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A Minimum Control Program (MCP) server implementation for web browsing capabilities using BeautifulSoup4

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What is Web Browser?

Web Browser is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to minimum control program (mcp) server implementation for web browsing capabilities using beautifulsoup4

A Minimum Control Program (MCP) server implementation for web browsing capabilities using BeautifulSoup4

This server falls under the Browser Automation category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.

Features

  • A Minimum Control Program (MCP) server implementation for we

Use Cases

Browse web pages and extract content with BeautifulSoup
Enable web automation capabilities for AI agents
blazickjp

Maintainer

LicenseMIT License
Languagepython
Versionv1.0.0
UpdatedMar 20, 2026
Statushealthy
Maintenanceactive

Works with

ClaudeOpenAIwindowsmacoslinux
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Installation

NPM

npx -y web-browser-mcp-server

Manual Installation

npx -y web-browser-mcp-server

Configuration

Configuration Details

Config File

claude_desktop_config.json

Performance

Response Metrics

Response Time< 200ms
ThroughputMedium

Resource Usage

Memory UsageLow
CPU UsageLow

How to Set Up and Use Web Browser

web-browser-mcp-server is a lightweight Python MCP server that gives AI assistants the ability to fetch and parse web pages using BeautifulSoup4. It exposes a browse_webpage tool that retrieves page content, extracts metadata (titles, links), and supports CSS selector-based targeting to pull specific elements like headlines, article text, or navigation links. Developers use it to let AI agents read live web content, scrape structured data, and gather information from URLs without a full headless browser.

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.11 or higher
  • uv package manager (https://astral.sh/uv)
  • An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop or Cursor
  • Internet access for the server to fetch web pages
1

Install via uv

Install the web-browser-mcp-server package as a uv tool so it is available as a command.

uv tool install web-browser-mcp-server
2

Add the server to your MCP client configuration

Open your claude_desktop_config.json (or equivalent) and add the server entry. The server runs via `uv tool run` and accepts an optional REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["tool", "run", "web-browser-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "REQUEST_TIMEOUT": "30"
      }
    }
  }
}
3

Alternative: install via Smithery

You can also install using Smithery which handles the Claude Desktop configuration automatically.

npx -y @smithery/cli install web-browser-mcp-server --client claude
4

Restart Claude Desktop

Restart your MCP client so the server is loaded. The browse_webpage tool will appear in the tool list once the server starts successfully.

5

Browse web pages from your AI client

Ask your AI assistant to fetch a URL. The browse_webpage tool supports basic page retrieval and optional CSS selectors for targeted extraction of specific page elements.

Web Browser Examples

Client configuration

Claude Desktop configuration using uv tool run with a 30-second request timeout.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-browser-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["tool", "run", "web-browser-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "REQUEST_TIMEOUT": "30"
      }
    }
  }
}

Prompts to try

Example prompts for browsing and extracting web content.

- "Fetch the content of https://example.com and summarize it"
- "Get the headlines from https://news.ycombinator.com using the .titleline selector"
- "Browse https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html and extract the main article text"
- "Fetch https://github.com/trending and list the top 5 trending repositories"
- "Read https://httpbin.org/get and show me the response headers and metadata"

Troubleshooting Web Browser

browse_webpage times out on slow sites

Increase the REQUEST_TIMEOUT environment variable in your config. The default is 30 seconds; set it to 60 or higher for slow or large pages: `"REQUEST_TIMEOUT": "60"`.

uv tool run web-browser-mcp-server: command not found

Ensure uv is installed (`which uv`) and the package is installed (`uv tool list`). If the tool is not listed, run `uv tool install web-browser-mcp-server` first, then restart your MCP client.

CSS selector returns no results

Verify the selector against the page's actual HTML — some sites use dynamically generated class names that change. Try a broader selector or use the page title/link extraction instead, which works without selectors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Web Browser

What is Web Browser?

Web Browser is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that minimum control program (mcp) server implementation for web browsing capabilities using beautifulsoup4 It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.

How do I install Web Browser?

Install via npm with the command: npx -y web-browser-mcp-server. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).

Which AI clients work with Web Browser?

Web Browser works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.

Is Web Browser free to use?

Yes, Web Browser is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.

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Quick Config Preview

{ "mcpServers": { "web-browser": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "web-browser-mcp-server"] } } }

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json

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