# Browser Tools MCP (MCP server)

> Browser Tools MCP is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Monitor browser logs directly from Cursor and other MCP compatible IDEs. It has 7,327 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @agentdeskai/browser-tools-mcp.

Give your AI coding agent eyes on the browser. BrowserTools MCP streams console output, network activity, screenshots and Lighthouse audits from your real Chrome session — the one already logged into your app — to any MCP-compatible client: Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI, and others.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/AgentDeskAI/browser-tools-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 7,327 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @agentdeskai/browser-tools-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Web & browsing |
| Latest release | v2.0.2 (Aug 12, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 12, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-tools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agentdeskai/browser-tools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio browser-tools-mcp -- npx -y @agentdeskai/browser-tools-mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-tools-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agentdeskai/browser-tools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "browser-tools-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agentdeskai/browser-tools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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