Open Browser Use Chrome extension, native host, and SDK workspace.
Open Codex Browser Use MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Open Browser Use Chrome extension, native host, and SDK workspace.
open-browser-use is a browser automation layer that stays neutral across agent runtimes. It is also an open-source alternative to the Chrome Browser Use capability recently shipped in Codex.app. For the story behind it, see the Browser Use Deep Dive.
Once Open Codex Browser Use is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Skill — The Skill tool exposed by this serverInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at skills on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
This sits in the browser automation group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Open Codex Browser Use's toolset — Skill — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ifuryst; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Open Codex Browser Use's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Skill | The Skill tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-codex-browser-use": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "skills"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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