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Enables frontend navigation and browser automation through a deterministic MCP server, integrating Browser Use and optional code graph hints for coding agents.

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Enables frontend navigation and browser automation through a deterministic MCP server, integrating Browser Use and optional code graph hints for coding agents.

README

This project implements a frontend navigation layer where:

  • Browser Use stays the browser automation engine.
  • Code Review Graph (CRG) is used only as an optional knowledge source.
  • Browser execution continues even when CRG is unavailable.

Architecture

Cursor / Claude
   ↓
Our MCP
   ↓
Frontend Navigation Layer
   ↓
Browser Use
   ↓
Browser

CRG is integrated behind ICodeGraph, so it can be replaced later by another backend such as FrontendInteractionGraph without changing Browser Use orchestration.

Dependency Integration

CRG is integrated as a dependency (not forked, not modified):

  • code-review-graph>=2.3.6
  • browser-use>=0.13.3

Install:

pip install -e .

Frontend Perception MCP (No LLM in Server)

The MCP server is deterministic runtime only (browser observation + actions + verify).
Your coding agent (Cursor/Claude/Codex) remains the brain.

Install

Both PyPI names install the same MCP server:

Package Install / upgrade
frontend-perception-engine pip install --upgrade frontend-perception-engine
frontend-mcp (alias) pip install --upgrade frontend-mcp

Use --upgrade when a version is already installed — plain pip install may leave an older release in place.

Do not mix PyPI installs with pip install -e . in this repo; editable installs can leave broken metadata that blocks upgrades. Use one or the other.

Recommended (quiet output + next steps):

uvx --from frontend-perception-engine frontend-perception-install

Or the shorter alias name:

uvx --from frontend-mcp frontend-mcp-install

With Chromium for Browser Use:

uvx --from frontend-perception-engine frontend-perception-install --with-browser

Development install from this repo:

python -m navigation.cli.install --editable .

Or classic pip:

pip install frontend-perception-engine

Run MCP server

Using module entrypoint:

python -m navigation.mcp

Using script entrypoint:

frontend-perception-mcp

Using uvx (no local install in current environment):

uvx --from frontend-perception-engine frontend-perception-mcp
# or
uvx --from frontend-mcp frontend-mcp

Cursor MCP config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "frontend-perception": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "navigation.mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "C:/Users/usman/Projects/frontend-perception-engine/src"
      }
    }
  }
}

Runtime prerequisites

  • Start the sandbox app: cd sandbox && npm run dev
  • Default URL used by tests/tools: http://localhost:5173
  • No API keys are required to run the MCP path itself

Platform documentation

Architecture, roadmap, tool reference, and feature subsystem docs: docs/README.md.

CRG Documentation and Public API Notes

The integration uses CRG public tool functions from:

  • code_review_graph.tools.build.build_or_update_graph
  • code_review_graph.tools.query.query_graph
  • code_review_graph.tools.query.semantic_search_nodes
  • code_review_graph.tools.query.get_impact_radius
  • code_review_graph.tools.query.list_graph_stats
  • code_review_graph.tools.query.traverse_graph_func

Graph lifecycle

  • Initialize graph (incremental/minimal): build_or_update_graph(full_rebuild=False, postprocess="minimal")
  • Refresh graph (incremental): build_or_update_graph(full_rebuild=False)
  • Rebuild graph (full): build_or_update_graph(full_rebuild=True)

Incremental indexing

CRG incremental path is handled by incremental_update under the hood and can detect changed files from VCS (base=HEAD~1 by default).

Watch mode

CRG supports continuous updates via:

  • CLI: code-review-graph watch
  • API internals: code_review_graph.incremental.watch and start_watch_thread

This wrapper does not require watch mode, but is compatible with repositories kept fresh by CRG watch/daemon.

Querying

  • Pattern queries (neighbors/file relationships): query_graph
  • Search (hybrid semantic + keyword): semantic_search_nodes
  • Blast radius / route impact: get_impact_radius
  • Traversal/path-like exploration: traverse_graph_func
  • Stats/health: list_graph_stats

Wrapper Layer

All CRG coupling is isolated in:

src/navigation/codeGraph/

Public contract:

  • initialize()
  • refresh()
  • rebuild()
  • search()
  • shortest_path()
  • get_neighbors()
  • get_component()
  • get_file()
  • get_route()
  • query()

Future-oriented methods are already represented on ICodeGraph:

  • findNavigationHint(...) style equivalent via find_navigation_hint(...)
  • find_relevant_components(...)
  • find_likely_route(...)
  • find_related_files(...)
  • find_button_candidates(...)
  • find_component_hierarchy(...)
  • find_entry_point(...)

Browser Use Integration

BrowserUseNavigator provides a lightweight dry-run timeline for tests.

PerceptionAgentRunner runs a real Browser Use agent with optional graph hints injected via extend_system_message. Graph output is never a mandatory stage — if CRG or AWS credentials are missing, the agent either skips hints or reports a clear error.

Live agent (Bedrock Nova)

  1. Start the sandbox:
cd sandbox && npm run dev
  1. Configure AWS (copy .env.example.env):
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=...
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
AWS_REGION=us-east-1
BEDROCK_MODEL=amazon.nova-pro-v1:0
SANDBOX_URL=http://localhost:5173
  1. Install AWS extra and run:
pip install -e ".[aws]"
python src/run_agent.py --task "Add Pulse Watch to cart and complete checkout"

Dry-run (graph hints only, no browser):

python src/run_agent.py --dry-run --task "Log in as admin and open admin report"

Flags:

  • --no-graph — disable CRG hints
  • --headless — headless browser
  • --max-steps 25 — step limit
  • --url http://localhost:5174 — custom sandbox URL

Demo

Run:

python src/demo.py

Expected behavior:

  1. Browser Use execution starts.
  2. Optional code graph query is attempted.
  3. Browser Use continues regardless of query success.

from github.com/Usmansayed/frontend-mcp

Install Frontend in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE
unyly install frontend-mcp

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add frontend-mcp -- uvx frontend-perception-engine

FAQ

Is Frontend MCP free?

Yes, Frontend MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Frontend need an API key?

No, Frontend runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Frontend hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Frontend in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Frontend on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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