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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. 115 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Sep 2026.

MCP server for parallel browser automation across multiple providers.

Installs per day peak 45 · avg 18 · -34% w/w
a month agotoday
115
Installs / week
npm · parallel-browser-mcp
44
Stars
0 open issues
10 Sep 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 5 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.

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": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.parallel-browser-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "parallel-browser-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel-browser-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "parallel-browser-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: 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).

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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 115 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 in the form 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 115 times in the last week. Week over week that is -34%. 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 44 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.