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Web Task MCP Server

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Web Task runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 82 installs a week from npm.

Browser tasks, sessions, and recipes for MCP and HTTP automation.

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Installs per day peak 40 · avg 10 · -54% w/w
a month agotoday
82
Installs / week
npm · web-task-api
Stars
on GitHub
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
License
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What the code does

We have not read this server's code yet

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.

Package points at a different repository rich-jojo/web-task-api
пакет web-task-api ссылается на jojo-labs/web-task-api

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR (Optional mutable data root for web-task-api runs, sessions, profiles, and temp state. When omitted, the runtime uses a platform user-data directory instead of the ambient cwd.), WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR (Optional recipes directory override. When omitted, web-task-api reads bundled recipes from the installed package.), WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR (Optional temp root override used when incoming temp env variables point at your home directory or working directory.), CLIPROXY_BASE_URL (Optional CLIProxy base URL for the cliproxy planner backend.), CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN (Optional CLIProxy auth token for the cliproxy planner backend.), CLIPROXY_MODEL (Optional CLIProxy model alias for the cliproxy planner backend.), OPENCODE_BASE_URL (Optional OpenCode base URL for the opencode planner backend.), OPENCODE_MODEL (Optional OpenCode model name for the opencode planner backend.), BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR (Optional existing Chromium/Chrome user-data directory for warmed browser state reuse.), BROWSER_CHANNEL (Optional Playwright browser channel override, for example `chrome`.), HEADLESS (Optional browser headless toggle. Set `false` to prefer a visible browser.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Web Task — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Web Task?
Web Task 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 web-task-api was installed 82 times last week.
Is Web Task still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. 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 Web Task?
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 web-task-api straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Web Task?
The npm package web-task-api was installed 82 times in the last week. Week over week that is -54%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.