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Obscura MCP Server

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Obscura MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 48 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 May 2026.

MCP server adapter for Obscura Rust headless browser — web scraping with anti-detection.

The author archived this repository on GitHub, meaning it is no longer maintained.

Installs per day peak 16 · avg 7 · +11% w/w
a month agotoday
48
Installs / week
npm · obscura-mcp
2
Stars
0 open issues
17 May 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call browse_scrape.urls → src/index.ts:920
      const proc = spawn(obscuraPath, procArgs, { cwd: binDir });
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] index.js:1, [пакет] test-suite.mjs:1
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
      const proc = spawn(obscuraPath, procArgs, { cwd: binDir });

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

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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

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Obscura MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Obscura MCP?
Obscura 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 obscura-mcp was installed 48 times last week.
Is Obscura MCP still maintained?
The author archived this repository on GitHub, meaning it is no longer maintained. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect Obscura 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 obscura-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Obscura MCP?
The npm package obscura-mcp was installed 48 times in the last week. Week over week that is +11%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Obscura MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 2 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.