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+.vscode/
+*.iml
+
+# Python
+*/__pycache__/*
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv/
+

browsercontrol-0.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to BrowserControl
+
+We love your input! We want to make contributing to BrowserControl as easy and transparent as possible, whether it's:
+
+- Reporting a bug
+- Discussing the current state of the code
+- Submitting a fix
+- Proposing new features
+- Becoming a maintainer
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start for Contributors
+
+1. **Fork the repo** and clone it locally
+2. **Install `uv`** (our package manager):
+   ```bash
+   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+   ```
+3. **Install dependencies**:
+   ```bash
+   uv sync
+   ```
+4. **Install Playwright browsers**:
+   ```bash
+   uv run playwright install chromium
+   ```
+5. **Run the server in dev mode**:
+   ```bash
+   uv run fastmcp dev browsercontrol/server.py
+   ```
+
+## 🛠️ Development Workflow
+
+We use [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) for dependency management and packaging. It's fast and reliable.
+
+### Project Structure
+- `browsercontrol/server.py`: Main MCP server definition
+- `browsercontrol/browser.py`: Core logic (Playwright + Set of Marks)
+- `browsercontrol/tools/`: Tool implementations split by category
+
+### Making Changes
+1. Create a branch for your feature: `git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`
+2. Implement your changes
+3. Run tests (see below)
+4. Commit your changes. We like [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/).
+   - `feat: add new scrolling tool`
+   - `fix: handle localhost connection refused`
+   - `docs: update troubleshooting guide`
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+We use `pytest`. Please ensure all tests pass before submitting a PR.
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+uv run pytest
+
+# Run specific test file
+uv run pytest tests/test_navigation.py
+```
+
+If you add a new tool or feature, please add a corresponding test case covering:
+- Happy path (it works)
+- Error handling (it fails gracefully)
+
+## 📝 Pull Request Process
+
+1. Update the README.md with details of changes to the interface, this includes new environment variables, exposed ports, useful file locations and container parameters.
+2. Increase the version numbers in any examples files and the README.md to the new version that this Pull Request would represent.
+3. You may merge the Pull Request in once you have the sign-off of two other developers, or if you do not have permission to do that, you may request the second reviewer to merge it for you.
+
+## 🐛 Reporting Bugs
+
+Bugs are tracked as GitHub issues. When filing an issue, please explain the problem and include additional details to help maintainers reproduce the problem:
+
+- Use a clear and descriptive title
+- Describe the exact steps which reproduce the problem
+- Provide specific examples to demonstrate the steps
+- Describe the behavior you observed after following the steps
+- Explain which behavior you expected to see instead and why
+- Include screenshots/logs if possible
+
+## 📄 License
+
+By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its MIT License.

browsercontrol-0.1.1/LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Aditya Sasidhar
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+SOFTWARE.

browsercontrol-0.1.1/PKG-INFO

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: browsercontrol
+Version: 0.1.1
+Summary: MCP server for browser automation with Set of Marks (SoM) - AI agents can see and interact with web pages using numbered element IDs
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol
+Author: Aditya Sasidhar
+License: MIT
+License-File: LICENSE
+Keywords: agent,ai,automation,browser,llm,mcp,playwright
+Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Browsers
+Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
+Requires-Dist: fastmcp>=2.14.2
+Requires-Dist: markdownify>=0.14.1
+Requires-Dist: pillow>=11.0.0
+Requires-Dist: playwright>=1.49.0
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol/main/assets/logo.png" alt="BrowserControl" width="120">
+</p>
+
+<h1 align="center">🌐 BrowserControl</h1>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <strong>Give your AI agent real browser superpowers.</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11+-blue.svg" alt="Python 3.11+"></a>
+  <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg" alt="License: MIT"></a>
+  <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-Compatible-purple.svg" alt="MCP"></a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol?style=social" alt="GitHub Stars"></a>
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="#-quick-start">Quick Start</a> •
+  <a href="#-features">Features</a> •
+  <a href="#-available-tools">Tools</a> •
+  <a href="#%EF%B8%8F-configuration">Configuration</a> •
+  <a href="#-examples">Examples</a>
+</p>
+
+---
+
+Ever wished Claude, Gemini, or your custom AI agent could actually browse the web? Not just fetch URLs, but truly **see**, **click**, **type**, and **interact** with any website like a human?
+
+**BrowserControl** is an MCP server that gives your AI agent full browser access with a **vision-first approach** inspired by Google's AntiGravity IDE.
+
+## ✨ What Makes This Different
+
+| Traditional Web Access | BrowserControl |
+|------------------------|----------------|
+| Fetch static HTML | See the **rendered page** |
+| Parse complex DOM | Point at **numbered elements** |
+| Guess at selectors | Just say **"click 5"** |
+| No JavaScript support | Full **dynamic content** |
+| No login persistence | **Persistent sessions** |
+| No debugging tools | **Console, Network, Errors** |
+
+### 🎯 The Secret: Set of Marks (SoM)
+
+Every screenshot comes annotated with **numbered red boxes** on interactive elements:
+
+```
+Found 15 interactive elements:
+  [1] button - Sign In
+  [2] input - Search...
+  [3] a - Products
+  [4] a - Pricing
+  [5] button - Get Started
+```
+
+Your agent sees the numbers and simply calls `click(1)` to sign in. **No CSS selectors. No XPath. No guessing.**
+
+---
+
+## 🏆 Why BrowserControl Beats Every Alternative
+
+### Head-to-Head Comparison
+
+| Feature | **BrowserControl** | Playwright MCP | Stagehand | Browser-Use | AgentQL |
+|---------|:------------------:|:--------------:|:---------:|:-----------:|:-------:|
+| **Vision-First (SoM)** | ✅ Numbered boxes | ❌ Text tree | ⚠️ AI vision | ⚠️ AI vision | ❌ Selectors |
+| **No Extra AI Calls** | ✅ Zero | ❌ Parses tree | ❌ GPT-4V per action | ❌ Vision model | ❌ Query model |
+| **Developer Tools** | ✅ 6 tools | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None |
+| **Session Recording** | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Manual | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None |
+| **Persistent Sessions** | ✅ Automatic | ⚠️ Manual setup | ❌ None | ❌ None | ❌ None |
+| **MCP Native** | ✅ FastMCP | ✅ Official | ❌ Python SDK | ⚠️ Custom | ❌ REST API |
+| **Install Complexity** | ✅ `pip install` | ⚠️ npx + config | ❌ Docker + setup | ⚠️ Docker | ❌ Cloud signup |
+| **Token Efficiency** | ✅ Tiny IDs | ⚠️ Large tree | ❌ Full images | ❌ Full images | ⚠️ Query results |
+| **Cost per Action** | ✅ $0 | ✅ $0 | ❌ ~$0.01-0.05 | ❌ ~$0.01-0.05 | ❌ API fees |
+| **Offline/Local** | ✅ 100% local | ✅ Local | ⚠️ Needs LLM API | ⚠️ Needs LLM API | ❌ Cloud only |
+
+### 🎯 Key Advantages
+
+#### 1. **Token Efficiency = Faster + Cheaper**
+
+```
+Other tools send:        BrowserControl sends:
+───────────────────      ─────────────────────
+Full DOM tree            "click(5)"
+(5,000+ tokens)          (3 tokens)
+     or
+Base64 screenshot        Element ID + summary
+(10,000+ tokens)         (100 tokens)
+```
+
+**Result**: 50-100x fewer tokens per action = faster responses, lower costs.
+
+#### 2. **No Extra AI Calls Required**
+
+| Tool | AI Calls per Click |
+|------|-------------------|
+| **BrowserControl** | 0 (just `click(5)`) |
+| Stagehand | 1-2 (vision + action) |
+| Browser-Use | 1-2 (vision + planning) |
+| AgentQL | 1 (query interpretation) |
+
+**Result**: No vision API costs, no rate limits, works offline.
+
+#### 3. **Developer Tools No One Else Has**
+
+```python
+# Only BrowserControl can do this:
+get_console_logs()      # See browser errors
+get_network_requests()  # Monitor API calls  
+get_page_errors()       # Catch JS exceptions
+run_in_console(code)    # Debug in real-time
+inspect_element(5)      # Get computed styles
+get_page_performance()  # Core Web Vitals
+```
+
+**Other tools**: Navigate, click, type... that's it.
+
+#### 4. **Session Recording Built-In**
+
+```
+start_recording()   →   Browse around   →   stop_recording()
+                                              ↓
+                               📹 session_20260108.zip
+                               (View with Playwright trace viewer)
+```
+
+**Other tools**: No recording. Debug from memory.
+
+#### 5. **True Persistence**
+
+| What Persists | BrowserControl | Others |
+|---------------|:--------------:|:------:|
+| Cookies | ✅ | ❌ |
+| localStorage | ✅ | ❌ |
+| Session tokens | ✅ | ❌ |
+| Login state | ✅ | ❌ |
+| Browser history | ✅ | ❌ |
+
+**Result**: Log in once, stay logged in across sessions.
+
+#### 6. **Simpler Mental Model**
+
+```
+❌ Other tools:
+   "Find the button with class 'btn-primary' that contains text 'Submit' 
+    and is a descendant of form#contact-form..."
+
+✅ BrowserControl:
+   "click(7)"
+```
+
+### 📊 Real-World Performance
+
+| Scenario | BrowserControl | Vision-Based Tools |
+|----------|:--------------:|:------------------:|
+| Click a button | ~50ms | ~2-5 seconds |
+| Fill a form (5 fields) | ~500ms | ~15-30 seconds |
+| Navigate + act | ~1 second | ~5-10 seconds |
+| Debug console errors | ✅ Instant | ❌ Not possible |
+
+### 💰 Cost Comparison (1000 actions/month)
+
+| Tool | Monthly Cost |
+|------|-------------|
+| **BrowserControl** | **$0** (fully local) |
+| Stagehand (GPT-4V) | ~$30-50 |
+| Browser-Use (Claude Vision) | ~$20-40 |
+| AgentQL | ~$50+ (API fees) |
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# Install with pip
+pip install browsercontrol
+
+# Or with uv (recommended)
+uv add browsercontrol
+
+# That's it! Chromium is auto-installed on first run
+```
+
+### Run the Server
+
+```bash
+# Using the CLI
+browsercontrol
+
+# Or as a module
+python -m browsercontrol
+
+# Or with FastMCP
+fastmcp run browsercontrol.server:mcp
+```
+
+### Connect to Claude Desktop
+
+Add to `~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "browsercontrol": {
+      "command": "browsercontrol"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Then just ask Claude:
+
+> *"Go to GitHub and star the browsercontrol repo"*
+
+Claude will navigate, find the star button, and click it—showing you screenshots along the way!
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Features
+
+### 1. Set of Marks (SoM) - Vision-First Interaction
+
+Every action returns an annotated screenshot with numbered elements. Your AI agent can:
+- **See** the page exactly as a human would
+- **Identify** clickable elements by number
+- **Act** with simple commands like `click(5)`
+
+### 2. 🔧 Developer Tools
+
+Built-in debugging tools for web development:
+
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `get_console_logs()` | Capture browser console (errors, warnings, logs) |
+| `get_network_requests()` | Monitor API calls, status codes, timing |
+| `get_page_errors()` | See JavaScript exceptions and crashes |
+| `run_in_console(code)` | Execute JS in browser console |
+| `inspect_element(id)` | Get computed styles, dimensions, properties |
+| `get_page_performance()` | Page load time, Core Web Vitals, memory |
+
+### 3. 🎬 Session Recording
+
+Record browser sessions for debugging and documentation:
+
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `start_recording()` | Begin recording the session |
+| `stop_recording()` | Save recording (Playwright trace format) |
+| `take_snapshot()` | Save screenshot + HTML + URL |
+| `list_recordings()` | View all saved sessions |
+
+View recordings with:
+```bash
+npx playwright show-trace ~/.browsercontrol/recordings/session.zip
+```
+
+### 4. 💾 Persistent Sessions
+
+- Cookies, localStorage, and session data persist across restarts
+- Stay logged into websites
+- Maintain shopping carts, preferences, etc.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Available Tools
+
+### Navigation
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `navigate_to(url)` | Go to a URL |
+| `go_back()` | Navigate back |
+| `go_forward()` | Navigate forward |
+| `refresh_page()` | Reload the page |
+| `scroll(direction, amount)` | Scroll the page |
+
+### Interaction
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `click(element_id)` | Click element by number |
+| `click_at(x, y)` | Click at coordinates |
+| `type_text(element_id, text)` | Type into input |
+| `press_key(key)` | Press keyboard key (Enter, Tab, etc.) |
+| `hover(element_id)` | Hover over element |
+| `scroll_to_element(element_id)` | Scroll element into view |
+| `wait(seconds)` | Wait for loading |
+
+### Forms
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `select_option(element_id, option)` | Select dropdown option |
+| `check_checkbox(element_id)` | Toggle checkbox |
+
+### Content
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `get_page_content()` | Get page as markdown |
+| `get_text(element_id)` | Get element text |
+| `get_page_info()` | Get URL and title |
+| `run_javascript(script)` | Execute JavaScript |
+| `screenshot(annotate, full_page)` | Take screenshot |
+
+### Developer Tools
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `get_console_logs()` | Browser console output |
+| `get_network_requests()` | API calls and responses |
+| `get_page_errors()` | JavaScript errors |
+| `run_in_console(code)` | Execute JS in console |
+| `inspect_element(id)` | Element styles/properties |
+| `get_page_performance()` | Load times, Web Vitals |
+
+### Recording
+| Tool | Description |
+|------|-------------|
+| `start_recording()` | Begin session recording |
+| `stop_recording()` | Save recording |
+| `take_snapshot()` | Save screenshot + HTML |
+| `list_recordings()` | View saved sessions |
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ Configuration
+
+Configure via environment variables:
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `BROWSER_HEADLESS` | `true` | Run without visible window |
+| `BROWSER_VIEWPORT_WIDTH` | `1280` | Viewport width in pixels |
+| `BROWSER_VIEWPORT_HEIGHT` | `720` | Viewport height in pixels |
+| `BROWSER_TIMEOUT` | `30000` | Navigation timeout (ms) |
+| `BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR` | `~/.browsercontrol/user_data` | Browser profile path |
+| `BROWSER_EXTENSION_PATH` | - | Path to browser extension |
+| `LOG_LEVEL` | `INFO` | Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR) |
+
+### Examples
+
+```bash
+# Run with visible browser (for debugging)
+BROWSER_HEADLESS=false browsercontrol
+
+# Custom viewport for mobile testing
+BROWSER_VIEWPORT_WIDTH=375 BROWSER_VIEWPORT_HEIGHT=812 browsercontrol
+
+# Verbose logging
+LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG browsercontrol
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Examples
+
+### Example 1: Web Research
+
+```
+You: "Go to Wikipedia and find out when Python was created"
+
+Claude: *navigates to wikipedia.org*
+        *types "Python programming language" in search*
+        *clicks search result*
+        *reads the page*
+        
+        "Python was created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991."
+```
+
+### Example 2: Debug a Web App
+
+```
+You: "Go to my app at localhost:3000 and check for any errors"
+
+Claude: *navigates to localhost:3000*
+        *calls get_console_logs()*
+        
+        "I found 2 errors:
+         [ERROR] Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'map' of undefined
+         [ERROR] Failed to load resource: 404 /api/users"
+        
+        *calls get_network_requests()*
+        
+        "The /api/users endpoint returned 404. Check your API route."
+```
+
+### Example 3: Automated Testing
+
+```
+You: "Test the login flow on my site. Start recording."
+
+Claude: *calls start_recording()*
+        *navigates to site*
+        *types email in element 3*
+        *types password in element 4*
+        *clicks Login button (element 5)*
+        *verifies successful redirect*
+        *calls stop_recording()*
+        
+        "Login test passed! Recording saved to session_20260108.zip"
+```
+
+### Example 4: Form Automation
+
+```
+You: "Fill out the contact form on example.com"
+
+Claude: *navigates to example.com/contact*
+        *types name in element 2*
+        *types email in element 3*
+        *types message in element 4*
+        *clicks Submit (element 5)*
+        
+        "Form submitted successfully!"
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Architecture
+
+```
+┌─────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
+│   AI Agent      │────▶│  BrowserControl  │────▶│   Browser   │
+│ (Claude/Gemini) │◀────│   MCP Server     │◀────│ (Chromium)  │
+└─────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘     └─────────────┘
+        │                        │                      │
+        │   "click(5)"           │   mouse.click()      │
+        │◀───────────────────────│◀─────────────────────│
+        │   [annotated           │   [screenshot +      │
+        │    screenshot]         │    element map]      │
+```
+
+### How It Works
+
+1. **AI sends command**: `click(5)`
+2. **Server finds element**: Looks up element #5 from the last screenshot
+3. **Browser acts**: Clicks at the element's coordinates
+4. **Capture state**: Takes new screenshot, detects elements
+5. **Annotate**: Draws numbered boxes on interactive elements
+6. **Return to AI**: Sends annotated image + element list
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Project Structure
+
+```
+browsercontrol/
+├── __init__.py          # Package exports
+├── __main__.py          # CLI entry point
+├── server.py            # MCP server setup
+├── browser.py           # BrowserManager with SoM
+├── config.py            # Environment configuration
+└── tools/
+    ├── navigation.py    # Navigation tools
+    ├── interaction.py   # Click, type, hover tools
+    ├── forms.py         # Form handling tools
+    ├── content.py       # Content extraction tools
+    ├── devtools.py      # Developer tools
+    └── recording.py     # Session recording tools
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Troubleshooting
+
+### "Missing X server" Error
+
+Set `BROWSER_HEADLESS=true` or run with xvfb:
+```bash
+xvfb-run browsercontrol
+```
+
+### Browser Not Starting
+
+Chromium auto-installs on first run. If it fails, install manually:
+```bash
+python -m playwright install chromium
+```
+
+### Session Not Persisting
+
+Check that `BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR` is writable:
+```bash
+ls -la ~/.browsercontrol/
+```
+
+### Connection Refused
+
+Ensure no other instance is running:
+```bash
+pkill -f browsercontrol
+browsercontrol
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Some ideas:
+
+- [ ] Multi-tab support
+- [ ] Firefox/WebKit support
+- [ ] DOM diffing (detect changes)
+- [ ] Accessibility audit
+- [ ] Mobile emulation presets
+- [ ] Cookie import/export
+
+```bash
+# Clone and install
+git clone https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol
+cd browsercontrol
+uv sync
+
+# Run tests
+uv run pytest
+
+# Run in development
+uv run fastmcp dev browsercontrol/server.py
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📄 License
+
+MIT License - Use it however you want.
+
+---
+
+## 🙏 Acknowledgments
+
+- Inspired by the browser control capabilities in **Google's AntiGravity IDE**
+- Built with [FastMCP](https://gofastmcp.com) and [Playwright](https://playwright.dev)
+- Thanks to the MCP community for making AI-tool integration accessible
+
+---
+
+<p align="center">
+  <strong>Built with ❤️ for the AI agent community.</strong>
+</p>
+
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol">⭐ Star on GitHub</a> •
+  <a href="https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol/issues">Report Bug</a> •
+  <a href="https://github.com/adityasasidhar/browsercontrol/issues">Request Feature</a>
+</p>