Use case
Let your AI browse the web
Search APIs return text; headless browsers can click, scroll and screenshot. Which you want depends on whether you are gathering facts or driving a UI.
How do I give my assistant web search or a real browser?
oassis — web scraping, crawling and browser control for AI agents, Web Browser (kogiQA) and Playwright Cloud Browsers are the strongest matches in the catalog today, ranked by how directly they address this and how well they are maintained. For research, a search API is faster and far cheaper in tokens than driving a browser.
Before you pick one
- For research, a search API is faster and far cheaper in tokens than driving a browser.
- For anything behind a login or heavy on JavaScript, you need a real browser server.
- Browser servers can reach your local network. Run them in a container if that matters to you.
MCP servers (12)
- Web & Search
oassis — web scraping, crawling and browser control for AI agents
Web Tools and Web Tasks for AI agents. 100-credit MCP trial; API-key credits or x402.
MCP Registryremote14 toolsdev.oassis
- Web & Search91
Web Browser (kogiQA)
This web browser has been designed to help your agent debug and develop complex web applications.
MCP Registrynpmcom.atagon
- Web & Search15
Playwright Cloud Browsers
Managed Playwright cloud browsers for scalable browser automation and AI agent workflows
MCP Registryremotecom.microsoft
- Web & Search8
crawlio-browser
Bridge a live Chrome browser to your agent: 150 tools for capture, extraction, and observation.
MCP Registrynpm80 toolsapp.crawlio
- Web & Search
WebRun Browser Automation
Run multi-step tasks in a real Chrome browser: persistent environments, live view, human takeover.
MCP Registryremote21 toolsai.webrun
- Web & Search1.5k
brave
Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,…
MCP Registryremoteai.smithery
- Web & Search32
perplexity
Search the web, generate AI responses, and create embeddings with real-time information
MCP Registrypypicom.mcparmory
- Web & Search
Perplexity API Platform
Real-time web search, reasoning, and research through Perplexity's API
MCP Registrynpmai.perplexity
- Web & Search92k
Fetch
Fetch web pages and convert them to markdown for efficient LLM consumption, with chunked reading for long documents.
Official referencepypi1 toolsMIT
- Web & Search119k
browser-use
Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data.
MCP Registrypypicom.browser-use
- Web & Search81
playwright-stealth
Browser automation using Playwright with optional stealth mode to bypass anti-bot protection.
MCP Registrynpmcom.pulsemcp
- Dev Tools & Git17
Vibe Test — Browser Testing Agent
Code-aware browser testing agent — 14 Playwright tools for AI code editors via MCP
MCP Registrynpm17 toolsio.github.AishwaryShrivastav
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tavily
Build AI applications with real-time web data using Tavily's search, extract, crawl, and research APIs.
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Browser automation and end-to-end testing MCP server by Microsoft. Enables Claude to interact with web pages, take screenshots, fill forms, click elements, and perform automated browser testing workflows.
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- Coding & Engineering33
zyte web data
Web scraping skills for Claude Code powered by the Zyte API — scrape sites, generate and run Scrapy spiders, define extraction schemas, and ship to Scrapy Cloud.
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browser use
Give Claude a real browser — your Chrome or a Browser Use Cloud browser. Use it whenever a task involves a website or web app: browsing, scraping and data extraction, filling forms, testing sites, taking screenshots, automating web workflows.
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- Automation & Workflow2.6k
modern web guidance
Keep your coding agent up to date with the latest web best practices
Claude Plugins (Official)by GoogleChrome
- Automation & Workflow249
firecrawl
Web scraping and crawling powered by Firecrawl. Turn any website into clean, LLM-ready markdown or structured data. Scrape single pages, crawl entire sites, search the web, and extract structured information. Includes an AI agent for autonomous multi-source data gathering - just describe what you need and it finds, na…
Claude Plugins (Official)by firecrawl