Yab, Yet Another Browser vs Personae
A side-by-side look at the Yab, Yet Another Browser 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 Yab, Yet Another Browser for browser automation work as a local process; 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 Yab, Yet Another Browser when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
devtools_comments, devtools_console, devtools_network.
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 | 56/100 · Good | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 69 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Yab, Yet Another Browser | View Personae |
Tools & capabilities
Yab, Yet Another Browser tools 69
devtools_commentsRead user-authored comments on elements of an already inspected, non-private tab.devtools_consoleRead recorded Console messages from an already inspected, non-private tab.devtools_networkRead sanitized request metadata recorded by the tab's Developer Tools.devtools_traceRead the WebKit Performance recording's event names, durations and nesting.devtools_stylesRead the currently selected element's matched and computed styles from Developer Tools.native_contextRead Yab's own current settings, spaces, tabs, mail accounts, permissions and this task's native operations.native_actionsList native Yab actions with their strict argument schemas, targetKind, undo support and permission requirements.native_applyPerform a native Yab action explicitly requested by the user: settings, spaces, tabs, page fonts or connecting Gmail.native_operationRead this task's native operation by operationId, or wait for a change up to seconds (0 to 10).native_undoUndo a native change of this task by its changeId (or the last undoable change).tabsList the tabs open in Yab, the user's web browser: the user's and the agents'.openOpen a web page (URL) in a new agent tab in Yab, the user's browser, signed in to their sites, beside the user's tabs.- +57 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.
Yab, Yet Another Browser
{
"mcpServers": {
"yab-yet-another-browser": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"yab-mcp"
]
}
}
}
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
Yab, Yet Another Browser is categorized under Browser Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Personae belongs to Browser Automation and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Yab, Yet Another Browser 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.
Yab, Yet Another Browser 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 yab-yet-another-browser and personae as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Yab, Yet Another Browser has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Personae has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.