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BrowserTap MCP Server

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BrowserTap MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 160 installs a week from pypi.

MCP server that drives the real Chrome you already use, through an extension and CDP.

Installs per day peak 34 · avg 23 · +1% w/w
a month agotoday
160
Installs / week
pypi · browsertap-mcp
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What the code does

We have not read this server's code yet, 23 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.

File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] src/browsertap_mcp/__init__.py:1, [пакет] src/browsertap_mcp/_token_file.py:1, [пакет] src/browsertap_mcp/_version.py:1 и ещё 30
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
Runs an external command [пакет] src/browsertap_mcp/bridge.py:215, [пакет] src/browsertap_mcp/server.py:1552
        completed = subprocess.run(  # noqa: S603 - fixed executable; pid is numeric
Executes code built at runtime [пакет] src/browsertap_mcp/chrome_extension/background.js:5331
                return { __btap_top_frame_result: true, value: await eval(s) };

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

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: BROWSERTAP_PREFERRED_BROWSER (Which connected browser an unqualified call targets: chrome, edge or opera. Defaults to whichever registered first), BROWSERTAP_MODE (Approval profile: lab or safe. Defaults to lab, which skips approval prompts and still enforces the cross-process lock, the quiet-input gate, target activation and on-screen confirmation; safe asks before every physical input), BROWSERTAP_BRIDGE_PORT (Base loopback port for the bridge daemon. Defaults to 18765), BROWSERTAP_STATE_DIR (Directory holding the bridge token and runtime state. Defaults to ~/.browsertap).

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BrowserTap MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for BrowserTap MCP?
BrowserTap 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 pypi package browsertap-mcp was installed 160 times last week.
How do I connect BrowserTap 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 browsertap-mcp straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use BrowserTap MCP?
The pypi package browsertap-mcp was installed 160 times in the last week. Week over week that is +1%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is BrowserTap MCP open source?
We cannot say either way: 0 stars on GitHub, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.