MCP Browser Agent

Built at AGI House MCP Hackathon

Overview

This project is a browser automation agent that uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable browser interactions. It provides a seamless integration between Claude and browser automation capabilities through our MCP server.

Thank you to Browser-Use for their browser agent capabilities that help power our MCP server!

System Requirements

• macOS (darwin 24.2.0)
• Python 3.12 or higher
• uv package manager
• Google Chrome browser (Ensure your browser is closed before running task(s).)

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Browser Automation Agent for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @ashley-ha/mcp-manus --client claude

Manual Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone 
cd mcp

2. Set up the Python environment using uv:

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv sync

Configuration

Claude Desktop Configuration

Create or modify your Claude Desktop configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-use": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/mcp",
        "run",
        "browser-use.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/browser-use with the absolute path to your project directory.

Browser Configuration

The agent is configured to use Google Chrome with the following default settings:

• Non-headless mode for development
• Window size: 1280x1100
• Disabled security features for testing
• Recording path: ./tmp/recordings

Features

• Browser automation through MCP tools
• State management and planning capabilities
• Interactive element detection and manipulation
• Configurable browser contexts
• Logging and debugging support

Usage

The agent provides two main tools:

1. get_planner_state: Retrieves the current browser state and planning context
2. execute_actions: Executes planned actions in the browser

Development

Logging

The project uses Python's built-in logging with the following configuration:

• All logs are directed to stderr
• Custom formatting: %(levelname)-8s [%(name)s] %(message)s
• Root logger level: INFO
• Third-party loggers level: WARNING

Project Structure

• browser-use.py: Main entry point and server implementation
• tmp/recordings: Directory for browser session recordings
• Dependencies managed through uv

Contributing

This project was built during the AGI House MCP Hackathon. Contributions are welcome!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Copyright (c) 2025 Jaeyun Ha, Ashley Ha

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