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Parallel Browser MCP Server

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Parallel Browser MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 134 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Sep 2026.

MCP server for parallel browser automation across multiple providers.

Installs per day peak 39 · avg 22 · -29% w/w
a month agotoday
134
Installs / week
npm · parallel-browser-mcp
42
Stars
0 open issues
10 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 1 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

Executes code built at runtime src/tools/browser/registerBrowserTools.ts:271
              const callback = new Function(expression);

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG (Inline JSON configuration for providers and defaults. See README for shape.), BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH (Path to a JSON file with provider configuration.), BROWSERBASE_API_KEY (Browserbase API key (required when using the browserbase provider).), BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID (Browserbase project ID (required when using the browserbase provider, unless set in config).), ANCHOR_API_KEY (Anchor Browser API key (required when using the anchor provider).), CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN (Cloudflare API token (required when using the cloudflare provider).), CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID (Cloudflare account ID (required when using the cloudflare provider).), PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER (Set to 'true' to launch the local Playwright provider via CloakBrowser (https://cloakbrowser.dev/) stealth Chromium. Requires installing the optional 'cloakbrowser' npm package.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Parallel Browser MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Parallel Browser MCP?
Parallel Browser MCP 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 parallel-browser-mcp was installed 134 times last week.
How do I connect Parallel Browser MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls parallel-browser-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Parallel Browser MCP?
The npm package parallel-browser-mcp was installed 134 times in the last week. Week over week that is -29%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Parallel Browser MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 42 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.