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CloakBrowser MCP
Playwright MCP-compatible browser automation bridge for CloakBrowser Chromium.
What the MCP Registry states
The entry as published to the official MCP Registry (read 2026-10-04), latest version.
- Registry name
io.github.swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp- Version
- 1.14.1
- Status
- Active
- Category
- developer
- Transport
- stdio (local process), Streamable HTTP
- Package
- npm, OCI image (Docker)
- Published
- 2026-09-27
- Updated
- 2026-09-27
- Publisher
- swimmwatch (GitHub)
- Namespace
- Namespace verified by the MCP Registry via GitHub (github.com/swimmwatch) · how
- Listed under
- Browser automation MCP servers
- Website
- swimmwatch.github.io/cloakbrowser-mcp/
- Repository
- github.com/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp
- Source
- Registry API entry
Packages
| Registry | Package | Version | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | cloakbrowser-mcp | 1.14.1 | stdio |
| npm | cloakbrowser-mcp | 1.14.1 | HTTP |
| OCI image (Docker) | ghcr.io/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp:1.14.1 | - | stdio |
| OCI image (Docker) | docker.io/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp:1.14.1 | - | stdio |
How to connect CloakBrowser MCP
CloakBrowser MCP runs locally from a Node.js package published to the npm registry: cloakbrowser-mcp version 1.14.1. It speaks MCP over stdio, so the client starts it as a program and talks to it through standard input and output. It needs Node.js; clients usually start it with npx - the usual command is npx -y cloakbrowser-mcp@1.14.1. It reads these environment variables: PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH and CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS; set them in the client's configuration for this server.
CloakBrowser MCP runs locally from a Node.js package published to the npm registry: cloakbrowser-mcp version 1.14.1. The package starts a local server that speaks MCP over Streamable HTTP; the client then connects to it by URL. It reads these environment variables: CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_HOST, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_PORT, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN (secret), CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_SESSION_BACKEND, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_SESSION_IDLE_TTL_MS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HTTP_SESSION_MAX, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH and CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS; set them in the client's configuration for this server.
CloakBrowser MCP runs locally from a container image in an OCI registry such as Docker Hub or GitHub Container Registry: ghcr.io/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp:1.14.1. It speaks MCP over stdio, so the client starts it as a program and talks to it through standard input and output. It needs Docker or another OCI container runtime; started with docker run - the usual command is docker run -i --rm -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS ghcr.io/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp:1.14.1. It reads these environment variables: PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH and CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS; set them in the client's configuration for this server.
CloakBrowser MCP runs locally from a container image in an OCI registry such as Docker Hub or GitHub Container Registry: docker.io/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp:1.14.1. It speaks MCP over stdio, so the client starts it as a program and talks to it through standard input and output. It needs Docker or another OCI container runtime; started with docker run - the usual command is docker run -i --rm -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE -e PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH -e CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS docker.io/swimmwatch/cloakbrowser-mcp:1.14.1. It reads these environment variables: PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE, PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK, CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH and CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS; set them in the client's configuration for this server.
In the mcpServers JSON format that many desktop and editor MCP clients read, the entry looks like this (placeholders in angle brackets):
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloakbrowser-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cloakbrowser-mcp@1.14.1"
],
"env": {
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_BROWSER_ENGINE": "<value>",
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_HEADLESS": "<value>",
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_OUTPUT_DIR": "<value>",
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CODEGEN": "<value>",
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_SNAPSHOT_BOXES": "<value>",
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_TIMEOUT_SETTLE": "<value>",
"PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_USER_DATA_DIR": "<value>",
"CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONTEXT_OPTIONS": "<value>",
"CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTENSION_PATHS": "<value>",
"CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_CONSOLE_FALLBACK": "<value>",
"CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_GEOIP_PROXY_MATCH": "<value>",
"CLOAK_PLAYWRIGHT_MCP_EXTRA_ARGS": "<value>"
}
}
}
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