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Puppeteer-Extra MCP Server

by gpaul-faldin

A Model Context Protocol server that enhances browser automation using Puppeteer-Extra with Stealth Plugin. It enables LLMs to interact with web pages in a way that better emulates human behavior and avoids detection as automation.

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Puppeteer-Extra MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides enhanced browser automation capabilities using Puppeteer-Extra with Stealth Plugin. This server enables LLMs to interact with web pages in a way that better emulates human behavior and avoids detection as automation.

Features

  • Enhanced browser automation with Puppeteer-Extra
  • Stealth mode to avoid bot detection
  • Screenshot capabilities for pages and elements
  • Console logging and JavaScript execution
  • Full suite of interaction methods (click, fill, select, hover)

Components

Tools

  • puppeteer_navigate

    • Navigate to any URL in the browser
    • Input: url (string)
  • puppeteer_screenshot

    • Capture screenshots of the entire page or specific elements
    • Inputs:
      • name (string, required): Name for the screenshot
      • selector (string, optional): CSS selector for element to screenshot
      • width (number, optional, default: 800): Screenshot width
      • height (number, optional, default: 600): Screenshot height
  • puppeteer_click

    • Click elements on the page
    • Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to click
  • puppeteer_hover

    • Hover elements on the page
    • Input: selector (string): CSS selector for element to hover
  • puppeteer_fill

    • Fill out input fields
    • Inputs:
      • selector (string): CSS selector for input field
      • value (string): Value to fill
  • puppeteer_select

    • Select an element with SELECT tag
    • Inputs:
      • selector (string): CSS selector for element to select
      • value (string): Value to select
  • puppeteer_evaluate

    • Execute JavaScript in the browser console
    • Input: script (string): JavaScript code to execute

Resources

The server provides access to two types of resources:

  1. Console Logs (console://logs)

    • Browser console output in text format
    • Includes all console messages from the browser
  2. Screenshots (screenshot://<name>)

    • PNG images of captured screenshots
    • Accessible via the screenshot name specified during capture

Development

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd puppeteer_extra

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Copy environment file
cp .env.example .env.development

Running Locally

# Development mode (non-headless browser)
npm run dev

# Production mode (headless browser)
npm run prod

Building

npm run build

Docker

Building the Docker Image

docker build -t mcp/puppeteer-extra .

Running with Docker

docker run -i --rm --init -e DOCKER_CONTAINER=true mcp/puppeteer-extra

Configuration for Claude Desktop

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "puppeteer": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "--init", "-e", "DOCKER_CONTAINER=true", "mcp/puppeteer-extra"]
    }
  }
}

NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "puppeteer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "MCP_puppeteer_extra"]
    }
  }
}

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License.