Browserbase MCP

Browserbase cloud browser server — run AI-controlled browsers in the cloud with session recording and anti-bot capabilities.

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// Add to your client

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@browserbasehq/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<your-project-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@browserbasehq/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<your-project-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add browserbase -e BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=<key> -e BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID=<project> -- npx -y @browserbasehq/mcp

Paste into your client's MCP configuration file.

// Try it now

"Visit https://example.com and tell me what the page title and main heading are"

! Browserbase is usage-based — sessions and bandwidth add up on longer flows
! Anti-bot measures can block cloud browsers — results vary by target site
! Automating sites you don't own may violate their terms of service — check before running production scrapes

Setup

Easy Setup

API key or simple config

Token usage

Light usage

// When to use

The page you want to scrape requires JavaScript execution
You need to interact with a page (click, fill, submit)
You want browsing to happen in the cloud, not on your machine
You're building agents that navigate multi-page flows

// When NOT to use

You only need simple HTML fetches — use fetch-mcp instead (it's free)
You need massive parallel scraping at scale — use a dedicated scraping platform
You're running on a tight budget — Browserbase is usage-based

// Usage Scenarios

JavaScript-Rendered Scraping

Read pages that require JS to load their content.

Example prompt

"Visit the SaaS pricing page at example.com/pricing and extract the plan names and prices"

Form Automation

Fill out and submit forms with provided data.

Example prompt

"Go to the contact form on acme.com and fill it out with my name, email, and the message below"

Multi-Step Workflows

Navigate through a flow that requires clicks and waits.

Example prompt

"Log into this dashboard, navigate to the reports page, and download the CSV for last month"

// About

Plain English

Imagine telling your AI: 'Go to this competitor's pricing page and tell me what they charge' or 'Fill out this web form with my data' — and it drives a real browser in the cloud to do it. This server gives your AI control of a headless Chrome browser running on Browserbase, so it can load JavaScript-heavy pages that plain HTTP fetches can't handle.

The Browserbase MCP server provides AI assistants with access to cloud-hosted browsers via the Browserbase platform. Navigate websites, interact with elements, handle authentication, bypass bot detection, and record sessions — without local browser setup.

Ideal for production web scraping, automation pipelines, and scenarios requiring consistent, scalable browser environments.

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