How is Browserbase different from Firecrawl?

Firecrawl is optimized for content extraction — it scrapes pages and returns clean data. Browserbase provides a full browser environment for interactive automation — your agent can click buttons, fill forms, log into websites, scroll, and navigate complex single-page applications (SPAs). Browserbase gives you a real browser, Firecrawl gives you the text from a page.

Which automation frameworks are supported?

Browserbase sessions expose a CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) WebSocket URL, which is compatible with all major browser automation frameworks: Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium WebDriver, and any tool that supports CDP connections. Simply point your framework at the connectUrl returned when creating a session.

What does the free tier include?

The free tier includes 1 browser hour, 1 concurrent browser session, and 7 days of data retention. No credit card required. For production workloads, paid plans start at $20/month (Developer) with more browser hours and concurrent sessions.

Browserbase MCP Server for Google ADK 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Browserbase
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Author: Vinkius

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Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add Browserbase as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.

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python

from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
    StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)

# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-pro",
    name="browserbase_agent",
    instruction=(
        "You help users interact with Browserbase "
        "using 4 available tools."
    ),
    tools=[mcp_tools],
)

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About Browserbase MCP Server

Connect your AI agent to Browserbase — the serverless platform for running headless cloud browsers at scale.

Google ADK natively supports Browserbase as an MCP tool provider. declare Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 4 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.

What you can do

Create Sessions — Spin up isolated Chromium browser sessions in the cloud. Each session returns a CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) WebSocket URL for connecting Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium
List Sessions — Monitor all active, completed, or errored browser sessions across your account
Get Session Details — Check status, connection URLs, pages visited, and duration of any session
Stop Sessions — Terminate running sessions to free resources

The Browserbase MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Browserbase to Google ADK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Browserbase MCP Server with Google ADK.

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Create the agent

Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow

Explore tools

The agent will discover 4 tools from Browserbase via MCP

Why Use Google ADK with the Browserbase MCP Server

Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with Browserbase through the Model Context Protocol.

Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers. declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution

Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with Browserbase

Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in. not bolted on

Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine Browserbase tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions

Browserbase + Google ADK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the Browserbase MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query Browserbase and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis

Multi-modal workflows: combine Browserbase tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent

Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query Browserbase regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift

Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including Browserbase

Browserbase MCP Tools for Google ADK (4)

These 4 tools become available when you connect Browserbase to Google ADK via MCP:

create_browser_session

The session provides a connectUrl (CDP WebSocket) that can be used with Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium to control the browser programmatically. Default timeout is 300 seconds. Create a new cloud browser session. Returns a CDP WebSocket URL for connecting automation frameworks like Playwright or Puppeteer

get_browser_session

Useful for monitoring active sessions. Get details of a specific browser session by its ID

list_browser_sessions

Filter by status: RUNNING, COMPLETED, ERROR. List all active browser sessions in your Browserbase account

stop_browser_session

Any unsaved state in the browser is lost. Stop a running browser session by its ID

Example Prompts for Browserbase in Google ADK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with Browserbase immediately.

"Create a new browser session so I can automate a login flow."

"Show me all my running browser sessions."

"Stop browser session sess_abc123."

Troubleshooting Browserbase MCP Server with Google ADK

Common issues when connecting Browserbase to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpToolset not found

Update: pip install --upgrade google-adk

Browserbase + Google ADK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Browserbase MCP Server with Google ADK.

How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?

Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.

Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.

Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.