Field-by-field comparison
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| Evidence field | Browser UseWatchlist candidate | browserstackMCP100 Selected |
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| Provenance | ||
| Provenance details | First-party MCP com.browser-use · Publisher source ↗ | First-party MCP ecosystem:browserstack · Publisher source ↗ |
| Maintenance | ||
| Maintenance details | Stale Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented | Repo: Aug 13, 2026 Package: Not documented |
| Popularity evidence | ||
| GitHub stars | Not documented | 150 GitHub stars · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
| Package downloads / 30 days | No reliable download data | 43,900 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-09-08 |
| Client coverage | ||
| Client coverage details | Not documented | Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio |
| Client coverage note | Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server. | |
| Access and data | ||
| Authentication | Local MCP process authentication is not a hosted account boundary; browser/model-provider credentials depend on configuration. | The official package uses BrowserStack credentials documented by the publisher. |
| Cost | Open-source software; model providers, browser/cloud services and websites may incur costs. | The MCP integration has no separately verified MCP100 price conclusion. Publisher subscriptions, API usage, compute, storage, and AI-client charges may apply. |
| Permissions | Can exercise browser/session authority available to browser-use, including authenticated web sessions when configured. | BrowserStack account, project, product entitlements, and access credentials govern available tests and results. |
| Data handling | Visited page content and browser state may be sent to configured model/provider services; retention follows those services and local browser setup. | Authorized service data and tool results pass through the MCP server to the connected AI client. Review the publisher and client data policies before using sensitive browser automation information. |
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| Risk context | Authenticated-session and web-action blast radius needs stronger Selected-grade safety and production evidence. | Test execution consumes plan capacity and may interact with externally hosted applications. Use a test environment where practical, least-privilege credentials, narrowly enabled tools, and explicit confirmation for mutations. MCP100 did not execute third-party server code during this documentation review. |
| Evidence date | ||
| Editorial review | 2026-09-13T00:00:00Z | 2026-07-30 |
| Candidate evidence | 2026-09-13T00:00:00Z | 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000Z |
Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.
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