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Web BrowserSAFE

mcp/random-robbie/web-browser-1

An advanced web browsing server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) powered by Playwright, enabling headless browser interactions through a flexible, secure API.

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Exposed tools
6 6r · 0w · 0d
Transport
—
License
MIT
Stars
27
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

An advanced web browsing server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) powered by Playwright, enabling headless browser interactions through a flexible, secure API.

🌐 Features

  • Headless Web Browsing: Navigate to any website with SSL certificate validation bypass
  • Full Page Content Extraction: Retrieve complete HTML content, including dynamically loaded JavaScript
  • Multi-Tab Support: Create, manage, and switch between multiple browser tabs
  • Advanced Web Interaction Tools:
  • Extract text content
  • Click page elements
  • Input text into form fields
  • Capture screenshots
  • Extract page links with filtering capabilities
  • Scroll pages in any direction
  • Execute JavaScript on pages
  • Refresh pages
  • Wait for navigation to complete
  • Resource Management: Automatic cleanup of unused resources after inactivity
  • Enhanced Page Information: Get detailed metadata about the current page

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10+
  • MCP SDK
  • Playwright

Installation

# Install MCP and Playwright
pip install mcp playwright

# Install browser dependencies
playwright install

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
"mcpServers": {
"web-browser": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"/path/to/your/server.py"
]
}
}
}

💡 Usage Examples

Basic Web Navigation

# Browse to a website
page_content = browse_to("https://example.com")

# Extract page text
text_content = extract_text_content()

# Extract text from a specific element
title_text = extract_text_content("h1.title")

Web Interaction

# Navigate to a page
browse_to("https://example.com/login")

# Input text into a form
input_text("#username"
Read from source at commit e7cc23eafeabOBSERVED · 2026-10-08
02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.

claude-code
claude mcp add mcp-web-browser -- uvx mcp-web-browser
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-web-browser": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-web-browser"
      ]
    }
  }
}
03

Exposed tools (6)

6 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
browse_toread
click_elementread
extract_text_contentread
get_page_linksread
get_page_screenshotsread
input_textread
04

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codePASS
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
none-observed
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (0)

No findings outside the package's declared scope.

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-08 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha e7cc23eafeabfull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/random-robbie__web-browser-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
05

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-08e7cc23eafeabSAFEB89first audit
06

Questions

What is the Web Browser MCP server?

An advanced web browsing server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) powered by Playwright, enabling headless browser interactions through a flexible, secure API.

What tools does Web Browser expose?

6 in total: 6 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Web Browser safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.

What credentials does Web Browser need?

No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (e7cc23eafeab), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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