bwb-browser 4.0.1 → 4.1.0
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- package/AGENTS.md +31 -17
- package/README.md +76 -32
- package/lib/act.mjs +474 -215
- package/lib/browser.mjs +145 -30
- package/lib/config.mjs +180 -0
- package/lib/diagnose.mjs +13 -11
- package/lib/fetch.mjs +187 -75
- package/lib/fingerprint.mjs +73 -28
- package/lib/helpers.mjs +86 -39
- package/lib/session.mjs +34 -7
- package/lib/setup.mjs +94 -13
- package/lib/tabs.mjs +127 -15
- package/lib/urlpolicy.mjs +137 -0
- package/lib/vigil.mjs +44 -21
- package/package.json +15 -7
- package/server.mjs +418 -211
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# bwb-browser — Agent Integration Guide
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> **Author:** Krish Tiwari ([@krshforever](https://github.com/krshforever))
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> **Package:** [`bwb-browser`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bwb-browser) · ~173KB source · 65 kB tarball · 26 tools · static-first (v4)
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> **Last updated:** 2026-08-06
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## What is bwb?
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**Browser Without Bloat** — a lightweight MCP server that gives any AI agent browser superpowers. ~
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**Browser Without Bloat** — a lightweight MCP server that gives any AI agent browser superpowers. ~173KB source. 26 tools. 5 runtime dependencies. Static-first: plain pages never spawn Chromium. Zero native dependencies.
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While other MCP browser tools ship a full browser binary (Playwright MCP = ~250MB, Puppeteer MCP = ~400MB), bwb
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While other MCP browser tools ship a full browser binary (Playwright MCP = ~250MB, Puppeteer MCP = ~400MB), bwb speaks **Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP)** directly — over one thin CDP client (`chrome-remote-interface`), no Playwright, no Puppeteer, no bundled browser. It auto-detects the browser already on your system.
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Built on Termux/Android. Runs everywhere. Weighs nothing. **Browser automation from your phone.**
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```bash
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bwb --setup # dry run: prints what it would write
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bwb --setup --yes # apply
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That's it. `bwb --setup` auto-detects every AI agent on your machine (OpenCode, Antigravity, Claude Code, Hermes, Cline, Continue, Codex CLI), writes the correct MCP config for each, detects Chrome/Chromium, and prints a summary. Close and reopen your agent — tools are ready.
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That's it. `bwb --setup` auto-detects every AI agent on your machine (OpenCode, Antigravity, Claude Code, Hermes, Cline, Continue, Codex CLI), writes the correct MCP config for each (timestamped backups), detects Chrome/Chromium, and prints a summary. **It is a dry run unless you pass `--yes`.** Close and reopen your agent — tools are ready.
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| **Claude Code** (Anthropic) |
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| **Claude Code** (Anthropic) | ⚠️ `claude mcp add --scope user` (setup prints/runs this — MCP is NOT read from `settings.json`) | `claude mcp add --scope user bwb -- node <path>/server.mjs` |
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| **OpenCode** | ✅ `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json` | MCP config |
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| **Antigravity CLI** | ✅ `~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json` | MCP config |
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| **Cline** (VS Code) | ✅ `~/.cline/mcp.json` | MCP config |
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# 3. Add to your AI agent's MCP config
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I want you to install and use bwb-browser — a lightweight MCP browser automation server with 26 tools.
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bwb is Browser Without Bloat. Static-first: plain pages are fetched + extracted with zero Chromium; JS pages escalate automatically. It uses
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bwb is Browser Without Bloat. Static-first: plain pages are fetched + extracted with zero Chromium; JS pages escalate automatically. It uses Chrome DevTools Protocol through one thin CDP client (no Playwright, no Puppeteer) only when rendering is actually needed.
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> Security posture (URL allowlist, sandbox, cookie permissions, `--readonly`) is documented under "Security Notes" below. Read it before pointing bwb at untrusted sites.
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## Auto-Install Steps:
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- `browser_goto({url: "https://example.com"})` — navigate (static-first: `mode: "static"` needs no browser; the next page tool starts Chromium on that same URL. `mode: "browser"` forces CDP)
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- `browser_screenshot({selector: "#chart"})` — take a screenshot (whole page, viewport, or one element; saves to /storage/emulated/0/Download/bwb-screenshots/ on Android or ~/bwb-screenshots/ on desktop)
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- **No SSRF.** Static fetches refuse loopback / private / link-local / CGNAT addresses (`127/8`, `10/8`, `172.16/12`, `192.168/16`, `169.254/16`, `::1`, `fc00::/7`) on **every redirect hop** — so a public URL cannot bounce the fetcher to `169.254.169.254`. Local dev needs `BWB_ALLOW_PRIVATE=1`.
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- **`browser_act` clicked the wrong element.** It built a CSS selector from the match and re-queried it, so `click the Pricing link` became selector `a` and clicked **Home**. Elements are now scored, scrolled, measured and tagged inside one `Runtime.evaluate`; ambiguous matches return `candidates` instead of a coin flip; destructive labels need `force:true`.
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