mcp-stealth-chrome 0.1.6

Stealth Chrome MCP server — nodriver + Chromium + 80+ tools with Cloudflare/Turnstile bypass, CapSolver, storage-state reuse

MCP Stealth Chrome

97 tools for AI agents that bypass Cloudflare, Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, and modern anti-bot systems.

Browser stealth when you need eyes. TLS-perfect HTTP when you need speed.

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Built on nodriver (direct CDP, no WebDriver leak) + curl_cffi (TLS fingerprint spoofing) + FastMCP.

One-line install with uvx:

claude mcp add stealth-chrome -- uvx mcp-stealth-chrome@latest

Proven on Real Sites

Site	Challenge	Result
bot.sannysoft.com	All fingerprint tests	✅ 100% pass (proof)
2captcha.com/demo/cloudflare-turnstile	Turnstile visible	✅ Passed via click_turnstile() (proof)
arh.antoinevastel.com/.../areyouheadless	Headless-chrome detection	✅ "You are not Chrome headless" (proof)
browserscan.net/bot-detection	WebDriver/Selenium/CDP/Headless	✅ All categories "Normal" (proof)
tls.browserleaks.com	TLS JA3/JA4 fingerprint	✅ Real Chrome/Firefox/Safari JA3 hashes (see output below)
httpbin.org	Multi-instance isolation	✅ Two browsers parallel
google.com/recaptcha/api2/demo	reCAPTCHA v2 image challenge	✅ 5/5 = 100% via solve_recaptcha_ai() (proof)

🎯 click_turnstile → Cloudflare Turnstile Bypass

One-liner bypass. click_turnstile() → checkbox switches from "Verify you are human" ☐ to "Success!" ✅. Proven on 2captcha.com/demo/cloudflare-turnstile.

🧪 bot.sannysoft.com → All Fingerprint Tests Pass

navigator.webdriver missing, WebDriver Advanced passed, Chrome present, Plugins detected correctly, PHANTOM_* probes all ok, WebGL shows real Apple M1 Pro GPU — nodriver's CDP-direct approach leaves zero automation traces.

🤖 areyouheadless → Headless Chrome Detection

Antoine Vastel's public headless-detection test says "You are not Chrome headless" — even though we run Chrome controlled programmatically.

🔍 browserscan.net/bot-detection → All Categories Normal

14 signals checked (WebDriver, WebDriver Advance, Selenium, NightmareJS, PhantomJS, Awesomium, Cef, CefSharp, Coaches, FMiner, Born, Phantomas, Rhino, Webdriverio, Headless Chrome, CDP, Dev Tool, Native Navigator) — every one returns "Normal".

🔐 TLS Fingerprint Proof

http_request(impersonate="chrome") vs vanilla Python httpx — tls.browserleaks.com:

Vanilla httpx:       JA3: 37f7d09ced1a845dc48872abc1a29d7b   UA: python-httpx/0.28.1    ❌ BOT
Chrome impersonate:  JA3: f830262a93191fd695c65531282d5657   UA: Chrome/146.0.0.0         ✅ real Chrome
Firefox impersonate: JA3: 6f7889b9fb1a62a9577e685c1fcfa919   UA: Firefox/147.0            ✅ real Firefox
Safari impersonate:  JA3: ecdf4f49dd59effc439639da29186671   UA: Safari/605.1.15          ✅ real Safari

Each impersonation produces authentic browser JA3/JA4 — Cloudflare, DataDome, and Akamai cannot distinguish our HTTP requests from real browsers.

🏆 reCAPTCHA v2 Benchmark (5 consecutive runs)

Fresh profile + mouse drift warmup + an OpenAI-compatible vision model:

Run 1: ✅ 2169ch token, tiles=[3,4,7],         146s
Run 2: ✅ 2126ch token, tiles=[0,2,4,7],        80s
Run 3: ✅ 2169ch token, tiles=[1,2,4,8],       143s
Run 4: ✅ 2148ch token, tiles=[1,4,5,6,8,9],  126s
Run 5: ✅ 2169ch token, tiles=[0,3,4],          69s

Success rate: 5/5 = 100%
Avg solve:   113s
Token range: 2126–2169 chars (all Google-accepted)

First OSS MCP with proven 100% reCAPTCHA v2 bypass via BYO-API-key — works with Claude, gpt-4o, gpt-5.x, Gemini, Groq, local Ollama, any OpenAI-compatible vision model.

Method: neutral prompt language bypasses LLM safety filter + auto-refresh challenge when vision returns empty + dynamic 3x3/4x4 grid detection + humanized mouse behavior.

Key Differentiators

Compared to the leading Python stealth MCP (vibheksoni/stealth-browser-mcp, 476⭐):

Feature	mcp-stealth-chrome	vibheksoni
Tools	94	90
click_turnstile one-liner	✅ Proven bypass	❌
Dual-mode HTTP (curl_cffi TLS)	✅ Unique	❌
AI Vision reCAPTCHA solver (Claude)	✅ Unique	❌
Precision Mouse Kit (11 tools)	✅ Unique	❌
Multi-instance + idle reaper	✅	✅
Install	uvx zero-setup	git clone + pip
Sister Firefox package	✅ mcp-camoufox	❌
Network interception hooks	⚠️ basic	✅ AI-generated Python hooks
Pixel-perfect element cloning	⚠️ basic	✅ 300+ CSS + events

Different niches: we focus on anti-bot bypass, they focus on UI reverse-engineering. Both MCPs work great together.

Quick Install (3 commands per OS)

macOS:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh        # install uv
brew install --cask google-chrome                       # install Chrome (skip if already installed)
claude mcp add stealth-chrome --scope user -- uvx mcp-stealth-chrome@latest

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
sudo apt install -y google-chrome-stable                # or chromium-browser
claude mcp add stealth-chrome --scope user -- uvx mcp-stealth-chrome@latest

Windows (PowerShell):

powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
winget install Google.Chrome
claude mcp add stealth-chrome --scope user -- uvx mcp-stealth-chrome@latest

No Chrome? Server gives a friendly error with install instructions before failing.

See INSTALL.md for detailed per-client setup + troubleshooting. Per-client snippets below:

Claude Code

Global (available in all projects):

claude mcp add stealth-chrome --scope user -- uvx mcp-stealth-chrome@latest

Project only (current project):

claude mcp add stealth-chrome -- uvx mcp-stealth-chrome@latest

Claude Desktop

Global — add to config file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stealth-chrome": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-stealth-chrome@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop is always global — no project-level config.

Cursor

Global — Preferences > Features > MCP, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

Project — .cursor/mcp.json in project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stealth-chrome": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-stealth-chrome@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Global — ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

Project — .windsurf/mcp.json in project root:

{
  "servers": {
    "stealth-chrome": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-stealth-chrome@latest"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Continue / Cline / Kilo Code)

Global — VS Code settings or ~/.continue/config.json:

Project — .vscode/mcp.json in project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stealth-chrome": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-stealth-chrome@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Zed

Settings → Extensions → MCP Servers, or edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "stealth-chrome": {
      "command": {
        "path": "uvx",
        "args": ["mcp-stealth-chrome@latest"]
      }
    }
  }
}

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🔑 BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) — Optional

mcp-stealth-chrome is fully functional without any API key — 95 of 97 tools work out of the box, including click_turnstile (Cloudflare Turnstile bypass), TLS-perfect HTTP, multi-instance, and all scraping tools.

API keys are optional — only needed for 2 specific CAPTCHA solver tools:

Tool	Purpose	Required key	Cost
solve_recaptcha_ai	reCAPTCHA v2 image challenges via AI vision	Any vision-capable LLM (OpenAI-compat / Claude / Ollama)	~$0.005-0.03 per solve
solve_captcha	Turnstile, reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, hCaptcha via paid solver	CapSolver API	~$0.80-1.00 per 1000

Everything else (click_turnstile, verify_cf, storage_state, http_request, detect_anti_bot, clone_chrome_profile, etc.) works 100% without any key.

When BYOK Matters

• solve_recaptcha_ai → auto-solve reCAPTCHA v2 image challenges ("select all images with cars") via vision LLM. Best for: low-volume automation where you want self-hosted / BYO-key.
• solve_captcha → solve via CapSolver's dedicated captcha-solving service. Best for: production reliability, high success rate (95%+), handles multiple types (Turnstile + reCAPTCHA v2 + v3 + hCaptcha + more).

You can use either one or both depending on your budget and reliability needs. Add to the MCP env block.

⚠️ Model Must Be Multimodal (Vision-Capable)

solve_recaptcha_ai sends a screenshot + text prompt to the model — text-only models will fail silently.

✅ Vision-capable (supported):

• OpenAI: gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, gpt-4-vision-preview, gpt-5.x
• Anthropic: claude-opus-4-7, claude-sonnet-4-*
• Local Ollama: llava, llava-llama3, bakllava, llama3.2-vision
• Groq: llama-3.2-90b-vision-preview
• Custom: any model documented as "multimodal" / "vision"

❌ Text-only (NOT supported):

• gpt-3.5-turbo, llama3 (non-vision variant), claude-3-haiku (limited)

Config Options

Option 1 — Anthropic Claude (vision-native)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stealth-chrome": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-stealth-chrome@latest"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-xxxxx",
        "ANTHROPIC_MODEL":   "claude-opus-4-7"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get key at console.anthropic.com.

Option 2 — OpenAI (gpt-4o, gpt-5.x)

"env": {
  "OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-proj-xxxxx",
  "OPENAI_MODEL":   "gpt-4o"
}

Get key at platform.openai.com.

Option 3 — Any OpenAI-compatible API (Groq, Together, Fireworks, self-hosted, custom gateway)

"env": {
  "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "https://your-provider.example.com/v1",
  "OPENAI_API_KEY":  "your-api-key",
  "OPENAI_MODEL":    "model-name-that-supports-vision"
}

Uses OpenAI SDK standard env names (OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_BASE_URL). Works with any provider exposing /v1/chat/completions with image_url content support.

Example — Groq:

"env": {
  "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",
  "OPENAI_API_KEY":  "gsk_xxxxx",
  "OPENAI_MODEL":    "llama-3.2-90b-vision-preview"
}

Option 4 — Local Ollama (free, offline, no API key)

ollama pull llava

"env": {
  "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:11434/v1",
  "OPENAI_API_KEY":  "ollama",
  "OPENAI_MODEL":    "llava:latest"
}

Fully offline, no cost. Accuracy varies by model.

Option 5 — CapSolver (paid solver, no AI needed)

"env": {
  "CAPSOLVER_KEY": "CAP-xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

Enables solve_captcha tool. ~$0.80/1000 solves for Turnstile. Get key at capsolver.com.

Provider Resolution Priority

1. Explicit args to solve_recaptcha_ai(provider=, base_url=, api_key=, model=)
2. OPENAI_API_KEY + OPENAI_BASE_URL + OPENAI_MODEL — standard (OpenAI SDK convention)
3. AI_VISION_API_KEY + AI_VISION_BASE_URL + AI_VISION_MODEL — deprecated (removed in v0.2.0)
4. ANTHROPIC_API_KEY + ANTHROPIC_MODEL — Claude

Legacy AI_VISION_* env still work but emit DeprecationWarning. Migrate to OPENAI_* standard for future compatibility.

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• uv installed: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
• Chrome or Chromium browser (auto-detected by nodriver)

Tool Categories (94)

⭐⭐⭐ Dual-Mode HTTP (unique)

Tool	Purpose
http_request	TLS-perfect HTTP via curl_cffi (chrome/firefox/safari impersonation)
http_session_cookies	Inspect which browser cookies match a URL
session_warmup	Natural browsing pattern (homepage/referer/scroll) before target
detect_anti_bot	Identify CF/DataDome/PerimeterX/Kasada/Imperva on current page

⭐⭐ Precision Mouse Kit (unique)

Tool	Purpose
click_turnstile	One-liner CF Turnstile bypass (proven)
click_element_offset	Click at % position inside element (not center)
click_at_corner	Click top-left/right/bottom-left/right of element
find_by_image	OpenCV template match → coordinates
click_at_image	Find image + click its center
mouse_drift	Random Bezier wandering (pass behavioral ML)
mouse_record / mouse_replay	Capture real human mouse patterns, replay

⭐⭐ AI Vision Solver (unique)

Tool	Purpose
solve_recaptcha_ai	Claude vision picks matching tiles — solve image challenges

⭐ Stealth Toolkit

Tool	Purpose
storage_state_save / storage_state_load	Portable session export — bypass Turnstile via reuse
solve_captcha	CapSolver API — Turnstile/reCAPTCHA/hCaptcha
verify_cf	Cloudflare checkbox via OpenCV template match
fingerprint_rotate	UA/lang/platform/timezone via CDP
humanize_click / humanize_type	Bezier+Gaussian for single actions

Multi-Instance

Tool	Purpose
spawn_browser	New named instance (parallel profiles)
list_instances / switch_instance	Manage multiple browsers
close_instance / close_all_instances	Clean shutdown

Standard Browser Automation (lifecycle/navigation/DOM/interaction/scraping)

Count	Examples
Lifecycle: 2	browser_launch, browser_close
Navigation: 4	navigate, go_back, go_forward, reload
DOM/Content: 6	browser_snapshot, screenshot, get_text, get_html, get_url, save_pdf
Interaction: 9	click, click_text, click_role, hover, fill, select_option, check, uncheck, upload_file
Keyboard: 2	type_text, press_key
Mouse: 3	mouse_click_xy, mouse_move, drag_and_drop
Wait: 4	wait_for, wait_for_navigation, wait_for_url, wait_for_response
Tabs: 4	tab_list, tab_new, tab_select, tab_close
Cookies/Storage: 8	cookie_list/set/delete, localstorage_get/set/clear, sessionstorage_get/set
JavaScript: 2	evaluate, inject_init_script
Inspection: 4	inspect_element, get_attribute, query_selector_all, get_links
Frames: 2	list_frames, frame_evaluate
Batch: 3	batch_actions, fill_form, navigate_and_snapshot
Viewport/Scroll/Dialog/A11y: 5	get/set_viewport_size, scroll, dialog_handle, accessibility_snapshot
Console/Network: 4	console_start/get, network_start/get
Debug: 3	server_status, get_page_errors, export_har
Scraping: 4	detect_content_pattern, extract_structured, extract_table, scrape_page

Example Workflows

One-liner Cloudflare Turnstile bypass

browser_launch(url="https://site-with-turnstile.com")
mouse_drift(duration_seconds=2)                    # natural behavior
click_turnstile()                                  # ✅ proven bypass
# Login button now enabled, fill form, submit

Bypass Turnstile via saved session (most reliable)

# Once — manual:
browser_launch(url="https://target.com/login", headless=false)
# [user logs in manually in browser window]
storage_state_save(filename="target-session.json")
browser_close()

# Every time after — automated:
browser_launch(
  url="https://target.com/dashboard",
  headless=true,                                   # can go headless
  storage_state_path="~/.mcp-stealth/storage-states/target-session.json"
)
# Turnstile never triggers — session is valid

Solve reCAPTCHA v2 image challenge via Claude

browser_launch(url="https://site-with-recaptcha.com")
click_element_offset(ref="recaptcha-checkbox-ref", x_percent=8)
# Image challenge appears
solve_recaptcha_ai(max_rounds=3)                   # uses ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
# Token injected, form ready to submit

Multi-account scraping in parallel

browser_launch(url="https://site.com", headless=true)   # main instance
spawn_browser("account_2", url="https://site.com", headless=true)
spawn_browser("account_3", url="https://site.com", headless=true)

list_instances()                                   # see all 3 running
switch_instance("account_2")
# All subsequent tool calls target account_2
click(ref="login-btn")
...
switch_instance("main")                            # back to main

Browser login + fast API scraping

# Login with browser (renders JS, solves challenges)
browser_launch(url="https://api-site.com/login")
click_turnstile()
fill(ref="email-ref", value="[e-mail]")
fill(ref="password-ref", value="...")
click(ref="submit-ref")

# Scrape API 10x faster with TLS-perfect HTTP
http_request(
  url="https://api-site.com/v1/data",
  impersonate="chrome",
  use_browser_cookies=true                         # reuse login session
)

Auto-detect anti-bot + recommended strategy

browser_launch(url="https://unknown-site.com")
detect_anti_bot()
# Returns: {"detected": ["Cloudflare", "reCAPTCHA"],
#           "recommended_tools": [...]}

Architecture

uvx mcp-stealth-chrome → Python 3.11 → FastMCP → nodriver → Chrome/Chromium
                                                  ↓
                                          curl_cffi (TLS)

Data locations:

• Profile (main): ~/.mcp-stealth/profile/
• Profiles (multi-instance): ~/.mcp-stealth/profiles/<instance_id>/
• Screenshots: ~/.mcp-stealth/screenshots/
• Exports (PDF, HAR): ~/.mcp-stealth/exports/
• Storage states: ~/.mcp-stealth/storage-states/

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Purpose
BROWSER_IDLE_TIMEOUT	600	Auto-close browsers after idle seconds (0 = never)
BROWSER_IDLE_REAPER_INTERVAL	60	How often reaper checks idle state
CAPSOLVER_KEY	—	Enable solve_captcha tool
OPENAI_API_KEY	—	OpenAI-compat solve_recaptcha_ai (standard)
OPENAI_BASE_URL	https://api.openai.com/v1	Custom endpoint (Groq, Together, Ollama, etc.)
OPENAI_MODEL	gpt-4o	Vision-capable model name (required multimodal)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	—	Claude solve_recaptcha_ai
ANTHROPIC_MODEL	claude-opus-4-7	Claude model name

Deprecated (still work but emit DeprecationWarning — migrate to OpenAI standards above): AI_VISION_BASE_URL, AI_VISION_API_KEY, AI_VISION_MODEL, AI_VISION_PROVIDER

Stealth Details

Underlying tech stack:

• nodriver — Python CDP client with no WebDriver/Runtime.Enable leaks
• curl_cffi — libcurl with CFFI, matches Chrome/Firefox/Safari TLS handshake exactly (JA3/JA4 authenticity)
• OpenCV — template matching for visual CAPTCHA checkbox detection

Bypass layer vs detection:

Detection	Bypass
navigator.webdriver	nodriver doesn't set it
Runtime.Enable CDP leak	nodriver avoids it
Automation flags	No --enable-automation
Headless fingerprint	headless=false recommended for hard targets
TLS/JA3/JA4	http_request(impersonate='chrome')
Turnstile checkbox	click_turnstile()
reCAPTCHA v2 image	solve_recaptcha_ai() or solve_captcha()
Behavioral ML	mouse_drift, mouse_record/replay, humanize_click/type

Honest limits — these are HARDEST OSS bypass targets and require commercial services for production:

• DataDome (real-time behavioral ML across 50+ signals)
• Kasada (proprietary JS, rotates daily)
• PerimeterX/HUMAN (ML-based request scoring)
• ChatGPT managed Turnstile (checks React internal state)

For these, storage_state_save/load (manual-login-once, reuse) is the most reliable OSS approach.

Sister Package

mcp-camoufox — Firefox stealth with same API. Use when you need:

• Hardest anti-bot bypass (Camoufox C++ level patches = stealth score 6% CreepJS)
• Firefox-specific rendering
• Node.js ecosystem

Both packages share tool names, snapshot format, ref system — switch seamlessly.

Development

git clone https://github.com/RobithYusuf/mcp-stealth-chrome
cd mcp-stealth-chrome
uv sync
uv run mcp-stealth-chrome       # run stdio server locally

Testing:

uv run python /tmp/smoke-test.py      # full smoke test (see /tmp/ examples)

Credits

• nodriver by ultrafunkamsterdam — undetected Chrome via CDP
• curl_cffi by lexiforest — TLS browser impersonation
• FastMCP — Python MCP SDK
• Camoufox by daijro — sister Firefox stealth (via mcp-camoufox)
• CapSolver — CAPTCHA solving API
• vibheksoni/stealth-browser-mcp — complementary MCP for UI cloning & network hooks

License

MIT — see LICENSE.