MCP Puppeteer Server

v2025.4.6

Anthropic (Archived)

MCPbrowserautomationmcpmodel-context-protocol
73
Adequate
About This MCP

ARCHIVED: Former official MCP server for Puppeteer browser automation. This server is NO LONGER MAINTAINED. Moved to servers-archived repository. No security updates provided. Community alternatives may be available.

Last Evaluated: November 9, 2025
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Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability
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browser automation accuracy

Automation task success testing

Evidence
Puppeteer Documentation — Reliable Chrome/Chromium automation with high success rates
highVerified: 2025-11-09
page load reliability

Page load success rate testing

Evidence
Puppeteer Network — Robust page loading with configurable wait strategies
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
element interaction

Element interaction testing

Evidence
Puppeteer Selectors — Comprehensive selector support but depends on page structure
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
screenshot quality

Screenshot quality assessment

Evidence
Puppeteer Screenshots — High-quality full-page and element screenshots
highVerified: 2025-11-09
error recovery

Error handling testing

Evidence
Error Handling — Good error reporting but complex failure scenarios require handling
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
resource usage

Resource utilization monitoring

Evidence
Chrome Resource Usage — Significant memory and CPU usage for browser instances
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
🛡️Security
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browser sandboxing

Sandbox security review

Evidence
Chrome Sandbox — Chrome sandbox provides isolation but can be disabled
highVerified: 2025-11-09
arbitrary code execution risk

Code execution risk assessment

Evidence
Puppeteer Evaluate — AI can execute arbitrary JavaScript in browser context
highVerified: 2025-11-09
network access control

Network boundary testing

Evidence
Request Interception — Request interception available but AI can access any URL by default
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
credential exposure risk

Credential security analysis

Evidence
Browser Automation — AI can interact with login forms and access authenticated sessions
highVerified: 2025-11-09
malicious site protection

Malicious content protection testing

Evidence
Chrome Safe Browsing — Chrome safe browsing provides some protection
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
🔒Privacy & Compliance
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web content exposure

Data exposure analysis

Evidence
Data Flow Analysis — Scraped web content and screenshots sent to LLM provider
highVerified: 2025-11-09
pii scraping risk

Privacy risk assessment

Evidence
Web Scraping Risks — No PII detection when scraping pages containing personal information
highVerified: 2025-11-09
cookie and session handling

Session security review

Evidence
Puppeteer Cookies — Can access and manipulate cookies, session data
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
legal compliance

Legal compliance assessment

Evidence
Web Scraping Legality — Must respect robots.txt and terms of service; legal risks vary by jurisdiction
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
tracking prevention

Privacy protection assessment

Evidence
Headless Mode — Headless mode provides some privacy but fingerprinting still possible
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
👁️Trust & Transparency
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documentation quality

Documentation completeness review

Evidence
Puppeteer Docs — Comprehensive Puppeteer documentation with examples
highVerified: 2025-11-09
action visibility

Action traceability assessment

Evidence
MCP Protocol Logging — Browser actions logged in MCP messages
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
open source transparency

Source code review

Evidence
Puppeteer GitHub — Fully open source with Apache 2.0 license
highVerified: 2025-11-09
security guidance

Security documentation review

Evidence
Security Documentation — Limited security guidance for AI-controlled browser automation
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
⚙️Operational Excellence
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ease of setup

Setup complexity assessment

Evidence
Puppeteer Installation — Requires Chrome/Chromium installation and configuration
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
resource efficiency

Resource utilization testing

Evidence
Browser Resource Usage — High memory and CPU usage, especially with multiple browser instances
highVerified: 2025-11-09
stability

Stability testing

Evidence
Puppeteer Reliability — Generally stable but can have issues with complex pages
mediumVerified: 2025-11-09
browser compatibility

Browser compatibility testing

Evidence
Puppeteer Browsers — Supports Chrome and Firefox through Chrome DevTools Protocol
highVerified: 2025-11-09
community support

Community activity analysis

Evidence
Puppeteer Community — Large community with 85k+ GitHub stars
highVerified: 2025-11-09
Strengths
  • +Powerful browser automation for web scraping and testing
  • +Comprehensive API for page interaction and manipulation
  • +High-quality screenshot and PDF generation capabilities
  • +Large community and extensive ecosystem
  • +Open source with Apache 2.0 license
  • +Supports both Chrome and Firefox browsers
Limitations
  • !Significant security risk - AI can execute arbitrary JavaScript
  • !High resource consumption (memory and CPU)
  • !Can access credentials and authenticated sessions
  • !Scraped content sent to external LLM provider
  • !Legal and ethical concerns with automated web scraping
  • !No built-in controls for malicious site protection or PII filtering
Metadata
license: Apache 2.0 (Puppeteer), varies for MCP implementation
supported platforms
0: Windows
1: macOS
2: Linux
programming languages
0: TypeScript
1: JavaScript
2: Python
mcp version: 1.0
browser support
0: Chrome
1: Chromium
2: Firefox
puppeteer version: 21.0+
resource requirements: High (500MB+ RAM per browser instance)
first release: 2024-11
maintained by: Community

Use Case Ratings

code generation

Useful for web scraping code generation and testing automation scripts

customer support

Can automate support workflows but limited direct applicability

content creation

Good for scraping content ideas, screenshots, and web research

data analysis

Excellent for web data extraction and competitive analysis

research assistant

Great for automated web research, data collection, and monitoring

legal compliance

Legal risks from automated scraping; terms of service violations

healthcare

Risk of scraping PHI from web portals; compliance concerns

financial analysis

Useful for market data collection but credential exposure risks

education

Good for educational web research and content aggregation

creative writing

Useful for research and inspiration gathering from web sources