Browser Use
Lets AI do web tasks for you, such as filling forms, searching and extracting data, in the maker’s cloud browsers or on your computer.
Computer or cloud✓ service owner · browser-use.com
acrawl
What it does
Autonomous web crawler. 17 browser tools + goal-driven run_goal agent. Single binary, stealth.
- Connects Runs on your computer
- Account or key No key needed
- Category Web & browsers
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer
First: which AI do you use?
Pick your app and the steps appear below.
Works with Claude, with some setup first
No key, nothing to install · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Download the maker’s installer
Download the maker’s .mcpb file
The .mcpb file comes straight from the maker; we do not change it
Double-click the file, then click Install in the Claude desktop app
Try it
Use acrawl and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing✓ If Claude says it is using acrawl or shows a acrawl tool in the answer, you are connected
Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version
ChatGPT cannot connect acrawl yet
acrawl runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect acrawl
- No key, nothing to install · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
B · Others in Web & browsers that work with ChatGPT
Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key
- Firecrawl MCP Server✓ ChatGPT
- webclaw✓ ChatGPT
- Oxylabs MCP✓ ChatGPT
Claude Code cannot connect acrawl yet
The maker only provides an installer for the Claude desktop app
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect acrawl
- No key, nothing to install · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Cursor cannot connect acrawl yet
The maker only provides an installer for the Claude desktop app
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect acrawl
- No key, nothing to install · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
VS Code cannot connect acrawl yet
The maker only provides an installer for the Claude desktop app
What you can do instead
A · Use an app that can connect acrawl
- No key, nothing to install · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
At a glance
Which apps can use it
Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.
Run on your computer in
ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast
Related guides
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 14, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account Mingye-Lu, which owns the repo
- ✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 2 days ago
- ✓ Pass
Has a licence
Uses MIT
- – Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
- – Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Discussion
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User reviews
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Compared with others in Web & browsersi
- More stars than 93% of the other 1512 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 65% of the other 1512 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1512 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is acrawl safe?
It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed 2 days ago, and the latest version (0.17.0) reached the registry 17 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need MCPB on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Browser Use, Scrapling MCP Server, Chrome DevTools MCP
Others in the same category
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:↓ Downloads per weeki★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
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Runs on your computer
README from the maker
Open the README
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Browser automation agent that acts and observes. Navigate, click, and extract — or inspect network traffic, debug console errors, profile performance, and audit accessibility. One Rust binary.
Website · Docs · Install · Quick start · MCP server · Comparisons
Single Rust binary. Full DevTools observability. 43 tools. 25 LLM providers. MCP server built-in.
acrawl > get the name, price and rating of every book on books.toscrape.com, all 50 pagesacrawl reads the goal, opens the site, works out the pagination and hands back JSON. Along the way the agent can watch the network, read the console, profile performance and audit accessibility, so it can debug a page as well as scrape it. It also runs as an MCP server, so Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and 14 other clients can drive the same browser.
Install
Linux / macOS (x64, ARM64)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mingye-Lu/AgenticCrawler/main/install.sh | bashWindows (x64, PowerShell)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mingye-Lu/AgenticCrawler/main/install.ps1 | iexThe script downloads the latest release, verifies its SHA256 checksum and sets up CloakBrowser, the stealth browser acrawl uses for JavaScript-heavy pages. Browser features need Node.js 20+. To build from source, see the install guide.
Quick start
acrawl auth anthropic # or openai, google, other (Ollama, LM Studio, ...), 25 providers in allacrawl # interactive terminal UI acrawl prompt "list the titles of the top 10 stories on news.ycombinator.com" # one goal, then exit
Then go further:
acrawl mcp install # add acrawl to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clientsacrawl run books_catalog -o books.json # replay a saved script with no LLM calls
The quick start walks through a first crawl, getting JSON out, and writing goals that work.
What you can do with it
Extract data from any site. Describe the fields you want; acrawl fetches static pages over HTTP and switches to a real browser only when a page needs JavaScript.
acrawl > get all repository names and star counts from github.com/trendingDebug a page like a developer would. Network requests, console logs, WebSocket frames, performance timings, cookies, storage, code coverage and axe-core accessibility audits are all agent tools.
acrawl > open localhost:3000/checkout, submit the form, and tell me which requests failed and whyFill forms and work through flows. Click, type, select, hover, press keys and emulate phones. With the acrawl Bridge extension, it works inside your own logged-in Chrome, Edge or Brave.
Run it again for free. Save a crawl as a deterministic JSON script with loops, conditions and parallel branches, then replay it from cron or CI with acrawl run, with no model calls.
Split big jobs. The agent forks sub-agents onto separate tabs, and a URL-claiming registry stops two of them from crawling the same page.
Why acrawl
- One binary. No Python environment, no Docker, no hosted service. Node.js is needed only for the bundled browser.
- Acts and observes. Most browser agents navigate and click. acrawl's agent also sees the network, the console and performance, as first-class tools.
- AI where you need it, scripts where you don't. Let the agent explore once; replay the result deterministically.
- Your choice of model. 25 providers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Bedrock, Azure, Vertex AI, GitHub Copilot, Groq, Mistral and OpenRouter, plus any OpenAI-compatible endpoint such as Ollama.
- MCP both ways. Use other MCP servers as extra agent tools, or expose acrawl's 40 tools to your coding agent with
acrawl mcp. - Open source. MIT-licensed, runs on your machine, with your own LLM key and no telemetry.
Bring your own model
Use it from your coding agent
acrawl mcp install sets acrawl up as an MCP server in any of these clients.
How it compares
| acrawl | browser-use | Playwright MCP | Firecrawl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Browser agent, CLI and MCP server | Python agent library and hosted agent | MCP server for browser control | Hosted scrape and crawl API |
| Own reasoning loop | Yes, local | Yes, local or hosted | No, your client decides each step | Yes, hosted |
| Install | Single Rust binary | Python package | Node package | Hosted, or self-host |
| DevTools tools for the agent | Network, console, WebSocket, performance, cookies, storage, coverage, axe-core | Not a focus | Console, network | Not a focus |
| Replays with no LLM calls | Yes, JSON scripts | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache 2.0 | AGPL-3.0 engine |
Reviewed October 2026. The full comparison has a page for each tool.
Documentation
Everything else lives on the website, [mingye-lu.github.io/AgenticCrawler](https://mingye-lu.github.io/AgenticCrawler/).
| Get started | Install · Quick start · LLM providers · MCP server |
| Guides | JavaScript-heavy sites · Deterministic scripts · Debugging with DevTools · Your own browser |
| Reference | How it works · All 43 tools · CLI and slash commands · Configuration · FAQ |
Driving acrawl from a coding agent? npx skills add Mingye-Lu/AgenticCrawler installs the acrawl-mcp skill, which teaches the agent when to use direct tools, scripts or run_goal.
Development
acrawl is a Rust workspace of 11 crates.
cargo build --releasecargo test --workspace cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings cargo fmt --check
See CONTRIBUTING.md to get started, CHANGELOG.md for release notes and SECURITY.md to report a vulnerability.