Pagewatch vs Urlbox
A side-by-side look at the Pagewatch and Urlbox MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Pagewatch for browser automation work as a local process; choose Urlbox 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 Pagewatch when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Urlbox when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
URLBOX_API_KEY, SECRET_KEY, URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Browser Automation | Browser Automation |
| Quality signal | 39/100 · Fair | 45/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | URLBOX_API_KEYSECRET_KEYURLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 3 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Pagewatch | View Urlbox |
Tools & capabilities
Pagewatch tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Urlbox 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.
Pagewatch
{
"mcpServers": {
"pagewatch-2": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"pagewatch-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Urlbox
{
"mcpServers": {
"urlbox": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@urlbox/screenshot-mcp"
],
"env": {
"URLBOX_API_KEY": "YOUR_URLBOX_API_KEY_HERE",
"SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY_HERE",
"URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR": "YOUR_URLBOX_DOWNLOAD_DIR_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Pagewatch is categorized under Browser Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Urlbox belongs to Browser Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Pagewatch for browser automation work and Urlbox 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.
Pagewatch is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Urlbox is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. 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 pagewatch-2 and urlbox as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Pagewatch has a quality signal of 39/100 (Fair) with 3 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Urlbox has 45/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 3 GitHub stars.