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DimensionSelenium MCP ServerMCP server for Selenium WebDriver – browser automation for AI agents.Chrome DevTools MCPThe Chrome team's official MCP server exposing Chrome DevTools capabilities to AI assistants
FMRS52 / 100 · D76 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2017 / 20
Documentation16 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2017 / 20
Best for
  • Developers and testers who want AI-assisted browser automation.
  • Scenarios requiring headless browsers for integration testing or crawling.
  • Users who prefer natural language commands over manual scripting.
  • Teams already using Selenium and looking to integrate AI agents.
  • Frontend developers who want AI-assisted web debugging and performance analysis
  • Scenarios that need browser automation and performance diagnostics in the same tool
Not for
  • Not suitable for scenarios requiring fine-grained control over browser internals (though execute_script exists).
  • Not suitable for tasks that don't need browser automation, like pure API testing.
  • Not ideal for production environments requiring official support or enterprise guarantees, as it's community-maintained.
  • Safari users need extra setup and lack headless mode, which may not fit all automation needs.
  • Cases that only need to scrape page text without performance analysis or complex interaction (a lighter scraping tool is a better fit)
Required permissions
  • Network access to download browser drivers and communicate with browsers.
  • Local filesystem access for file uploads and screenshot saves.
  • Potential system permissions (e.g., `sudo safaridriver --enable`).
  • Execution permissions to run npx commands.
  • Requires a local Chrome browser instance to run
  • navigate_page can visit any URL; type_text/fill_form and similar tools can enter arbitrary content into the page
Risks and side effects
  • Browser automation may be detected by websites, leading to IP bans or ToS violations.
  • Headless mode can be recognized by some sites, affecting test validity.
  • The server itself is not malicious, but executing arbitrary JavaScript via execute_script poses security risks if the agent is instructed maliciously.
  • Dependency on npx may download unspecified versions, introducing supply chain risks.
  • Misuse could accidentally submit forms, delete data, or perform destructive actions.
  • Safari configuration requires admin privileges, which may modify system settings.
  • Browser automation tools can access and manipulate the content of open pages — use only in a trusted development/test environment
  • performance_start_trace and similar tracing tools continuously record browser activity — avoid leaving them running on pages containing sensitive information
Supported clientsGoose, Claude Code, Cursor, WindsurfClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Cline, Amp, Kiro, Antigravity
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