Browser Use (MCP mode)

Description written after our first hands-on test.

🧭 Browser automation★ 117,894Updated 2026-10-09Auth: noneGitHub ↗

SourcesGitHubbrowser-use/browser-use

Test results

No full client pass yet

Claude CodeFailed2026-10-13 · agent task (no tool result containing ['TP-4242'])

CursorFailed2026-10-13 · agent task (answer missing ['TP-4242']; no tool result containing ['TP-4242'])

Claude DesktopFailed2026-10-14 · agent task (no tool result containing ['TP-4242']; answer missing ['TP-4242'])

ChatGPT (Codex)Failed2026-10-14 · agent task (answer missing ['TP-4242']; no tool result containing ['TP-4242'])

Protocol: starts, 16 tools listed · 2026-10-13

Install

claude mcp add browser-use -- uvx --from browser-use[cli] browser-use --mcp

Run in your terminal. This exact command is what our harness runs in Claude Code; see the results above.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-use": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "browser-use[cli]",
        "browser-use",
        "--mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save as .cursor/mcp.json. This exact config is what our harness runs in Cursor; see the results above.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-use": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "browser-use[cli]",
        "browser-use",
        "--mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop. Tested on the Linux beta; see the results above.

[mcp_servers.browser-use]
command = "uvx"
args = ["--from", "browser-use[cli]", "browser-use", "--mcp"]

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (shared by the ChatGPT (Codex) CLI and the ChatGPT desktop app; Codex runs inside the ChatGPT desktop app). Tested with the ChatGPT (Codex) CLI bundled in the ChatGPT desktop app; see the results above.

Not connecting? Troubleshooting: Claude Code · Cursor · Claude Desktop · ChatGPT (Codex)

Test history

Date	Check	Result	Version
2026-10-13	Protocol (direct stdio)	Protocol: starts, 16 tools listed	0.13.11
2026-10-13	Claude Code	Failed agent task (no tool result containing ['TP-4242'])	2.1.296 (Claude Code)
2026-10-13	Cursor	Failed agent task (answer missing ['TP-4242']; no tool result containing ['TP-4242'])	2026.10.12-d47ca18
2026-10-14	Claude Desktop	Failed agent task (no tool result containing ['TP-4242']; answer missing ['TP-4242'])	Claude Desktop 2.37337.1 (Linu
2026-10-14	ChatGPT (Codex)	Failed agent task (answer missing ['TP-4242']; no tool result containing ['TP-4242'])	codex-cli 0.162.0-alpha.17.2

Tools seen by our harness (16)

browser_navigatebrowser_clickbrowser_typebrowser_get_statebrowser_extract_contentbrowser_get_htmlbrowser_screenshotbrowser_scrollbrowser_go_backbrowser_list_tabsbrowser_switch_tabbrowser_close_tabretry_with_browser_use_agentbrowser_list_sessionsbrowser_close_sessionbrowser_close_all