How to Use the Browserless MCP in Claude

Q: How do I monitor my browser resource consumption?

Your agent runs getusagestats and getaccountconfig to check your current plan limits and active sessions. This keeps you updated on your API usage in real-time.

Get clean PDFs, full-page screenshots, and rendered HTML inside Claude Desktop without running Chrome locally.

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Headless scraping inside Claude Desktop

The `get_page_content` tool retrieves fully rendered HTML from any URL directly into your Claude Desktop chat. It bypasses basic Javascript-heavy blocks by waiting for the page to load inside a managed cloud browser instead of trying to parse raw source code. When you ask your agent to analyze a modern web app, it uses this MCP connection to run `run_scrape` for custom scripts on the target page. You bypass cloudflare blocks and get clean text without leaving your desktop workspace.

Visual debugging and PDF generation

The `take_screenshot` tool captures full-viewport PNGs of any live webpage and hands them to Claude Desktop for visual inspection. This lets your agent inspect layout issues, check UI states, and confirm design layouts on real endpoints. For offline reporting, the `generate_pdf` tool converts target URLs into clean vector PDFs. Your agent generates these documents on demand, dropping the files straight into your local directory.

Session tracking for this MCP Server

The `list_active_sessions` tool tracks every active headless browser instance running on your Browserless account. This gives your agent a direct window into current resource usage during heavy scraping tasks. If you hit rate limits, the agent runs `get_usage_stats` to pull your exact consumption data. It keeps your automation from burning through your plan limits by checking your footprint first.

Setup guide

Set up Browserless MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Browserless MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the Browserless MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under browserless-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browserless-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Browserless MCP in Claude Desktop

It runs Chrome on managed cloud infrastructure, not your local machine. This MCP Server connects Claude Desktop to that remote browser via API, letting your agent scrape pages without draining your laptop's battery.

Yes. You can feed custom Puppeteer or Playwright scripts directly to your Claude Desktop agent, which executes them using the `run_scrape` tool on the remote browser cluster.

No, you don't need Chrome installed on your machine. This MCP Server routes all browser requests to remote servers, meaning your desktop agent gets fully rendered pages even on a bare-bones system.

Your agent runs `get_usage_stats` and `get_account_config` to check your current plan limits and active sessions. This keeps you updated on your API usage in real-time.

Every URL, raw HTML string, and screenshot processed by Browserless stays inside an ephemeral sandbox. Your scraped data is never stored on persistent disks or used to train models, keeping your target URLs and page contents private.

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