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nodriver — Chrome browser automation MCP Server

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nodriver — Chrome browser automation runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 471 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 16 Oct 2026.

Chrome automation via nodriver: 70 tools, isolated browsers, profiles and configurable startup.

Installs per day peak 593 · avg 87 · -56% w/w
a month agotoday
471
Installs / week
pypi · nodriver-mcp
6
Stars
0 open issues
16 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 4 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        config_path = os.path.join(config_dir, config_file)

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This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add nodriver-mcp-server -- uvx nodriver-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nodriver-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nodriver-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.nodriver-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["nodriver-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nodriver-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nodriver-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "nodriver-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nodriver-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: NODRIVER_HEADLESS (Run Chrome headless (true/false). Default false), NODRIVER_USER_DATA_DIR (Explicit persistent Chrome profile directory. Default: an ephemeral temp profile, auto-deleted per session), NODRIVER_BROWSER_PATH (Path to the Chrome/Chromium executable. Auto-detected when unset), NODRIVER_PROXY (Proxy server address passed to Chrome as --proxy-server).

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nodriver — Chrome browser automation — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for nodriver — Chrome browser automation?
nodriver — Chrome browser automation runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package nodriver-mcp was installed 471 times last week.
How do I connect nodriver — Chrome browser automation?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls nodriver-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use nodriver — Chrome browser automation?
The pypi package nodriver-mcp was installed 471 times in the last week. Week over week that is -56%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is nodriver — Chrome browser automation open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 6 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.