mcpbrowser 0.2.3 → 0.2.5

package/README.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The extension automatically:
 📦 [View on Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=cherchyk.mcpbrowser)
 
 ### Option 2: npm Package (Recommended for Manual Setup)
-Published on npm as [mcpbrowser](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcpbrowser) v0.2.2.
+Published on npm as [mcpbrowser](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcpbrowser) v0.2.3.
 
 Add to your `mcp.json`:
 ```jsonc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Add to your `mcp.json`:
 - Mac/Linux: `~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json`
 
 ### Option 3: MCP Registry
-Available in the [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) as `io.github.cherchyk/browser` v0.2.2.
+Available in the [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/) as `io.github.cherchyk/browser` v0.2.3.
 
 Search for "browser" in the registry to find configuration instructions.
 

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-{
-  "name": "mcpbrowser",
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+{  "name": "mcpbrowser",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "mcpName": "io.github.cherchyk/browser",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "MCP server that loads authenticated web pages using Chrome DevTools Protocol",

package/server.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/cherchyk/MCPBrowser",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "0.2.3",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",

package/src/mcp-browser.js

@@ -14,13 +14,49 @@ dotenv.config();
 const chromeHost = process.env.CHROME_REMOTE_DEBUG_HOST || "127.0.0.1";
 const chromePort = Number(process.env.CHROME_REMOTE_DEBUG_PORT || 9222);
 const explicitWSEndpoint = process.env.CHROME_WS_ENDPOINT;
-const userDataDir = process.env.CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR || path.join(os.homedir(), "AppData/Local/ChromeAuthProfile");
+
+// Use default Chrome profile if not explicitly set
+function getDefaultUserDataDir() {
+  const platform = os.platform();
+  const home = os.homedir();
+  
+  if (platform === "win32") {
+    return path.join(home, "AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data");
+  } else if (platform === "darwin") {
+    return path.join(home, "Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome");
+  } else {
+    return path.join(home, ".config/google-chrome");
+  }
+}
+
+const userDataDir = process.env.CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR || getDefaultUserDataDir();
 const chromePathEnv = process.env.CHROME_PATH;
-const defaultChromePaths = [
-  "C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe",
-  "C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe",
-  "C:/Program Files/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe",
-];
+
+function getDefaultChromePaths() {
+  const platform = os.platform();
+  
+  if (platform === "win32") {
+    return [
+      "C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe",
+      "C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe",
+      "C:/Program Files/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe",
+    ];
+  } else if (platform === "darwin") {
+    return [
+      "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome",
+      "/Applications/Microsoft Edge.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Edge",
+      "/Applications/Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium",
+    ];
+  } else {
+    return [
+      "/usr/bin/google-chrome",
+      "/usr/bin/chromium-browser",
+      "/usr/bin/chromium",
+    ];
+  }
+}
+
+const defaultChromePaths = getDefaultChromePaths();
 
 let cachedBrowser = null;
 let lastKeptPage = null; // reuse the same tab when requested
@@ -191,7 +227,7 @@ async function main() {
   const tools = [
     {
       name: "load_and_extract",
-      description: "**FALLBACK MECHANISM**: Use this when normal URL fetching fails due to authentication requirements, login redirects, 401/403 errors, anti-crawler/bot detection, or session requirements. **FIRST ACCESS ONLY**: Ask user for confirmation ONLY if this is the first request to this domain/site - explain a browser window will open where they may need to authenticate. **SUBSEQUENT REQUESTS**: Use automatically without asking - browser session is already authenticated. Loads web pages using your authenticated Chrome/Edge browser session via DevTools Protocol, bypassing auth and crawler restrictions. Automatically handles auth redirects, waits for network idle, and supports tab reuse to preserve sessions. Returns both plain text and HTML content.",
+      description: "⚠️ BROWSER ACCESS: Opens pages in your Chrome browser with your default profile (saved passwords, extensions, authenticated sessions). Use when normal URL fetching fails due to authentication requirements, login redirects, 401/403 errors, anti-crawler/bot detection, or session requirements. Automatically handles auth redirects, waits for network idle, and supports tab reuse to preserve sessions. Returns both plain text and HTML content.",
       inputSchema: {
         type: "object",
         properties: {
@@ -201,6 +237,9 @@ async function main() {
         required: ["url"],
         additionalProperties: false,
       },
+      annotations: {
+        title: "Access Authenticated Web Page"
+      }
     },
   ];