Agent Webbridge vs Pagerunner
A side-by-side look at the Agent Webbridge and Pagerunner MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Agent WebbridgeBrowser Automation · Local subprocess (stdio)Drive your real, logged-in Chrome (many profiles, parallel tabs) from any MCP client. Local only.59GoodAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Agent Webbridge for browser automation work as a local process; choose Pagerunner for browser automation. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
AChoose Agent Webbridge when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
navigate, find_tab, evaluate.
Choose Pagerunner when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You want tools like
list_profiles, open_session, attach_session.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | A Agent Webbridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser Automation | Browser Automation |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 12 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | 39 |
| Full listing | View Agent Webbridge | View Pagerunner |
Tools & capabilities
Agent Webbridge tools 15
navigateOpen a URL in a new or existing tabfind_tabLocate a tab by URL / titleevaluateRun JavaScript in the page, return the resultsnapshotAccessibility tree with stable `@e` element refsclickClick an element by `@e` ref (synthetic DOM click)trusted_clickReal mouse click (CDP, `isTrusted`) for pages that ignore `clickfillSet native inputs **and** `contenteditable` rich text fieldsuploadProgrammatically assign files to `<input type="file">file_chooser_interceptSuppress native OS file picker dialogs (Finder/Explorer) during programmatic uploadscreenshotCapture full-page or element screenshot directly to disksave_as_pdfSave the page as a PDFnetworkCapture network requests (`start`, `stop`, `list`, `detail`)- +3 more on the listing page
Pagerunner tools 39
list_profilesList configured Chrome profilesopen_sessionLaunch Chrome for a profile, returns `session_idattach_sessionAttach to an existing Chrome instance via `--remote-debugging-portclose_sessionKill a Chrome sessionlist_sessionsList active sessionslist_tabsList open tabs in a sessionnew_tabOpen a new tab, returns `target_idclose_tabClose a specific tabnavigateNavigate a tab to a URLwait_forWait for a CSS selector, URL pattern, or fixed delayget_contentGet visible text content of a tabscreenshotCapture a tab as PNG (saved to temp file or inline base64)- +27 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Agent Webbridge
{
"mcpServers": {
"agent-webbridge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agent-webbridge"
]
}
}
}
Pagerunner
No confirmed install command for Pagerunner yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Agent Webbridge is categorized under Browser Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pagerunner belongs to Browser Automation and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Agent Webbridge for browser automation work and Pagerunner for browser automation.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Pagerunner has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Agent Webbridge has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Pagerunner has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add agent-webbridge and pagerunner as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Agent Webbridge has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 12 GitHub stars. Pagerunner has 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.