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unbrowser by Unchained runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 579 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 22 Aug 2026.

Chrome-free MCP web access for agents with low-token page maps and browser escalation hints.

Installs per day peak 588 · avg 94 · -3% w/w
a month agotoday
579
Installs / week
pypi · pyunbrowser
15
Stars
0 open issues
22 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Rust

What the code does

We read the source, 18 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 python/unbrowser/__init__.py:376
    def eval(self, code: str) -> Any:
Page executes code built at runtime chrome-tax-calculator.html:708
  document.getElementById('presets').innerHTML = PRESETS.map((p,i) =>
Dumps the whole environment train/collect.py:143
    env = dict(os.environ)
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Builds a database query by concatenation .github/workflows/release.yml:347
          rustup toolchain install stable --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --profile minimal --no-self-update
          rustup default stable

      - name: Cache cargo + target

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

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unbrowser by Unchained — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for unbrowser by Unchained?
unbrowser by Unchained 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 pyunbrowser was installed 579 times last week.
How do I connect unbrowser by Unchained?
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 pyunbrowser straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use unbrowser by Unchained?
The pypi package pyunbrowser was installed 579 times in the last week. Week over week that is -3%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is unbrowser by Unchained open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Rust and 15 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.