Set it up
- 1
Turn on Browserbase in your AI
In Claude: open Settings → Connectors and add Browserbase. In ChatGPT: Settings → Apps & Connectors.
- 2
Add it to your app once
Copy the short config below into your app. It just tells your AI where to find Browserbase.
- 3
Just ask
Tell it what you want in plain words — no special commands.
For example, say
“Visit https://example.com and tell me what the page title and main heading are”
Need the exact config? Show it +
Add to your client
{
"mcpServers": {
"browserbase": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@browserbasehq/mcp"],
"env": {
"BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
"BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<your-project-id>"
}
}
}
}Paste into your client's MCP configuration file.
Get the skill
A ready-made skill that teaches your AI agent to use Browserbase well. Browserbase's official browser-automation skill.
npx skills add browserbase/skills Quick skills
Copy one, paste it to your AI, watch it work.
JavaScript-Rendered Scraping
“Visit the SaaS pricing page at example.com/pricing and extract the plan names and prices”
Form Automation
“Go to the contact form on acme.com and fill it out with my name, email, and the message below”
Multi-Step Workflows
“Log into this dashboard, navigate to the reports page, and download the CSV for last month”
Good to know
- · Browserbase is usage-based — sessions and bandwidth add up on longer flows
- · Anti-bot measures can block cloud browsers — results vary by target site
- · Automating sites you don't own may violate their terms of service — check before running production scrapes
When to use
- ✓ The page you want to scrape requires JavaScript execution
- ✓ You need to interact with a page (click, fill, submit)
- ✓ You want browsing to happen in the cloud, not on your machine
- ✓ You're building agents that navigate multi-page flows
When not to use
- × You only need simple HTML fetches — use fetch-mcp instead (it's free)
- × You need massive parallel scraping at scale — use a dedicated scraping platform
- × You're running on a tight budget — Browserbase is usage-based
About
Imagine telling your AI: 'Go to this competitor's pricing page and tell me what they charge' or 'Fill out this web form with my data' — and it drives a real browser in the cloud to do it. This server gives your AI control of a headless Chrome browser running on Browserbase, so it can load JavaScript-heavy pages that plain HTTP fetches can't handle.
The Browserbase MCP server provides AI assistants with access to cloud-hosted browsers via the Browserbase platform. Navigate websites, interact with elements, handle authentication, bypass bot detection, and record sessions — without local browser setup.
Ideal for production web scraping, automation pipelines, and scenarios requiring consistent, scalable browser environments.
Workflows That Use Browserbase MCP
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FAQ
What does Browserbase MCP do? +
Imagine telling your AI: 'Go to this competitor's pricing page and tell me what they charge' or 'Fill out this web form with my data' — and it drives a real browser in the cloud to do it. This server gives your AI control of a headless Chrome browser running on Browserbase, so it can load JavaScript-heavy pages that plain HTTP fetches can't handle.
Do I need to know how to code? +
No. Turn it on in your AI's settings and ask in plain English — no terminal, no coding.
When should I use Browserbase MCP? +
Reach for it when you need to: The page you want to scrape requires JavaScript execution; You need to interact with a page (click, fill, submit); You want browsing to happen in the cloud, not on your machine; You're building agents that navigate multi-page flows.
When should I avoid Browserbase MCP? +
Skip it when: You only need simple HTML fetches — use fetch-mcp instead (it's free); You need massive parallel scraping at scale — use a dedicated scraping platform; You're running on a tight budget — Browserbase is usage-based.
How do I install Browserbase MCP? +
In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add browserbase -e BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=<key> -e BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID=<project> -- npx -y @browserbasehq/mcp. Copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf are at the top of this page.
