Browserbash runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 139 installs a week from npm. Last commit 10 Jul 2026.
Plain-English browser tests for AI agents: real Chrome, deterministic verdicts. Free, no API keys.
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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 srcPath = path.join(HTML_DIR, src);
spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: 'ignore', detached: true }).unref();
$("rows").innerHTML = calc.map(c => {
Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.
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.
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.
claude mcp add browserbash -- npx -y browserbash-cli
{
"mcpServers": {
"browserbash": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"browserbash-cli"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.browserbash]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "browserbash-cli"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"browserbash": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"browserbash-cli"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"browserbash": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"browserbash-cli"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (Anthropic API key. Optional: without it BrowserBash auto-resolves a free local Ollama model).
Deterministic browser delivery checks for AI-generated web pages.
AI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.
Local browser automation for AI agents: real-browser fetch, capture, smoke tests, cross-engine QA.
Local browser automation for AI agents: real-browser fetch, capture, smoke tests, cross-engine QA.
Test a web app in a real browser from plain English. Passed, failed or cannot verify, with evidence.
Verify what a web page really returns over HTTP and in a browser. Deterministic, local, no LLM.
Browser control + session recording MCP for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor) — real Chrome.
End-to-end tests from one sentence: an agent drives a real browser, and passing runs replay free.
Answers built from our own checks of this server.