# Stealth Browser MCP (MCP server)

> Stealth Browser MCP is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Stealth browser automation for AI agents over MCP and the Chrome DevTools Protocol: navigation, network hooks, DOM extraction… It has 3,281 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx browserstealthmcp.

Stealth browser automation for MCP-compatible AI agents. Navigate Cloudflare challenges, anti-bot checks, and login walls with real Chrome-family browser instances powered by nodriver, Chrome DevTools Protocol, and FastMCP.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/vibheksoni/stealth-browser-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 3,281 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: browserstealthmcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Web & browsing |
| Latest release | v0.2.5 (Feb 10, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 24, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stealth-browser-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browserstealthmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STEALTH_BROWSER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env STEALTH_BROWSER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio stealth-browser-mcp -- uvx browserstealthmcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stealth-browser-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browserstealthmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STEALTH_BROWSER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "stealth_browser_mcp_auth_token",
      "description": "STEALTH_BROWSER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "stealth-browser-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browserstealthmcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "STEALTH_BROWSER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN": "${input:stealth_browser_mcp_auth_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `STEALTH_BROWSER_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN` (secret): Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `BROWSER_IDLE_TIMEOUT`: Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `BROWSER_FILE_UPLOAD_ALLOWED_DIRS`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

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