# Does browserbase have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** browserbase maintains an official MCP server.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Local server — Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
- Repository: [browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase](https://github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase) — ★ 3.4k, last push 2026-07-20, Apache-2.0, archived
- Maintainer: browserbase
- Language: TypeScript
- Category: [Browser Automation](https://mcpyet.com/category/browser-automation/)
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-08-11 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## What it does

> Allow LLMs to control a browser with Browserbase and Stagehand
> — how [browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase](https://github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase) describes itself

Project site: <https://stagehand.dev>

## The receipts

- **Official repository:** [browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase](https://github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase) — ★ 3.4k, pushed 2026-07-20, Apache-2.0 (active), **archived**

## How to connect it

Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add browserbase -- npx -y <package-from-readme>
```

Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config** and add the server to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "browserbase": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "<package-from-readme>"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to **remote servers only**, and this one runs on your machine. Either expose it through an MCP gateway that gives it a public URL, or use a client with native local support (Claude or Cursor).

## How we know

Verdict derived by matching the browserbase organization against its GitHub presence and cross-checking against published MCP server lists.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in Browser Automation

- [Chrome](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/chrome.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Puppeteer](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/puppeteer.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Firecrawl](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/firecrawl.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/browserbase/ — data refreshed 2026-08-11