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10 picks · ranked by GitHub stars

Best MCP servers for web browsing and scraping

The best MCP servers for web browsing and scraping are Browser Use, Scrapling MCP Server and Chrome DevTools MCP; Browser Use leads with 119,344 GitHub stars and is published by the vendor itself.

The list covers 78 MCP servers in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Browser Use

    browser-use/browser-use

    Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data.

    Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026

    OfficialWeb & browsingPython

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Browser Use has 119,344 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself and needs an API key or token.

  2. Rank 2:

    Scrapling MCP Server

    D4Vinci/Scrapling

    Web scraping with stealth HTTP, real browsers, and Cloudflare bypass.

    Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026

    Web & browsingPython

    Stands out for running without an API key. Scrapling MCP Server has 90,113 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  3. Rank 3:

    Chrome DevTools MCP

    ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp

    MCP server for Chrome DevTools.

    Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026

    Web & browsingTypeScript

    Stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Chrome DevTools MCP has 54,326 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

At a glance

MCP servers for web browsing and scraping compared

Ranked by GitHub stars, at most one entry per repository so one project cannot fill the list. Only projects that are MCP servers: listed in the official MCP registry, or described or tagged as an MCP server by the project itself. MCP clients and AI agents that merely support MCP are left out.

Top 10 picks compared, data as of Oct 28, 2026
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsLast commitAPI key
Browser Usethe most GitHub starsMIT119,344Oct 26, 2026Needed
Scrapling MCP Serverrunning without an API keyBSD-3-Clause90,113Oct 27, 2026Not needed
Chrome DevTools MCPa permissive Apache-2.0 licenseApache-2.054,326Oct 27, 2026Not needed
Bytedance Browser–Apache-2.039,416Oct 9, 2026Not needed
Playwright MCPbeing published by the vendor itselfApache-2.038,737Oct 22, 2026Not needed
Next AI Draw.io–Apache-2.036,455Oct 26, 2026Not needed
AIHawk–MIT32,275Oct 15, 2026Not needed
Skyvern–AGPL-3.023,289Oct 28, 2026Needed
Skill Seekers–MIT15,244Sep 30, 2026Not needed
Apify MCP Server–MIT13,546Oct 28, 2026Needed

Full ranking

All 10 picks, ranked

Ranked by GitHub stars, at most one entry per repository so one project cannot fill the list. Only projects that are MCP servers: listed in the official MCP registry, or described or tagged as an MCP server by the project itself. MCP clients and AI agents that merely support MCP are left out.

  1. 1

    Browser Use

    Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data.

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Browser Use has 119,344 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself and needs an API key or token.

  2. 2

    Scrapling MCP Server

    Web scraping with stealth HTTP, real browsers, and Cloudflare bypass.

    Stands out for running without an API key. Scrapling MCP Server has 90,113 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  3. 3

    Chrome DevTools MCP

    MCP server for Chrome DevTools.

    Stands out for a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Chrome DevTools MCP has 54,326 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  4. 4

    Bytedance Browser

    MCP server for browser use access.

    Bytedance Browser has 39,416 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  5. 5

    Playwright MCP

    A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides browser automation capabilities using Playwright.

    Stands out for being published by the vendor itself. Playwright MCP has 38,737 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself and runs without an API key.

  6. 6

    Next AI Draw.io

    draw.io diagrams your AI agent draws on a live browser canvas that you can also edit by hand.

    Next AI Draw.io has 36,455 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  7. 7

    AIHawk

    AI browser agent: browses, clicks, types, and reads real web pages from plain-English instructions.

    AIHawk has 32,275 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  8. 8

    Skyvern

    AI-powered browser automation — navigate, click, fill forms, and extract data from any website.

    Skyvern has 23,289 GitHub stars and needs an API key or token.

  9. 9

    Skill Seekers

    Convert documentation websites, GitHub repositories, and PDFs into Claude AI skills with automatic conflict detection.

    Skill Seekers has 15,244 GitHub stars and runs without an API key.

  10. 10

    Apify MCP Server

    Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡.

    Apify MCP Server has 13,546 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself and needs an API key or token.

FAQ

Questions and answers

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Do these MCP servers need an API key?

3 of the 10 picks need an API key or token, for example Browser Use; 7 run without one. Each page on appsgit lists the environment variables a MCP server expects.

Which AI clients work with these MCP servers?

Claude Code (all), Cursor (all), VS Code (all) and Claude Desktop (8 of 10). The client list comes from each project's published transport and package data; appsgit does not guess it.

Are any of these MCP servers official?

Yes: Browser Use, Playwright MCP and Apify MCP Server are published by the vendor themselves.

How is this list ranked?

Ranked by GitHub stars, at most one entry per repository so one project cannot fill the list. Only projects that are MCP servers: listed in the official MCP registry, or described or tagged as an MCP server by the project itself. MCP clients and AI agents that merely support MCP are left out.

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