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Browser MCP

From Jan Wilmake's personal knowledge base

Browser MCP

Browser MCP is a cloud-hosted, pay-per-use browser automation MCP server built by Jan Wilmake and launched in February 2026. It exposes Playwright-powered browser automation — form filling, data extraction, web navigation — as an MCP tool, billed at $0.01 per action.[1]

Origin

Jan was frustrated with existing browser MCP options in early February 2026. He tried Browserbase but hit 429 errors even with zero browsers open. He explored alternative approaches, then found Cloudflare's Playwright MCP (github.com/cloudflare/playwright-mcp) and asked whether it could run in the cloud.[1]

On February 10, 2026, he launched his solution as a micro-SaaS: "found a good solution to this issue and launched a new microsaas — scalable mcp serving playwright — $0.01 per action — fill forms, extract data, and more!"[1]

Features

  • Playwright-powered — full headless browser with Chromium
  • Scalable — cloud-hosted, no local browser installation required
  • Pay-per-use — $0.01 per action (the most granular pricing model for browser automation available)
  • Remote MCP — accessible from any MCP client without local setup

Motivation

Jan had a specific goal: "I want to build an agent as powerful as OpenClaw but fully ran in the cloud." OpenClaw (an autonomous agent) requires a local machine running a browser and CLIs. Jan wanted to replicate this capability as cloud-first infrastructure, so agents running in Cloudflare Workers or similar environments could perform browser actions without needing a dedicated machine.[1]

Technical Notes

  • Backed by cloudflare/playwright-mcp
  • Billed per action rather than per session or per minute — designed for infrequent, targeted use cases (forms, extraction) rather than continuous browsing
  • Initial beta launched via DMs; Jan invited testers directly

Relationship to Larger Projects

Browser MCP complements ContextArea (context and MCP composition) and OpenPolsia (autonomous business operations). An autonomous agent managing businesses needs browser capability — to sign up for services, fill forms, scrape data from sites without APIs. Browser MCP provides this at a cost low enough for automation workflows.

See Also

References

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