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FrankenSurf MCP Server

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FrankenSurf runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 5 781 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 23 Oct 2026.

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Installs per day peak 3 185 · avg 623 · -37% w/w
a month agotoday
5 781
Installs / week
pypi · frankensurf
101
Stars
2 open issues
23 Oct 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
Apache-2.0
License
Python

What the code does

We have not read this server's code yet, 6 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/frankensurf/__init__.py:1, [пакет] src/frankensurf/__main__.py:1, [пакет] src/frankensurf/actions.py:1 и ещё 62
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
Runs an external command [пакет] src/frankensurf/browser_install.py:77, [пакет] src/frankensurf/experimental.py:149, [пакет] src/frankensurf/handoff.py:39 и ещё 4
            marked = subprocess.run(["xattr", "-p", "com.apple.quarantine", str(bundle)],
Executes code built at runtime [пакет] src/frankensurf/browser_use_binding.py:23
    exec(compile(source.read_bytes() if source_bytes is None else source_bytes, str(source), "exec"), module.__dict__)

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

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FrankenSurf — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for FrankenSurf?
FrankenSurf 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 frankensurf was installed 5 781 times last week.
How do I connect FrankenSurf?
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 frankensurf straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use FrankenSurf?
The pypi package frankensurf was installed 5 781 times in the last week. Week over week that is -37%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is FrankenSurf open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Python, 101 stars on GitHub and 2 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.