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DimensionFortress MCP ServerStealth browser engine that lets AI agents fetch pages past Cloudflare/DataDome/CAPTCHA and extract clean data.Playwright MCP ServerPlaywright-based browser automation MCP server
FMRS58 / 100 · C66 / 100 · C
Reliability7 / 209 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2011 / 20
Maintenance13 / 2015 / 20
Documentation14 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • AI agents and browser automation projects that need to access heavily protected websites.
  • Developers who need clean, reproducible page extraction and site crawling.
  • Teams that value open-source and auditable stealth technology.
  • Developers who need browser automation from Claude Desktop, VS Code, and similar clients
  • Users doing web testing and scraping
Not for
  • Use cases requiring strict compliance with website terms of service; stealth techniques may violate ToS.
  • Users needing multiple simultaneous personas or highly configurable fingerprints (current CLI limits one persona per launch).
  • Native binaries on macOS or ARM platforms; must run via Docker.
  • Environments requiring strict sandboxing that disallow AI-controlled browsers
  • Claude Desktop users needing HTTP/SSE mode (Claude Desktop currently requires stdio mode)
Required permissions
  • Launches a local Chromium browser process and exposes a CDP endpoint on a local port (e.g., 9222).
  • Assumes full control of the browser via MCP tool calls: navigation, clicks, typing, etc.
  • May access localhost or private IPs, but is SSRF-guarded by default; set TILION_ALLOW_PRIVATE_EGRESS=1 to allow.
  • Runs real browsers (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit) locally
  • Automatically downloads and installs browser binaries on first use
  • Writes log files to ~/playwright-mcp-server.log
  • Binds a local port in HTTP mode (default 8931)
Risks and side effects
  • Use of stealth techniques may violate website terms of service and carry legal risks.
  • Even with fingerprint correction, advanced detection can still flag the browser, especially with datacenter IPs.
  • The browser process consumes CPU and memory; concurrent sessions may impact system performance.
  • AI can execute JavaScript in a real browser, potentially accessing and manipulating sensitive web content
  • Automatic browser downloads consume disk space and bandwidth
  • HTTP mode binds to localhost only; exposing it via SSH tunnels still requires caution
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, CursorClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cline, Cursor, VS Code
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