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DimensionkogiQA MCPSelector-free browser automation MCP server for AI agents, focused on debugging and testing.Playwright MCPMicrosoft's official Playwright-based browser automation MCP server
FMRS38 / 100 · D78 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions5 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2018 / 20
Documentation8 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2017 / 20
Best for
  • Web developers debugging and testing complex web applications
  • QA engineers automating end-to-end testing
  • AI agents needing selector-free browser interaction
  • 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
  • Tasks requiring high-precision visual verification (e.g., image recognition)
  • Bypassing browser security restrictions
  • Deployment in environments without Node.js 20+
  • 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 Node.js runtime
  • Requires network access to navigate web pages
  • May require access to local development servers
  • Requires ability to execute JavaScript code
  • 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
  • May execute unverified navigation or actions, leading to unexpected behavior
  • May expose sensitive information (e.g., console logs)
  • Depends on a third-party service (kogiQA)
  • Potential security risks if browser automation is misused
  • 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, VS Code, CursorClaude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Zed, Cline, Amp, Kiro, LM Studio, Antigravity, Goose
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