Tabhand MCP server
dev.tabhand/tabhand·v0.10.1·3 starsLet your coding agents use your real, signed-in Chrome, in background tabs that never steal focus.
3 stars546 downloads/wk
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Tabhand tools
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-25 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan9 source files scanned20/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; website matches verified namespace9/10
Findings (1)
- mediumeval / new Function used
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How Tabhand compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 86/100
- higher than 72% of 48,255 servers
- GitHub stars
- 3
- more than 80% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 546
- more than 89% of 12,191 servers with a package
Install Tabhand in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y tabhand on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add tabhand -- npx -y tabhand
What the publisher says
From the Tabhand repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Tabhand
Let your AI agents use your own Chrome, signed in to your accounts, in background tabs that never steal your focus.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d5fe5c5a-c012-471f-bf3b-10fa754c382d
Video not playing? Watch it on tabhand.dev
npx tabhand setupWorks with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Copilot and more: 19 agents in all, plus anything else that speaks MCP.
Then add the extension from the Chrome Web Store. Setup opens the page for you.
Why Tabhand
- Your logins, not a blank browser. Agents work in the Chrome you already use, so email, dashboards and admin panels just work. You never hand over a password.
- You keep working. Every agent gets tabs of its own in the background, grouped under its name and muted. Chrome never jumps to the front.
- Your tabs stay yours. An agent can only reach the tabs it opened, never yours and never another agent's.
- You can watch. Each agent has its own cursor that glides, clicks and types, and its tabs wear its icon. The Tabhand button in Chrome's toolbar shows who's working and pauses every agent at once.
- No servers. Tabhand runs entirely on your computer, with no analytics. Pages only go to the agent you're running. Read the privacy policy.
How it works
agent ──stdio──▶ tabhand mcp ──Unix socket──▶ native host ──native messaging──▶ extension ──chrome.debugger──▶ agent's tabsShortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Tabhand: common questions
- Is Tabhand MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (86/100). Read the Tabhand safety report
- How do I install Tabhand?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Tabhand need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Tabhand maintained?
- The last commit was 10 days ago (2026-10-25). The latest release is v0.10.1.
- How does Tabhand compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 86/100 (higher than 72% of 48,255 servers); github stars 3 (more than 80% of 28,688 servers); downloads a week 546 (more than 89% of 12,191 servers with a package). Full comparison.