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Bytedance Browser

Bytedance Browser is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for browser use access. It has 39,206 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser.

github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop (opens in a new tab)

Install Bytedance Browser

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bytedance-browser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env DISPLAY=your-value --transport stdio bytedance-browser -- npx -y @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bytedance-browser": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "bytedance-browser": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agent-infra/mcp-server-browser"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DISPLAY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
DISPLAYNoDISPLAY environment variable for browser rendering

Tools (23)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • browser_click

    Click an element on the page, before using the tool, use browsergetclickableelements to get the index of the element,…

  • browser_close

    Close the browser when the task is done and the browser is not needed anymore

  • browser_close_tab

    Close the current tab

  • browser_evaluate

    Execute JavaScript in the browser console

  • browser_form_input_fill

    Fill out an input field, before using the tool, Either 'index' or 'selector' must be provided

  • browser_get_clickable_elements

    Get the clickable or hoverable or selectable elements on the current page, don't call this tool multiple times

  • browser_get_download_list

    Get the list of downloaded files

  • browser_get_markdown

    Get the markdown content of the current page

  • browser_get_text

    Get the text content of the current page

  • browser_go_back

    Go back to the previous page

  • browser_go_forward

    Go forward to the next page

  • browser_hover

    Hover an element on the page, Either 'index' or 'selector' must be provided

  • browser_navigate

    Navigate to a URL

  • browser_new_tab

    Open a new tab

  • browser_press_key

    Press a key on the keyboard

  • browser_read_links

    Get all links on the current page

  • browser_screenshot

    Take a screenshot of the current page or a specific element

  • browser_scroll

    Scroll the page

  • browser_select

    Select an element on the page with index, Either 'index' or 'selector' must be provided

  • browser_switch_tab

    Switch to a specific tab

  • browser_tab_list

    Get the list of tabs

  • browser_vision_screen_capture

    Take a screenshot of the current page for vision mode

  • browser_vision_screen_click

    Click left mouse button on the page with vision and snapshot, before calling this tool, you should call…

About Bytedance Browser

A fast, lightweight Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers LLMs with browser automation via Puppeteer’s structured accessibility data, featuring optional vision mode for complex visual understanding and flexible, cross-platform configuration.

  • agent
  • vlm
  • vision
  • computer-use
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • gui-operator
  • browser-use
  • gui-agent
  • multimodal

FAQ

Bytedance Browser FAQ

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What is Bytedance Browser?

Bytedance Browser is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for browser use access. It has 39,206 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser. The source code is at github.com/bytedance/UI-TARS-desktop.

How do I install the Bytedance Browser MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @agent-infra/mcp-server-browser to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Bytedance Browser free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Bytedance Browser actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 24, 2026. The latest release is v0.3.0, published Nov 4, 2025. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.