open-browser-use
Open Browser Use is a browser automation layer that works across agent runtimes by pairing a Chrome extension with a local command-line tool.
What it does
Open Browser Use is a browser automation layer that works across agent runtimes by pairing a Chrome extension with a local command-line tool. After installing the CLI from npm or Homebrew and running its setup, which registers a native messaging host and opens the extension's store page, agents can drive the user's Chrome through SDKs for JavaScript, Python and Go, through the CLI, or as a local MCP server started with 'obu mcp'. An embedded Electron browser variant exists in the source but is not yet published. The author presents it as an open alternative to the browser feature in Codex.
Capabilities
Not stated in its documentation
Install
- Run this to add it to Any client:
npm i -g open-browser-use
- Run this to add it to Any client:
npx add-mcp "obu mcp" --name open_browser_use --all -g -y
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | |
| Tool | Browser automation | |
| Publisher | iFurySt | source |
| Official status | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Connection | Local (runs on your computer) | source |
| Can change data | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 3, 2026419 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
Also listed under: Browser automation
Sources
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/ifuryst/open-browser-use · Backs: Connection, Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/ifuryst/open-browser-use · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- GitHub API recordgithub.com/iFurySt/open-browser-useNov 10, 2026