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Evidence fieldBrowser UseShortlist candidateCodebase Memory MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for
  • Users who need agentic browser automation exposed through MCP and can isolate browser credentials/sessions.
  • Repository indexing, symbol search, call-path tracing, impact analysis, and architecture queries across many languages
Not ideal for
  • Users who need a broadly proven, low-risk, fully mature Recommended-grade integration today.
  • Tiny repositories, one-off text searches, or semantic questions unsupported by the indexed parsers
Avoid when
  • Avoid high-impact or sensitive production use unless the documented authentication, permissions, rollback, and data handling match your environment.
  • The source tree cannot be indexed locally or persistent cache files are prohibited
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

com.browser-use · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

DeusData · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Aug 14, 2026

Package: Aug 14, 2026

Popularity evidence
GitHub starsNot documented

44,904

GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

Package downloads / 30 daysNo reliable download data

28,000

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Shared repository stars

118,780

Shared repository stars (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-10-21

Not documented
Shared-package downloads / 30 days

8,061,974

shared-package downloads / 30 days (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-10-21

Not documented
External adoption evidenceNot documented
  • npm: package downloads: 28,015Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Local stdio
Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio
Codex✓ Local stdio
VS Code✓ Local stdio
Cursor✓ Local stdio
OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationLocal MCP process authentication is not a hosted account boundary; browser/model-provider credentials depend on configuration.local stdio; no remote auth needed
CostOpen-source software; model providers, browser/cloud services and websites may incur costs.none beyond local resources
PermissionsCan exercise browser/session authority available to browser-use, including authenticated web sessions when configured.reads indexed source/project data; installer writes supported agent/editor configs/hooks
Data handlingVisited page content and browser state may be sent to configured model/provider services; retention follows those services and local browser setup.local processing; current docs state no source/index/query/env/telemetry upload
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Authenticated-session and web-action blast radius needs stronger Recommended-grade safety and production evidence.
  • Persistent indexing can reduce repeated reads, but consumes local storage and graph results can become stale until the repository is re-indexed.
  • Version 0.10.8 includes correctness and reliability fixes affecting graph/search results and Windows behavior.
Risk contextAuthenticated-session and web-action blast radius needs stronger Recommended-grade safety and production evidence.latest 0.10.x supported; SLSA/Sigstore/checksums/VirusTotal/security policy
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-10-212026-09-23
Candidate evidence2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

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