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Automata MCP

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

Features

  • 🌐 Full browser automation through MCP
  • 🎯 Smart element detection and interaction
  • 📝 Text extraction and form filling
  • 🔍 Web scraping capabilities
  • 🚀 Easy integration with Claude Desktop

Installation

pip install automata-mcp

The package will automatically install Playwright and download the Chromium browser on first run.

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "automata": {
      "command": "automata-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop and the browser automation tools will be available.

Available Tools

  • open_browser - Opens browser and navigates to URL
  • navigate_to - Navigate to a new URL
  • get_actionable_elements - Get list of clickable elements
  • click_element - Click an element
  • type_text - Type into input fields
  • extract_text_from_page - Extract all visible text
  • get_element_text - Get text from specific element
  • scroll_page - Scroll in any direction
  • finish - Close browser and cleanup

Example Prompts for Claude

  • "Open amazon.com and search for wireless headphones"
  • "Go to wikipedia.org and extract the main article text"
  • "Navigate to example.com and click the login button"

Development

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/automata-mcp
cd automata-mcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"

License

MIT License

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