Chromium

MCP server for web fetching and automation using Chromium headless browser.

Reason behind this repository

I didn't wanna waste my "limited" tokens on Z.ai coding plan, therefore I made my own MCP to interact with the web, feel free to propose enhancements or new features.

Features

• fetch_page: Fetch web pages and convert to markdown/HTML
• screenshot: Take screenshots of web pages or specific elements
• interact: Automate browser interactions (click, fill, scroll, wait)
• extract_data: Extract structured data using CSS selectors
• get_link: Get link information and follow redirects

Installation

From Git Repository

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/gzigurella/chromium-mcp.git
cd chromium-mcp

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install the package
pip install -e .

# Install Chromium browser (required)
playwright install chromium

With uv (recommended)

# Clone and enter directory
git clone https://github.com/gzigurella/chromium-mcp.git
cd chromium-mcp

# Install with uv
uv pip install -e .

# Install Chromium
playwright install chromium

Integration

OpenCode

Add to your ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chromium-fetch": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "/path/to/chromium-mcp/venv/bin/python",
        "-m",
        "chromium_mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chromium-fetch": {
      "command": "/path/to/chromium-mcp/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "chromium_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP Client

For any MCP-compatible client:

# Start the server directly
/path/to/venv/bin/python -m chromium_mcp

The server communicates via stdio using the MCP protocol.

Tools

fetch_page

Fetch a web page and return content as markdown or HTML.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	URL to fetch
format	string	No	"markdown"	Output format: "markdown" or "html"
timeout	integer	No	30	Timeout in seconds
wait_for	string	No	null	CSS selector to wait for

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "format": "markdown",
  "timeout": 30,
  "wait_for": ".main-content"
}

screenshot

Take a screenshot of a web page.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	URL to screenshot
format	string	No	"png"	Image format: "png" or "jpeg"
quality	integer	No	80	JPEG quality (1-100)
full_page	boolean	No	false	Capture full page
selector	string	No	null	CSS selector for element
timeout	integer	No	30	Timeout in seconds

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "format": "png",
  "full_page": true
}

interact

Interact with web page elements sequentially.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	URL to interact with
actions	array	Yes	-	List of actions
timeout	integer	No	30	Timeout in seconds

Action Types:

• click: Click element by selector
• fill: Fill input field
• select: Select dropdown option
• scroll: Scroll page
• wait: Wait for element

{
  "url": "https://example.com/search",
  "actions": [
    {"type": "fill", "selector": "input[name='q']", "value": "test search"},
    {"type": "click", "selector": "button[type='submit']"},
    {"type": "wait", "selector": ".results", "milliseconds": 2000}
  ]
}

extract_data

Extract structured data using CSS selectors.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	URL to extract from
selectors	array	Yes	-	List of extraction rules
timeout	integer	No	30	Timeout in seconds

{
  "url": "https://example.com/products",
  "selectors": [
    {"name": "titles", "selector": "h2.product-title", "multiple": true},
    {"name": "prices", "selector": ".price", "multiple": true},
    {"name": "links", "selector": "a.product-link", "attribute": "href", "multiple": true}
  ]
}

get_link

Get link href and text, optionally following navigation.

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
url	string	Yes	-	URL of page containing link
selector	string	Yes	-	CSS selector for anchor
click	boolean	No	false	Follow the link
timeout	integer	No	30	Timeout in seconds

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "selector": "a.download",
  "click": true
}

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
CHROMIUM_PATH	auto	Path to Chromium executable
HEADLESS	true	Run browser in headless mode
TIMEOUT	30	Default operation timeout
DEBUG	false	Enable debug logging

# Example
export TIMEOUT=60
export HEADLESS=false
python -m chromium_mcp

Development

Running Tests

source venv/bin/activate
pytest

# With coverage
pytest --cov=src --cov-report=html

Project Structure

chromium-mcp/
├── src/chromium_mcp/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── __main__.py
│   ├── server.py
│   └── tools/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       ├── fetch_page.py
│       ├── screenshot.py
│       ├── interact.py
│       ├── extract_data.py
│       └── get_link.py
├── tests/
├── pyproject.toml
└── README.md

Troubleshooting

Browser Not Found

playwright install chromium

Permission Issues (Linux)

sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=268435456

Timeout Errors

export TIMEOUT=60

Security

• file:// URLs are blocked
• Credentials are never logged
• Browser processes are always cleaned up
• All operations have configurable timeouts

License

MIT