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Clearcote Browser MCP Server

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Clearcote Browser runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 870 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

Drive the Clearcote Chromium browser from any MCP client: read pages, click, fill, screenshot.

Installs per day peak 150 · avg 15 · +59% w/w
a month agotoday
870
Installs / week
npm · clearcote-mcp
238
Stars
4 open issues
1 Nov 2026
Last commit
3 releases in 90 days
BSD-3-Clause
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h 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.

  const r = spawnSync(cmd, args, { encoding: "utf8" });
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

        var container = File.Exists("/.dockerenv") || File.Exists("/run/.containerenv");
        r = subprocess.run([sys.executable, os.path.abspath(__file__)], capture_output=True, text=True,
            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo(file) { RedirectStandardOutput = true, RedirectStandardError = true, UseShellExecute = false, CreateNoWindow = true };
  return path.join(verDir, "_platform_specific", subdir, filename);
Reads files and sends them to the network sdk/node/src/license.ts:13, sdk/node/src/widevine.ts:32
import { existsSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, renameSync, rmSync, chmodSync } from "node:fs";

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

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 clearcote-mcp -- npx -y clearcote-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearcote-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clearcote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.clearcote-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "clearcote-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clearcote-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clearcote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "clearcote-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "clearcote-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: CLEARCOTE_FINGERPRINT (Seed for one stable identity (the same seed is the same device on every run)), CLEARCOTE_PLATFORM (Platform persona), CLEARCOTE_PROXY (Proxy for all traffic, http://user:pass@host:port), CLEARCOTE_GEOIP (1: timezone, locale and WebRTC IP follow the proxy's exit IP), CLEARCOTE_CLOUD (1: the browser is a hosted Clearcote session (needs CLEARCOTE_API_KEY)), CLEARCOTE_API_KEY (API key for cloud mode and the run_task tool).

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Clearcote Browser — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Clearcote Browser?
Clearcote Browser 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 npm package clearcote-mcp was installed 870 times last week.
How do I connect Clearcote Browser?
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 clearcote-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Clearcote Browser?
The npm package clearcote-mcp was installed 870 times in the last week. Week over week that is +59%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Clearcote Browser open source?
Yes — it is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence, written in Python, 238 stars on GitHub and 4 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.