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io.github.ofershap/real-browser

NPM · REAL-BROWSER-MCP · SCANNED SEP 20

MCP server + Chrome extension for AI browser control with real sessions.

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0 this week 82 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 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 → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security98
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • 31 of 96 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency48
  • Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
  • Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
  • Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
  • Actively maintained (last published 193 days ago).Pass
  • Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 1169 tokens (~64/item across 18 items; 18 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management90
  • Stability observed for 27 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage97
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 92% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety75
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • 0 of 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "browser_evaluate" implies "execute" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
  • An AI judge read all 18 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the io.github.ofershap/real-browser MCP server?

io.github.ofershap/real-browser runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y real-browser-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

npm · real-browser-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add ofershap-real-browser -- npx -y real-browser-mcp
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ofershap-real-browser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "real-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "ofershap-real-browser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "real-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add ofershap-real-browser -- npx -y real-browser-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ofershap-real-browser": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "real-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add ofershap-real-browser --command npx --arg -y --arg real-browser-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  ofershap-real-browser:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "real-browser-mcp"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "ofershap-real-browser": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "real-browser-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add ofershap-real-browser -t stdio -c npx -a -y real-browser-mcp
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ofershap-real-browser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "real-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.

  • 20 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 18 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
  • 16 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 15 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 13 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 11 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 10 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
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 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/real-browser-mcp@1.2.1

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem npm

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Dependencies 96 packages
Packages resolved 96
Stale 31
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 18 exposed · ~1,169 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. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
browser_click ~69

Click an element on the page using a ref from snapshot or a CSS selector

NameTypeReqDescription
buttonstring
doubleClickboolean
refstringElement reference from snapshot (e.g. "e12")
selectorstringCSS selector for the element

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_click_text ~99

Click an element by its visible text content. Works on React dropdowns, portals, and overlays that may not appear in snapshots. CSP-safe (no eval). Prefers deepest matching element.

NameTypeReqDescription
exactbooleanRequire exact match instead of substring (default false)
indexnumberWhich match to click if multiple (0-based, default 0)
textstringyesText to match against element content (first line)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_console ~33

Read console messages (log, warn, error) from the browser

NameTypeReqDescription
clearbooleanClear messages after reading

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_evaluate ~56

Execute JavaScript in the page and return the result. Use for DOM queries, reading page state, or any operation not covered by other tools.

NameTypeReqDescription
expressionstringyesJavaScript expression or code to evaluate in the page context

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_find ~62

Find elements on the page using natural language (e.g. "login button", "search input"). Returns refs you can use with click/type.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumberMax matches to return
querystringyesNatural language description of what to find

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_handle_dialog ~55

Handle JavaScript dialogs (alert, confirm, prompt). Dialogs block page interaction until handled.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesAccept or dismiss the dialog
promptTextstringText to enter for prompt() dialogs

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_hover ~47

Hover over an element to trigger tooltips, dropdown menus, or hover states

NameTypeReqDescription
refstringElement reference from snapshot
selectorstringCSS selector for the element

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_navigate ~44

Navigate to a URL in the active browser tab

NameTypeReqDescription
urlstringyesThe URL to navigate to
waitUntilstringWhen to consider navigation complete

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_network ~45

Read network requests made by the page. Filter by URL pattern.

NameTypeReqDescription
clearbooleanClear requests after reading
filterstringURL regex pattern to filter requests

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_press_key ~101

Press a keyboard key or combination (Enter, Escape, Tab, ArrowDown, etc). Supports modifiers like Ctrl+A, Cmd+C.

NameTypeReqDescription
keystringyesKey name (e.g. "Enter", "Escape", "Tab", "ArrowDown", "a")
modifiersarrayModifier keys to hold
refstringElement ref to focus before pressing
selectorstringCSS selector to focus before pressing

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_screenshot ~38

Capture a screenshot of the visible page area

NameTypeReqDescription
formatstring
qualitynumberJPEG quality (ignored for PNG)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_scroll ~105

Scroll the page or an element. Supports pixel offsets, scrolling to elements, and named positions (top/bottom). Works with virtual scroll containers used by social media sites.

NameTypeReqDescription
amountnumberPixels to scroll
directionstring
positionstringScroll to top or bottom of page
selectorstringCSS selector of scroll container (for virtual scroll)
toElementstringRef or CSS selector to scroll into view

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_select ~78

Select an option from a dropdown/select element

NameTypeReqDescription
indexnumberOption index to select (0-based)
labelstringOption label text to select
refstringElement reference from snapshot
selectorstringCSS selector for the select element
valuestringOption value to select

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_snapshot ~84

Get an accessibility tree snapshot of the page. Returns element refs you can use with click, type, and other tools. Use compact mode (default) for smaller output - only interactive elements.

NameTypeReqDescription
compactbooleanWhen true (default), returns only interactive elements with minimal nesting. Set false for full tree.
selectorstringCSS selector to scope the snapshot

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_tabs ~55

Manage browser tabs: list, create, close, or focus

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesTab action
tabIdnumberTab ID for close/focus
urlstringURL for create action

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_text ~46

Extract raw text content from the page or a specific element

NameTypeReqDescription
maxLengthnumberMax text length to return
selectorstringCSS selector to scope text extraction

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_type ~60

Type text into an input element

NameTypeReqDescription
clearbooleanClear the field before typing
refstringElement reference from snapshot
selectorstringCSS selector for the input
textstringyesText to type

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

browser_wait ~92

Wait for a condition: element to appear, element to disappear, or a fixed delay. Useful for SPAs and dynamic content.

NameTypeReqDescription
delaynumberFixed delay in ms (ignores selector)
selectorstringCSS selector to wait for
statestringWait until element is visible, hidden, or attached to DOM
timeoutnumberMax wait time in ms

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.github.ofershap/real-browser MCP server?

io.github.ofershap/real-browser is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.ofershap/real-browser. MCP server + Chrome extension for AI browser control with real sessions. This page covers its npm package (real-browser-mcp).

Is the io.github.ofershap/real-browser MCP server safe to use?

io.github.ofershap/real-browser scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the io.github.ofershap/real-browser MCP server expose?

io.github.ofershap/real-browser exposes 18 tools: browser_navigate, browser_click, browser_type, browser_scroll, browser_press_key, and 13 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,169 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the io.github.ofershap/real-browser MCP server still maintained?

io.github.ofershap/real-browser is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the io.github.ofershap/real-browser MCP server under?

io.github.ofershap/real-browser declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.