Zenpilot

Name: Zenpilot
Author: beSaif

by beSaifversion 0.5.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.beSaif/zenpilot

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Let Claude use your Zen Browser, like Claude in Chrome. No extension, only sites you allow.

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UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Web & browsers

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenpilot": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zenpilot"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add zenpilot -- uvx zenpilot

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenpilot": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zenpilot"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "zenpilot": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "zenpilot"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

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 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account beSaif, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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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

Compared with others in Web & browsersi

More stars than 0% of the other 881 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 78% of the other 881 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 881 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 Zenpilot safe?

It passed 1 of 1 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 –, and the latest version (0.5.1) reached the registry 10 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Browser Use, Chrome DevTools MCP, MCP Server Browser

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Let Claude use your Zen browser. Works with Claude Desktop and Claude Code, kind of like Claude in Chrome but for Zen.

There's no browser extension. zenpilot opens Zen with its remote control turned on and talks to it directly.

Alpha. Only tested on macOS with Zen 1.23.

Install

You need a Mac with Zen in /Applications.

Claude Desktop: download zenpilot- .mcpb from the latest release and open it. That's it.

Claude Code (or both): with uv installed, run:

uv tool install zenpilot

zenpilot setup

Setup asks which Zen profile to use and which sites Claude may visit. Then it connects zenpilot to Claude Code (and Claude Desktop, if you have it) and opens Zen. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Either way, zenpilot updates itself to the newest release each time Claude starts it. To stay on one version with uv, install it pinned: uv tool install zenpilot==0.5.0.

Use it

Just ask Claude: *"order a large pizza with bacon on httpbin.org/forms/post for Sam, then submit it"*.

The first time, a few popups may show up. Only you see them, not Claude:

Which profile? zenpilot is a fresh profile that isn't logged in to anything. Pick your own profile if you want Claude to use sites you're logged into.
Reopen Zen? If Zen is already open without remote control, zenpilot offers to restart it. Your tabs come back.
Allow this site? Claude only works on sites you allow. Choose *Don't Allow*, *Allow for 12 Hours* or *Always Allow*. If you miss it, it asks again next time. After *Don't Allow* it waits 10 minutes before asking again, or run zenpilot allow .

Pressing Enter always picks the safe answer.

While Claude works in a tab, an orange glow goes around the page and a zenpilot badge in the bottom-left corner says so. Press Stop on it and Claude stops and asks you what to do. If it tries again anyway, a popup asks whether to let it continue.

Claude can open, switch and close tabs, go to a URL, read the page, click, type, pick from dropdowns, scroll and take screenshots. It can attach files to upload, but only from folders you list in upload_dirs. It can't touch cookies, passwords or downloads, and it can't run its own JavaScript.

When it gets stuck

zenpilot is far from perfect, and every site is different. When Claude can't do something (say, drag and drop), it notes what it tried. zenpilot also notes tool calls that failed or took over 5 seconds. If anything went wrong, a notification at the end of the session points you to a report in ~/.local/state/zenpilot/reports/.

zenpilot report           # show the latest report

zenpilot report --issue # open a GitHub issue with it filled in

What you typed and the pages' text stay out of it, Claude is asked to leave out personal data, and URLs lose their ?query part. Still, read it before you submit.

Staying safe

Allowlist. Claude only works on sites you've allowed. Add one with zenpilot allow github.com.
Stick to the `zenpilot` profile if you can. It's logged out of everything. On your main profile, a shady page could try to trick Claude into doing stuff in your accounts, so only allow sites you trust.
Read-only mode. Set read_only = true and Claude can look but not click or type.
Log. Everything Claude does is written to ~/.local/state/zenpilot/audit.jsonl, with what it clicked. Typed text isn't logged, only its length. zenpilot log shows it as a timeline.
Remote control is open while Zen runs this way. Other apps on your Mac could connect to it too, and some sites (banks, Cloudflare checks) may think you're a bot. When you're done, quit Zen and open it normally.

zenpilot also stops Zen from switching off its own protections (Safe Browsing, the popup blocker and so on), which would otherwise happen when remote control is on.

Commands

Command	What it does
`zenpilot setup`	Set everything up (see above)
`zenpilot allow [site...]`	Allow sites. `--remove` takes them off (12-hour ones too). No sites lists them.
`zenpilot launch`	Open Zen with remote control on
`zenpilot doctor`	Check your setup and say how to fix anything that's broken
`zenpilot report`	Show the latest session report. `--issue` files it on GitHub, `--list` lists them all.
`zenpilot log`	Show what Claude did lately. `-n 200` for more, `--errors` for failures only

Settings

They live in ~/.config/zenpilot/config.toml, and changes apply right away.

allowlist = ["localhost", "127.0.0.1"]   # "example.com" covers its subdomains too

read_only = false # true: Claude can look but not click or type profile = "zenpilot" # which Zen profile Claude uses auto_launch = true # open Zen when Claude needs it prompts = true # show the popups above port = 9222 audit_log = "~/.local/state/zenpilot/audit.jsonl" report_dir = "~/.local/state/zenpilot/reports" audit_redact_urls = false # true: leave ?query and #fragment out of the log upload_dirs = [] # folders Claude may upload files from, e.g. ["~/Documents/CV"] dangerously_allow_all_sites = false # skips the allowlist. Please don't.

Uploads need one Firefox setting (dom.file.createInChild) in the profile. zenpilot adds it once upload_dirs isn't empty, and it takes effect the next time Zen starts.

Good to know

Only one Claude can drive Zen at a time. zenpilot lets go after 2 minutes of doing nothing, so Claude Desktop and Claude Code can take turns.
Zen can be hidden or behind other windows. It still works.
Zen loads restored tabs lazily, so Claude only sees an old tab once you've opened it.
Stuck? Run zenpilot doctor. If Zen says it already has a session after a crash, restart Zen.

Hacking on it

git clone https://github.com/beSaif/zenpilot.git && cd zenpilot

uv sync && uv run zenpilot setup # points Claude at your clone uv run pytest -m "not integration" # unit tests uv run pytest # all tests, needs Zen running (zenpilot launch) ZENPILOT_TEST_PORT=9333 uv run pytest # against a second Zen on a test profile

License

MIT

Zenpilot

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Web & browsersi

Common questions

Alternatives

Browser Use

Chrome DevTools MCP

MCP Server Browser

README from the maker

Install

Use it

When it gets stuck

Staying safe

Commands

Settings

Good to know

Hacking on it

License