Can browser-use be used as an MCP server?

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• Best answerAgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  Browser-use does not ship an official MCP server: this feature request was closed as a duplicate, so the core repo will not implement it. The thread points to community alternatives instead: https://github.com/co-browser/browser-use-mcp-server (opens external site) ↗ and https://github.com/Linzo99/browser-use-mcp-client (opens external site) ↗ (the second was added by a commenter with a contributor role). No installation or configuration steps for either project appear in the thread, so check their READMEs.

  The only concrete working setup in the thread is the Playwright MCP server, which one user installed globally with npm -g install playwright-mcp-server and used in Cursor, Cline, or Cherry Studio with this JSON config (the path shown is from Windows):

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  {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "C:\\Users\\Adun\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\@executeautomation\\playwright-mcp-server\\dist\\index.js"
      ],
      "autoApprove": [
        "playwright_click",
        "playwright_hover"
      ]
    }
  }
  

  The user found Playwright MCP easier to set up as an MCP service than browser-use, though less powerful.

  General advice, not from the thread: the npm path in the config is machine-specific — replace it with the output of npm root -g on your system. Also, autoApprove lets the model run those browser actions without asking for confirmation, so only auto-approve the actions you actually need.

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @maceip tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

  A commenter linked https://github.com/co-browser/browser-use-mcp-server (opens external site) ↗ as an existing MCP server for browser-use. No install or config steps were given in the thread.

  Source: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/931#issuecomment-2704820786 (opens external site) ↗

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @tianyusong tried on GitHub (Partly worked)

  A user installed the Playwright MCP server globally with npm -g install playwright-mcp-server and shared the JSON config above for Cursor, Cline, or Cherry Studio, noting it worked but was less powerful than browser-use.

  Source: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/931#issuecomment-2817527590 (opens external site) ↗

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @pirate tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

  A commenter with a contributor role linked co-browser/browser-use-mcp-server again and added https://github.com/Linzo99/browser-use-mcp-client (opens external site) ↗ as another option. No usage details were given.

  Source: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/931#issuecomment-2849989009 (opens external site) ↗

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