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.

Origin

Jan was frustrated with existing browser MCP options in early February 2026. After exploring alternative approaches, he found Cloudflare's Playwright MCP (github.com/cloudflare/playwright-mcp) and built a scalable cloud-hosted solution on top of it.

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!"

Features

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

Motivation

Jan's stated 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 a dedicated machine.

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.

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