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mcp server browserbase for VS Code

io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase

MCP server for AI web browser automation using Browserbase and Stagehand

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp server browserbase in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "browserbase-api-key",
      "description": "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "browserbase-project-id",
      "description": "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "gemini-api-key",
      "description": "GEMINI_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-browserbase": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@browserbasehq/mcp-server-browserbase"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY": "${input:browserbase-api-key}",
        "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID": "${input:browserbase-project-id}",
        "GEMINI_API_KEY": "${input:gemini-api-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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