# io.github.zhiqi-li/browser-mcp-cdp (npm · browser-mcp-cdp)

Local Chrome via CDP with profile-snapshot isolation and shared-broker multi-client support

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +44
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `browser-mcp-cdp`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp/browser-mcp-cdp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp/browser-mcp-cdp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `browser-mcp-cdp`
- Version: `0.1.2`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 101 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 545 tokens (~41/item across 13 items; 13 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp -- npx -y browser-mcp-cdp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp -- npx -y browser-mcp-cdp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "browser-mcp-cdp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp --command npx --arg -y --arg browser-mcp-cdp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "browser-mcp-cdp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "browser-mcp-cdp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 69, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-08-02 (score 66, +30)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 36, +30)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 6, −74)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Provenance: fail → unverified
- [security regression] Install scripts: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] License: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-28 (score 80, +55)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: excellent
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-27 (score 25)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (13)

### `browser_navigate` (~36 tokens)

Navigate the browser to a URL. Returns the final URL and page title.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): The URL to navigate to

### `browser_evaluate` (~70 tokens)

Execute JavaScript in the current page context and return the result. Use await_promise=true (default) for async expressions.

Input parameters:

- `await_promise` (string): Set to "false" to skip awaiting a returned Promise (default: true)
- `expression` (string, required): JavaScript expression to evaluate

### `browser_screenshot` (~22 tokens)

Capture a screenshot of the current page. Returns a PNG image.

### `browser_click` (~38 tokens)

Click an element matched by a CSS selector. Returns true if found and clicked.

Input parameters:

- `selector` (string, required): CSS selector for the element to click

### `browser_fill` (~49 tokens)

Set the value of an input, textarea, or select element matched by a CSS selector.

Input parameters:

- `selector` (string, required): CSS selector for the form element
- `text` (string, required): Value to set

### `browser_wait_for` (~63 tokens)

Wait until an element matching the CSS selector appears in the DOM. Returns true if found within the timeout, false otherwise.

Input parameters:

- `selector` (string, required): CSS selector to wait for
- `timeout_ms` (string): Max wait time in milliseconds (default 5000)

### `browser_get_url` (~15 tokens)

Get the current page URL.

### `browser_get_text` (~38 tokens)

Get the visible text content of the page or a specific element.

Input parameters:

- `selector` (string): CSS selector (optional, defaults to document.body)

### `browser_get_html` (~38 tokens)

Get the outer HTML of the page or a specific element.

Input parameters:

- `selector` (string): CSS selector (optional, defaults to full page HTML)

### `browser_scroll` (~48 tokens)

Scroll the page by a relative offset in pixels.

Input parameters:

- `x` (string): Horizontal scroll in px (default 0)
- `y` (string): Vertical scroll in px (default 0)

### `browser_click_at` (~69 tokens)

Click at an absolute (x, y) pixel coordinate on the page using real CDP mouse events. Pierces through iframes and ad overlays that block CSS-selector clicks.

Input parameters:

- `x` (string, required): Horizontal coordinate in CSS pixels
- `y` (string, required): Vertical coordinate in CSS pixels

### `browser_tabs` (~22 tokens)

List all open browser tabs with their id, url, and title.

### `browser_new_tab` (~37 tokens)

Open a new browser tab, optionally navigating to a URL.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string): URL to open (default: about:blank)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp/browser-mcp-cdp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 69
- 2026-08-02: 66
- 2026-08-01: 36
- 2026-07-31: 36
- 2026-07-30: 6
- 2026-07-28: 80
- 2026-07-27: 25

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/browser-mcp-cdp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/browser-mcp-cdp
- Repository: https://github.com/zhiqi-li/browser-mcp-cdp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp/browser-mcp-cdp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp/browser-mcp-cdp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/zhiqi-li-browser-mcp-cdp/browser-mcp-cdp