MCP Server

Parallel Browser MCP MCP Server

Name: Parallel Browser MCP MCP Server
Author: io.github.etairl

io.github.etairl/parallel-browser-mcp

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What is the Parallel Browser MCP MCP server?

MCP server for parallel browser automation across multiple providers.

How to install Parallel Browser MCP

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG
Inline JSON configuration for providers and defaults. See README for shape.
BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH
Path to a JSON file with provider configuration.
BROWSERBASE_API_KEY
secret
Browserbase API key (required when using the browserbase provider).
BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID
Browserbase project ID (required when using the browserbase provider, unless set in config).
ANCHOR_API_KEY
secret
Anchor Browser API key (required when using the anchor provider).
CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN
secret
Cloudflare API token (required when using the cloudflare provider).
CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID
Cloudflare account ID (required when using the cloudflare provider).
PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER
Set to 'true' to launch the local Playwright provider via CloakBrowser (https://cloakbrowser.dev/) stealth Chromium. Requires installing the optional 'cloakbrowser' npm package.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel-browser-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID>",
        "ANCHOR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANCHOR_API_KEY>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID>",
        "PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER": "<YOUR_PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel-browser-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID>",
        "ANCHOR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANCHOR_API_KEY>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID>",
        "PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER": "<YOUR_PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallel-browser-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID>",
        "ANCHOR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANCHOR_API_KEY>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID>",
        "PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER": "<YOUR_PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "parallel-browser-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "parallel-browser-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG>",
        "BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH": "<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH>",
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY>",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID>",
        "ANCHOR_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANCHOR_API_KEY>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN>",
        "CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID": "<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID>",
        "PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER": "<YOUR_PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add parallel-browser-mcp --env BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG=<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG> --env BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH=<YOUR_BROWSER_MCP_CONFIG_PATH> --env BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY> --env BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID=<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID> --env ANCHOR_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANCHOR_API_KEY> --env CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN> --env CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID=<YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID> --env PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER=<YOUR_PLAYWRIGHT_USE_CLOAKBROWSER> -- npx -y parallel-browser-mcp