BrowserTap MCP for VS Code
io.github.linvireo/browsertap-mcp
MCP server that drives the real Chrome you already use, through an extension and CDP.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install BrowserTap MCP in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "browsertap-preferred-browser",
"description": "BROWSERTAP_PREFERRED_BROWSER",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "browsertap-mode",
"description": "BROWSERTAP_MODE",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "browsertap-bridge-port",
"description": "BROWSERTAP_BRIDGE_PORT",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "browsertap-state-dir",
"description": "BROWSERTAP_STATE_DIR",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"browsertap-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"browsertap-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BROWSERTAP_PREFERRED_BROWSER": "${input:browsertap-preferred-browser}",
"BROWSERTAP_MODE": "${input:browsertap-mode}",
"BROWSERTAP_BRIDGE_PORT": "${input:browsertap-bridge-port}",
"BROWSERTAP_STATE_DIR": "${input:browsertap-state-dir}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs