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io.github.aethynio/aethyn-browser-mcp

NPM · AETHYN-BROWSER-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3

Local Playwright browser through residential proxies — agent picks country + sticky identity

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+22 this week 66 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (6 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →

Supply Chain Security81
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (98 of 102), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
  • Runs a script at install time (postinstall) that we could not recognise. It may be perfectly ordinary, but we do not read the published tarball, so we cannot say what it does. View diagnostics → Partial
  • Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (98 of 102), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 790 tokens (~79/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
  • Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage82
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 46% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.

npm · aethyn-browser-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add aethynio-aethyn-browser-mcp -- npx -y aethyn-browser-mcp
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add aethynio-aethyn-browser-mcp -- npx -y aethyn-browser-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "aethynio-aethyn-browser-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "aethyn-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add aethynio-aethyn-browser-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg aethyn-browser-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  aethynio-aethyn-browser-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "aethyn-browser-mcp"]
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aethynio-aethyn-browser-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aethyn-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 3 Aug 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 2 Aug 26 +46
    • Provenance: unverified → fail security
    • Known CVEs: unverified → partial security
    • Install scripts: unverified → partial security
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
    • The scripts that run when this package is installed changed: postinstall security
    • Schema quality: unverified → excellent functional
    • License: unverified → pass functional
    • Dependency health: unverified → partial functional
    • Maintenance: unverified → pass functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass functional
    • Stability: unverified → 0.23 functional
    • Licence: MIT functional
  • 1 Aug 26 +14
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 functional
  • 31 Jul 26 −21
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 30 Jul 26 −18
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 27 Jul 26 44

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/[email protected]

Provenance none

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: none

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
postinstall unreviewed node scripts/install-browser.mjs
Dependencies 98 packages

98 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 96 deprecated · 30 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 10 exposed · ~790 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.

Tool Tokens
aethyn_check_exit_ip ~65

Fetch IP info THROUGH the session's proxy so you can verify the exit country/city actually landed before trusting the page. Returns ip, country, city, org/ASN, and a best-effort is_residential flag.

NameTypeReqDescription
session_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_click ~99

Click an element. Prefer a 'ref' from aethyn_snapshot (e.g. 'e12'); or pass a 'selector' (CSS, or Playwright role=/text= engine).

NameTypeReqDescription
refstringElement ref from aethyn_snapshot, e.g. 'e12'.
selectorstringFallback selector (CSS, role=..., or text=...).
session_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_close ~36

Close the session's browser context and free memory. Call this when a task is done.

NameTypeReqDescription
session_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_get_content ~47

Return the current page's content cleaned for reading (markdown by default). Use after navigating to extract data.

NameTypeReqDescription
formatstring
session_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_launch_browser ~227

Launch a local Chromium routed through a residential proxy exit in a chosen country (and city/state on the Elite tier). Returns a session_id the other aethyn_* tools use. Each session is one sticky identity — a pinned exit IP for the whole task.

NameTypeReqDescription
citystringCity for Elite-tier targeting, e.g. 'tokyo'. Requires tier:'elite'.
countrystringyesISO-3166-1 alpha-2 country code, e.g. 'jp', 'de', 'us'.
headlessbooleanRun headless. Default true.
lifetime_minintegerSticky lifetime in minutes (1–1440, default 10).
sessionstringYour task id. Reuse the same value to pin the same exit IP. Letters/digits/underscore only. Omit to auto-generate.
statestringState/region for Elite-tier targeting. Requires tier:'elite'.
tierstringProxy tier. Elite unlocks city/state targeting. Default 'premium'.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_list_countries ~48

List available exit countries (and Elite-tier cities where known). Discover geo options at runtime before launching.

NameTypeReqDescription
with_citiesbooleanOnly return countries that have known cities.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_navigate ~82

Navigate the session's browser to a URL and wait for load. Returns the HTTP status, final URL, and page title — read the page with aethyn_get_content to judge the response yourself. Public data only — respect robots.txt, rate limits, and each site's terms.

NameTypeReqDescription
session_idstringyes
urlstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_new_identity ~48

Rotate the session to a fresh residential exit (new IP, same country) and clear cookies. Use between independent tasks or after a soft-block.

NameTypeReqDescription
session_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_snapshot ~58

Return a structured accessibility snapshot (roles, names, and [ref=..] handles) of the page. Pass those refs to aethyn_click / aethyn_type. No screenshots needed.

NameTypeReqDescription
session_idstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

aethyn_type ~80

Type text into an input. Prefer a 'ref' from aethyn_snapshot; or a 'selector'. Set submit:true to press Enter after.

NameTypeReqDescription
refstring
selectorstring
session_idstringyes
submitbooleanPress Enter after typing.
textstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.