mcpbrowser 0.2.22 → 0.2.24

package/README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Add to your `mcp.json`:
   "type": "stdio",
   "command": "npx",
   "args": ["-y", "mcpbrowser@latest"],
-  "description": "Use AUTOMATICALLY on 401/403 errors, login pages, SSO prompts, anti-bot blocks, OR when you think loading via real browser would be beneficial (JavaScript-heavy sites, dynamic content, SPAs). First domain request: ask user confirmation (browser opens for auth). Subsequent same-domain: use automatically (session preserved). Returns HTML from authenticated Chrome session. Handles Microsoft, GitHub, AWS, Google, corporate sites."
+  "description": "In-browser web page fetching. Used for: (1) auth-required pages (401/403, login, SSO, corporate intranets), (2) anti-bot/crawler blocks, CAPTCHA/human verification, (3) JavaScript-heavy sites (SPAs, dynamic content). Browser opens to load the page, user may be asked to authenticate or to prove it's not a robot."
 }
 ```
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Add this entry to your `mcp.json` file under the `"servers"` section:
 	"type": "stdio",
 	"command": "node",
 	"args": ["<PATH_TO_MCPBROWSER>/src/mcp-browser.js"],
-	"description": "Use AUTOMATICALLY on 401/403 errors, login pages, SSO prompts, anti-bot blocks, OR when you think loading via real browser would be beneficial (JavaScript-heavy sites, dynamic content, SPAs). First domain request: ask user confirmation (browser opens for auth). Subsequent same-domain: use automatically (session preserved). Returns HTML from authenticated Chrome session. Handles Microsoft, GitHub, AWS, Google, corporate sites."
+	"description": "In-browser web page fetching. Used for: (1) auth-required pages (401/403, login, SSO, corporate intranets), (2) anti-bot/crawler blocks, CAPTCHA/human verification, (3) JavaScript-heavy sites (SPAs, dynamic content). Browser opens to load the page, user may be asked to authenticate or to prove it's not a robot."
 }
 ```
 

package/extension/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "mcpbrowser",
   "displayName": "MCP Browser",
   "description": "Lightweight MCP server-extension that allows Copilot to fetch protected web pages you can authenticate to via browser - handles login, SSO, and anti-crawler restrictions. Should be used when standard fetch_webpage fails",
-  "version": "0.2.22",
+  "version": "0.2.24",
   "publisher": "cherchyk",
   "icon": "icon.png",
   "engines": {

package/extension/src/extension.js

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async function configureMcpBrowser() {
             type: "stdio",
             command: "npx",
             args: ["-y", "mcpbrowser@latest"],
-            description: "Use AUTOMATICALLY on 401/403 errors, login pages, SSO prompts, anti-bot blocks, OR when you think loading via real browser would be beneficial (JavaScript-heavy sites, dynamic content, SPAs). First domain request: ask user confirmation (browser opens for auth). Subsequent same-domain: use automatically (session preserved). Returns HTML from authenticated Chrome session. Handles Microsoft, GitHub, AWS, Google, corporate sites."
+            description: "In-browser web page fetching. Used for: (1) auth-required pages (401/403, login, SSO, corporate intranets), (2) anti-bot/crawler blocks, CAPTCHA/human verification, (3) JavaScript-heavy sites (SPAs, dynamic content). Browser opens to load the page, user may be asked to authenticate or to prove it's not a robot."
         };
 
         // Write back to file with pretty formatting

package/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {  "name": "mcpbrowser",
-  "version": "0.2.22",
+  "version": "0.2.24",
   "mcpName": "io.github.cherchyk/browser",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "MCP server that fetches protected web pages using Chrome DevTools Protocol",

package/server.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/cherchyk/MCPBrowser",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "0.2.22",
+  "version": "0.2.24",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",

package/src/mcp-browser.js

@@ -393,12 +393,12 @@ function prepareHtml(html, baseUrl) {
 }
 
 async function main() {
-  const server = new Server({ name: "MCPBrowser", version: "0.2.22" }, { capabilities: { tools: {} } });
+  const server = new Server({ name: "MCPBrowser", version: "0.2.24" }, { capabilities: { tools: {} } });
 
   const tools = [
     {
       name: "fetch_webpage_protected",
-      description: "Fetches protected web pages using Chrome browser with user's authenticated session (saved passwords, active logins, cookies). Use for: login-required pages, SSO/OAuth, paywalled sites, 401/403 errors, anti-crawler blocks.\n\nAUTH FLOW: If page redirects to login, function WAITS (up to 10 min) for user to authenticate in browser, then automatically returns actual content once auth completes. Single call returns correct content, no retry needed.\n\nRULES: (1) ONE URL at a time, never parallel. (2) Wait for full response - may take minutes for auth. (3) Skip only if 404. (4) Returns HTML with clickable links for subpage navigation.",
+      description: "Fetches web pages by loading them in Chrome/Edge browser. Use for: (1) auth-required pages (401/403, login, SSO, corporate intranets), (2) anti-bot/crawler blocks, CAPTCHA/human verification, (3) JavaScript-heavy sites (SPAs, dynamic content).\n\nAUTH FLOW: If page requires authentication, browser opens and WAITS (up to 10 min) for user to log in, then automatically returns content once loaded. Single call returns correct content, no retry needed.\n\nRULES: (1) ONE URL at a time, never parallel. (2) Wait for full response - may take minutes for auth. (3) Skip only if 404. (4) Returns HTML with clickable links for subpage navigation.",
       inputSchema: {
         type: "object",
         properties: {