation │ │
│ │ - Execution context & events │ │
│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲
│ stdio │ WebSocket │ HTTP POST │ REST
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────┐
│Claude Desktop│ │ Chrome Extension│ │ Claude Code │ │ Mobile App │
│ (MCP stdio) │ │ (Browser Auto) │ │ (MCP SSE) │ │ (REST Client) │
└──────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └───────────────────┘Project Structure
sidebutton/
├── packages/
│ ├── core/ # @sidebutton/core — workflow engine
│ │ └── src/
│ │ ├── types.ts # Workflow types
│ │ ├── parser.ts # YAML loader
│ │ ├── executor.ts # Workflow runner
│ │ └── steps/ # Step implementations
│ ├── server/ # @sidebutton/server — MCP + HTTP + CLI
│ │ ├── bin/ # CLI entry point
│ │ └── src/
│ │ ├── server.ts # Fastify HTTP server
│ │ ├── stdio-mode.ts # stdio transport entry point
│ │ ├── extension.ts # WebSocket client
│ │ ├── mcp/ # MCP handlers
│ │ │ ├── handler.ts # MCP JSON-RPC logic
│ │ │ ├── stdio.ts # stdio transport adapter
│ │ │ └── tools.ts # Tool definitions
│ │ └── cli.ts # Commander CLI
│ └── dashboard/ # Svelte web UI
│ └── src/
│ ├── App.svelte
│ └── lib/
├── extension/ # Chrome extension
├── workflows/ # Public workflow library
├── actions/ # User-created workflows
├── skills/ # Installed skill packs
└── run_logs/ # Execution historyEnvironment Variables
Variable | Required For | Description |
|
| OpenAI API key for LLM workflows |
|
| Anthropic API key (alternative) |
Development
pnpm install # Install dependencies
pnpm build # Build all packages
pnpm start # Start server
pnpm cli list # List workflows
pnpm cli status # Check statusWatch Mode
pnpm dev # Full dev mode (all packages)
pnpm dev:server # Server with auto-restart on :9876
pnpm dev:dashboard # Dashboard watch build
pnpm dev:core # Core library watch buildPlatform Automation Disclaimer
SideButton is a general-purpose browser automation framework. When automating third-party platforms:
Review Terms of Service: Many platforms prohibit or restrict automation. You are responsible for complying with the terms of any platform you automate.
Account Risk: Automation may result in account restrictions or suspension on some platforms.
Use Responsibly: Only automate actions you would perform manually. Respect rate limits and platform guidelines.
The authors do not endorse or encourage violations of third-party terms of service.
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License
This project uses mixed licensing. See LICENSING.md for details.
Engine, server, CLI, dashboard — Apache-2.0
Browser extension — FSL-1.1-Apache-2.0 (converts to Apache-2.0 on 2029-03-15)
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