CloakBrowser MCP server

by swimmwatch·io.github.swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp·v1.15.1·167 stars

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Playwright MCP-compatible browser automation bridge for CloakBrowser Chromium.

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How CloakBrowser MCP compares

Against every graded Scraping and browsing MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 83/100; higher than 60% of 866 Scraping and browsing servers
GitHub stars: 167; more than 93% of 583 Scraping and browsing servers
Downloads a week: 664; more than 88% of 309 Scraping and browsing servers with a package

Release history: 4 versions in the registry since 2026-09-05, latest 2026-10-18, typically one every 19 days.

Install CloakBrowser MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y cloakbrowser-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add cloakbrowser-mcp -- npx -y cloakbrowser-mcp

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CloakBrowser MCP: common questions

Is CloakBrowser MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the CloakBrowser MCP safety report
How do I install CloakBrowser MCP?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does CloakBrowser MCP need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN.
Is CloakBrowser MCP maintained?: The last commit was 19 days ago (2026-10-16). The latest release is v1.15.1.
What can I use instead of CloakBrowser MCP?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: invisible_playwright_mcp MCP server, MCP Browser MCP server and NexusBrowser MCP server. Compare all CloakBrowser MCP alternatives.
How does CloakBrowser MCP compare with other Scraping and browsing MCP servers?: safety score 83/100 (higher than 60% of 866 Scraping and browsing servers); github stars 167 (more than 93% of 583 Scraping and browsing servers); downloads a week 664 (more than 88% of 309 Scraping and browsing servers with a package). Full comparison.

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CloakBrowser MCP vs invisible_playwright_mcp

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Local package. It runs on your machine, not through the gateway.

Rating: —
Safety grade: B · 83/100
Stars: 167
Downloads/wk: 664
Price: Free
Licence: MIT
Transport: Local · mixed
Version: 1.15.1
Category: Scraping and browsing
Last release: 2026-10-16

Credentials it needs

PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINEBridge browser engine: cloak or playwright.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESSRun the browser in headless mode.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRDirectory where upstream Playwright MCP writes artifacts.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGENGenerate code in typescript, python, java, csharp, or none.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXESInclude element bounding boxes in browser snapshots.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLEMilliseconds to wait after actions for triggered work to settle.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIRPersistent Chromium profile directory. The bridge resolves it to an absolute path and writes it to generated Playwright MCP config.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONSJSON object with validated Playwright context options such as viewport, locale, timezoneId, permissions, geolocation, and headers.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHSJSON array or comma-separated list of Chrome extension directories. Requires PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACKPatch upstream console message collection for CloakBrowser compatibility.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCHResolve proxy GeoIP and match CloakBrowser timezone/locale fingerprint flags when PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_SERVER is set.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGSComma-separated or JSON array of extra Chromium launch arguments.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_HOSTStreamable HTTP bind host.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_PORTStreamable HTTP bind port.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINTStreamable HTTP endpoint path.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_AUTH_TOKENsecretOptional Streamable HTTP Bearer token.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_SESSION_BACKENDSession metadata backend. Only memory is implemented in this release.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_SESSION_IDLE_TTL_MSIdle TTL for Streamable HTTP sessions.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_SESSION_MAXMaximum active Streamable HTTP sessions in one process.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINEBridge browser engine: cloak or playwright.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESSRun the browser in headless mode.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRDirectory where upstream Playwright MCP writes artifacts.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGENGenerate code in typescript, python, java, csharp, or none.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXESInclude element bounding boxes in browser snapshots.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLEMilliseconds to wait after actions for triggered work to settle.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIRPersistent Chromium profile directory. The bridge resolves it to an absolute path and writes it to generated Playwright MCP config.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONSJSON object with validated Playwright context options such as viewport, locale, timezoneId, permissions, geolocation, and headers.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHSJSON array or comma-separated list of Chrome extension directories. Requires PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACKPatch upstream console message collection for CloakBrowser compatibility.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCHResolve proxy GeoIP and match CloakBrowser timezone/locale fingerprint flags when PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_SERVER is set.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGSComma-separated or JSON array of extra Chromium launch arguments.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINEBridge browser engine: cloak or playwright.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESSRun the browser in headless mode.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRDirectory inside the container where upstream Playwright MCP writes artifacts.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGENGenerate code in typescript, python, java, csharp, or none.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXESInclude element bounding boxes in browser snapshots.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLEMilliseconds to wait after actions for triggered work to settle.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIRPersistent Chromium profile directory inside the container. Use /data/profiles/... with the existing /data volume.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONSJSON object with validated Playwright context options such as viewport, locale, timezoneId, permissions, geolocation, and headers.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHSJSON array or comma-separated list of Chrome extension directories inside the container. Requires PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACKPatch upstream console message collection for CloakBrowser compatibility.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCHResolve proxy GeoIP and match CloakBrowser timezone/locale fingerprint flags when PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_SERVER is set.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGSComma-separated or JSON array of extra Chromium launch arguments.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINEBridge browser engine: cloak or playwright.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESSRun the browser in headless mode.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIRDirectory inside the container where upstream Playwright MCP writes artifacts.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGENGenerate code in typescript, python, java, csharp, or none.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXESInclude element bounding boxes in browser snapshots.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLEMilliseconds to wait after actions for triggered work to settle.
PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIRPersistent Chromium profile directory inside the container. Use /data/profiles/... with the existing /data volume.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONSJSON object with validated Playwright context options such as viewport, locale, timezoneId, permissions, geolocation, and headers.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHSJSON array or comma-separated list of Chrome extension directories inside the container. Requires PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACKPatch upstream console message collection for CloakBrowser compatibility.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCHResolve proxy GeoIP and match CloakBrowser timezone/locale fingerprint flags when PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_PROXY_SERVER is set.
CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGSComma-separated or JSON array of extra Chromium launch arguments.

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