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DimensionHyperbrowser MCP ServerScrape, crawl, and automate the web with Hyperbrowser's cloud browser and agent toolsPlaywright MCPMicrosoft's official Playwright-based browser automation MCP server
FMRS52 / 100 · D78 / 100 · B
Reliability7 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions9 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2018 / 20
Documentation12 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2017 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who want to scrape or crawl webpages directly from an MCP client
  • Automation pipelines that need messy HTML converted to structured JSON
  • Users who want browser agents (CUA/Claude Computer Use/Browser Use) to perform web tasks
  • Scenarios where an AI assistant needs to actually drive a browser to complete a task
  • Web automation testing and end-to-end verification
Not for
  • Users who don't want to depend on a third-party cloud browser service or obtain an API key
  • Fully offline or air-gapped environments
  • Cost-sensitive projects unable to cover Hyperbrowser API usage fees
  • Simple static-text scraping (a lightweight scraper is a better fit)
  • Environments sensitive to browser resource usage that can't run a full browser engine
Required permissions
  • Requires a valid HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY to call the Hyperbrowser cloud service
  • The server makes outbound network requests and browser actions against external webpages on the user's behalf
  • Browser agent tools may require additional OpenAI or Anthropic credentials to drive CUA/Claude Computer Use
  • Requires installing and running a browser engine (Chromium/Firefox/WebKit) locally or on a server
  • browser_navigate can visit any URL; browser_evaluate can run arbitrary JavaScript in the page context
Risks and side effects
  • A misconfigured or leaked API key could be misused, incurring unexpected charges
  • Browser agents can click and submit forms on live pages, risking unintended actions or exposure to unexpected content
  • Scraping/crawling activity may violate target sites' terms of service or trigger anti-bot defenses
  • browser_evaluate executing arbitrary scripts carries risk if a malicious page is visited — restrict to trusted sites or an isolated environment
  • Long-running browser instances consume significant memory and CPU
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, WindsurfClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Zed, Cline, Amp, Kiro, LM Studio, Antigravity, Goose
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