Browser Use vs Openbrowser AI
A side-by-side look at the Browser Use and Openbrowser AI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Browser Use for browser automation work; choose Openbrowser AI for browser automation as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Browser Use when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
OPENAI_API_KEY, BROWSER_USE_API_KEY.
Choose Openbrowser AI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_DEFAULT_REGION, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser Automation | Browser Automation |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | OPENAI_API_KEYBROWSER_USE_API_KEY | GOOGLE_API_KEYOPENAI_API_KEYANTHROPIC_API_KEYGROQ_API_KEYAWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDAWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYAWS_DEFAULT_REGIONAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 118,620 | 277 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Browser Use | View Openbrowser AI |
Tools & capabilities
Browser Use tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Openbrowser AI tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
Browser Use
No confirmed install command for Browser Use yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Openbrowser AI
{
"mcpServers": {
"openbrowser-ai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"openbrowser-ai"
],
"env": {
"GOOGLE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY_HERE",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE",
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_HERE",
"GROQ_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROQ_API_KEY_HERE",
"AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID_HERE",
"AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_HERE",
"AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": "YOUR_AWS_DEFAULT_REGION_HERE",
"AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY": "YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
