Pagerunner vs Pagemap

In-depth architectural comparison of the Pagerunner and Pagemap MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Pagerunner when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_profiles, open_session, attach_session.

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Choose Pagemap when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_page_map, execute_action, fill_form.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Pagerunner Browser Automation	Pagemap Retio-ai Browser Automation
Summary	Chrome browser automation MCP server for AI agents — drives real Chrome with your profiles	Compresses 100K-token HTML into 2-5K-token structured maps while preserving every actionable element. AI agents can read and interact with any web page at 97% fewer tokens.
Category & Scope	Browser Automation

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pagerunner": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pagerunner"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retio-ai-pagemap": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "ENOENT"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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