[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":876},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-43613194":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":50,"post_text":51,"what":52,"said":99,"maker_in_thread":220,"shape":231,"grid":236,"attempts":840,"same_week":841,"maker_shows":233,"maker_hidden":868,"reader_version":869,"card":870},"43613194","Browser MCP","Automate your browser using Cursor, Claude, VS Code","title","Show HN: Browser MCP – Automate your browser using Cursor, Claude, VS Code","https:\u002F\u002Fbrowsermcp.io\u002F","browsermcp.io","namuorg",1744043145,2025,616,217,47,3837,2,"legend","dev_tools","browser automation","browser_extension",[21,24,25,26,27],"mcp","chrome extension","claude desktop","cursor","mixed",-0.084,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},15,40,5,27,87,{"privacy":37,"performance":40,"idea":43,"execution":45,"docs":48,"design":49},{"positive":38,"critical":39},1,9,{"positive":41,"critical":42},0,4,{"positive":33,"critical":44},11,{"positive":46,"critical":47},6,3,{"positive":41,"critical":41},{"positive":41,"critical":41},[38,38,38,47,38,41,41,38,41,18,38,47,38,38,47,42,47,18,47,38,41,38,47,33,42,47,42,33,33,18,38,38,38,33,42,47,47,18,18,33],null,{"problem":53,"audience":51,"pricing":51,"motivation":63,"time_to_build":51,"stack":70,"openness":96,"stage":97,"team_size":98},{"value":54,"source":55,"evidence":56},"Lets AI assistants control the user's local browser using their existing logged-in sessions.","maker",[57,60],{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},"43613905","The Puppeteer MCP server doesn't work well because it requires CSS selectors to interact with elements. It makes up CSS selectors rather than reading the page and generating…",{"id":61,"by":11,"text":62},"43613971","Of course, you're sending data to the AI model, but the \"private\" aspect is contrasting automating using a local browser vs. automating using a remote browser. When you automate…",{"value":64,"source":55,"evidence":65},"Wanted to reuse existing logged-in browser profile and avoid bot detection of fresh browsers.",[66,67],{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},{"id":68,"by":11,"text":69},"43613934","An extension is more user-friendly! I leave Chrome open basically 24\u002F7 and having to create a new Chrome instance via the command line just to use Browser MCP just felt like too…",[71,83,89],{"value":72,"source":73,"evidence":74},"Node.js (MCP server)","commenter",[75,79],{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},"43617462","doug_life","This may be obvious to most here, but you need Node.js installed for the MCP server to run. This critical detail is not in the set up instructions.",{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"43614604","cadence-","Doesn't work on Windows: 2025-04-07T18:43:26.537Z [browsermcp] [info] Initializing server... 2025-04-07T18:43:26.603Z [browsermcp] [info] Server started and connected…",{"value":84,"source":55,"evidence":85},"Chrome DevTools Protocol",[86],{"id":87,"by":11,"text":88},"43614105","Browser MCP uses the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) to automate the browser so it currently only works for Chromium-based browsers. Unfortunately, Firefox doesn't expose…",{"value":90,"source":55,"evidence":91},"Playwright MCP adaptation",[92,93],{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},{"id":94,"by":11,"text":95},"43617583","Hey Pavel, this is Namu, the creator of Browser MCP. You’re right, this is an adaptation of Playwright MCP to automate the user’s local browser as mentioned in the GitHub README…","unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":100,"objections":112,"requests":147,"questions":173,"alternatives":192},[101],{"value":102,"source":73,"evidence":103},"Useful for automating authenticated sessions",[104,108],{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"43614189","picardo","I like this. It would be interesting to use it for when I need to use authenticated browser sessions.",{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"43639497","plessas","thank you for this. Using my own browser helps me automate tasks on sites I 'd typically get detected using automation. Works like a charm! Hope you continue to work on the repo.",[113,120,128,140],{"value":114,"source":73,"evidence":115},"Telemetry sent to analytics services by the extension",[116],{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"43619345","rmac","[!warning!] 1) this projects' chrome extension sends detailed telemetry to posthog and amplitude: - https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcobrowser-images\u002Ftelemetry.png -…",{"value":121,"source":73,"evidence":122},"Only partial source released; extension source not public",[123,124],{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"43614373","washedDeveloper","Can you add a license to your code along with open sourcing the chrome extension?",{"value":129,"source":73,"evidence":130},"Windows startup errors and unreliable clicks in Claude Desktop",[131,132,136],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},{"id":133,"by":134,"text":135},"43615053","thenaturalist","Crazy, in looking up some info on the web and creating a Spreadsheet on Google Sheets to insert the results, it worked almost perfectly the first time and completely failed…",{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},"43614145","icelancer","I just run into a bunch of errors on my Windows machine + Chrome when connected over remote-ssh. Extension installed, tab enabled, npx updated\u002Finstalled, etc. 2025-04-07…",{"value":141,"source":73,"evidence":142},"Triggers CAPTCHAs and bot blocks, contrary to website claim",[143],{"id":144,"by":145,"text":146},"43614490","bhouston","So the website claims: \"Avoids bot detection and CAPTCHAs by using your real browser fingerprint.\" Yeah, not really. I've used a similar system a few weeks back (one I wrote…",[148,152,159,166],{"value":149,"source":73,"evidence":150},"Add a license and open source the Chrome extension",[151],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},{"value":153,"source":73,"evidence":154},"Firefox support",[155],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"43614014","Fernicia","Any plans to make a Firefox version?",{"value":160,"source":73,"evidence":161},"Use accessibility tree instead of screenshots",[162],{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"43615116","Gehinnn","Would be nice if it could use the Accessibility Tree from chrome dev tools to navigate the page instead of relying on screenshots…",{"value":167,"source":73,"evidence":168},"Pause automation when a captcha appears",[169],{"id":170,"by":171,"text":172},"43613921","neilellis","Well done, just tested on Claude Desktop and it worked smoothly and a lot less clunky than playwright. This is the right direction to go in. I don't know if you've done it…",[174,185],{"value":175,"source":73,"evidence":176},"How does it compare to Playwright MCP?",[177,181],{"id":178,"by":179,"text":180},"43619931","mrwww","How does it compare to playwright mcp?",{"id":182,"by":183,"text":184},"43618040","webprofusion","Or just use Playwright MCP: https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmicrosoft\u002Fplaywright-mcp",{"value":186,"source":73,"evidence":187},"Does the DOM get sent to the AI model, affecting privacy?",[188],{"id":189,"by":190,"text":191},"43613935","johnpaulkiser","> Private > Since automation happens locally, your browser activity stays on your device and isn't sent to remote servers. I think this is bullshit. Isn't the dom or whatever…",[193,205,213],{"value":194,"source":73,"evidence":195},"Playwright MCP",[196,200,201],{"id":197,"by":198,"text":199},"43617245","pavelfeldman","I mean no disrespect, but this looks like an outdated clone of https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmicrosoft\u002Fplaywright-mcp https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fmicrosoft\u002Fplaywright-mcp\u002Fblob\u002Fmain\u002Fsrc\u002Ftools\u002Ftool.ts…",{"id":182,"by":183,"text":184},{"id":202,"by":203,"text":204},"43613803","buttofthejoke","Why use this over Puppeteer or Playwright extensions?",{"value":206,"source":73,"evidence":207},"Puppeteer MCP",[208,209],{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},{"id":210,"by":211,"text":212},"43614664","graiz","works better than puppet mcp for me but having issues with keyboard events and actions on some websites.",{"value":214,"source":73,"evidence":215},"browser-use and similar GPT browser agents",[216],{"id":217,"by":218,"text":219},"43614111","behnamoh","What I don't like about LLMs is that people keep re-inventing the wheel over and over. For example, we've been able to control browsers using GPT for about 2 years now: -…",{"comments":39,"answered":42,"key":221},[222,225,228],{"id":223,"text":224},"43624154","Hey, creator of Browser MCP here. 1. Yes, the extension uses an anonymous device ID and sends an analytics event when a tool call is used. You can inspect the network traffic to…",{"id":226,"text":227},"43617638","Added! https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.browsermcp.io\u002Fsetup-server#node-js",{"id":229,"text":230},"43614684","Can you try again? There was another comment that mentioned that there's an issue with port killing code on Windows: https:\u002F\u002Fnews.ycombinator.com\u002Fitem?id=43614145 I 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