What is Mcp Selenium

mcp-selenium is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Selenium WebDriver, designed to enable browser automation through standardized MCP clients.

Use cases

Use cases include automated testing of web applications, web scraping, and simulating user interactions for performance testing.

How to use

To use mcp-selenium, you can install it via Smithery or manually using npm. Start the server by running ‘mcp-selenium’ in your command line.

Key features

Key features include customizable browser session options, URL navigation, element interaction (click, type), mouse actions (hover, drag and drop), keyboard input handling, screenshot capture, file uploads, and headless mode support.

Where to use

mcp-selenium can be used in web development, automated testing, and any scenario requiring browser automation.

MCP Selenium Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for Selenium WebDriver, enabling browser automation through standardized MCP clients.

Features

• Start browser sessions with customizable options
• Navigate to URLs
• Find elements using various locator strategies
• Click, type, and interact with elements
• Perform mouse actions (hover, drag and drop)
• Handle keyboard input
• Take screenshots
• Upload files
• Support for headless mode

Supported Browsers

• Chrome
• Firefox

Use with Goose

Option 1: One-click install

Copy and paste the link below into a browser address bar to add this extension to goose desktop:

goose://extension?cmd=npx&arg=-y&arg=%40angiejones%2Fmcp-selenium&id=selenium-mcp&name=Selenium%20MCP&description=automates%20browser%20interactions

Option 2: Add manually to desktop or CLI

• Name: Selenium MCP
• Description: automates browser interactions
• Command: npx -y @angiejones/mcp-selenium

Use with other MCP clients (e.g. Claude Desktop, etc)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "selenium": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@angiejones/mcp-selenium"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Development

To work on this project:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Run the server: npm start

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install MCP Selenium for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @angiejones/mcp-selenium --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install -g @angiejones/mcp-selenium

Usage

Start the server by running:

mcp-selenium

Or use with NPX in your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "selenium": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@angiejones/mcp-selenium"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

start_browser

Launches a browser session.

Parameters:

• browser (required): Browser to launch
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“chrome”, “firefox”]
• options: Browser configuration options
  • Type: object
  • Properties:
    • headless: Run browser in headless mode
      • Type: boolean
    • arguments: Additional browser arguments
      • Type: array of strings

Example:

{
  "tool": "start_browser",
  "parameters": {
    "browser": "chrome",
    "options": {
      "headless": true,
      "arguments": [
        "--no-sandbox"
      ]
    }
  }
}

navigate

Navigates to a URL.

Parameters:

• url (required): URL to navigate to
  • Type: string

Example:

{
  "tool": "navigate",
  "parameters": {
    "url": "https://www.example.com"
  }
}

find_element

Finds an element on the page.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "find_element",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "id",
    "value": "search-input",
    "timeout": 5000
  }
}

click_element

Clicks an element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "click_element",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "css",
    "value": ".submit-button"
  }
}

send_keys

Sends keys to an element (typing).

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• text (required): Text to enter into the element
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "send_keys",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "name",
    "value": "username",
    "text": "testuser"
  }
}

get_element_text

Gets the text() of an element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "get_element_text",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "css",
    "value": ".message"
  }
}

hover

Moves the mouse to hover over an element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "hover",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "css",
    "value": ".dropdown-menu"
  }
}

drag_and_drop

Drags an element and drops it onto another element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy for source element
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the source locator strategy
  • Type: string
• targetBy (required): Locator strategy for target element
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• targetValue (required): Value for the target locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for elements in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "drag_and_drop",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "id",
    "value": "draggable",
    "targetBy": "id",
    "targetValue": "droppable"
  }
}

double_click

Performs a double click on an element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "double_click",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "css",
    "value": ".editable-text"
  }
}

right_click

Performs a right click (context click) on an element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "right_click",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "css",
    "value": ".context-menu-trigger"
  }
}

press_key

Simulates pressing a keyboard key.

Parameters:

• key (required): Key to press (e.g., ‘Enter’, ‘Tab’, ‘a’, etc.)
  • Type: string

Example:

{
  "tool": "press_key",
  "parameters": {
    "key": "Enter"
  }
}

upload_file

Uploads a file using a file input element.

Parameters:

• by (required): Locator strategy
  • Type: string
  • Enum: [“id”, “css”, “xpath”, “name”, “tag”, “class”]
• value (required): Value for the locator strategy
  • Type: string
• filePath (required): Absolute path to the file to upload
  • Type: string
• timeout: Maximum time to wait for element in milliseconds
  • Type: number
  • Default: 10000

Example:

{
  "tool": "upload_file",
  "parameters": {
    "by": "id",
    "value": "file-input",
    "filePath": "/path/to/file.pdf"
  }
}

take_screenshot

Captures a screenshot of the current page.

Parameters:

• outputPath (optional): Path where to save the screenshot. If not provided, returns base64 data.
  • Type: string

Example:

{
  "tool": "take_screenshot",
  "parameters": {
    "outputPath": "/path/to/screenshot.png"
  }
}

License

MIT