Pagerunner vs Personae
A side-by-side look at the Pagerunner and Personae MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Pagerunner for browser automation work; choose Personae 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 Pagerunner when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You want tools like
list_profiles, open_session, attach_session.
Choose Personae when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. - You want tools like
load_skill, list_identities, open_identity.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser Automation | Browser Automation |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 39 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Pagerunner | View Personae |
Tools & capabilities
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
Personae tools 10
load_skillFetch the real command syntax of the bundled agent-browser version (returns a section index by default; pass `section` for a specific one)list_identitiesList all identities with open state and current URLopen_identityOpen an identity's windowsnapshotAccessibility-tree snapshot returning `[ref=eN]` element refsnavigateNavigate to a URLclickInteraction; `click` accepts either a ref or visible textactRun several commands inside one agent-browser processget_textRead contentscreenshotCapture a screenshoteval_jsEvaluate JavaScript
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.
Pagerunner
No confirmed install command for Pagerunner yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Personae
{
"mcpServers": {
"personae": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@leek-emperor/personae-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE": "YOUR_ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Pagerunner is categorized under Browser Automation and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Personae belongs to Browser Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Pagerunner for browser automation work and Personae 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.
Pagerunner has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Personae 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 pagerunner and personae as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Pagerunner has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars. Personae has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.