automata-mcp 0.2.1

MCP server for browser automation using Playwright

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