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title: "Browserbase MCP: rubric and evidence | Agent MCP Directory"
description: "Browserbase MCP: A hosted browser-automation MCP server built on Stagehand, reached at mcp.browserbase.com with an API key."
canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/browserbase
site: "Agent MCP Directory"
last_updated: 2026-11-04
section: "Hosts and registries"
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# Browserbase MCP: rubric and evidence | Agent MCP Directory

> Browserbase MCP: A hosted browser-automation MCP server built on Stagehand, reached at mcp.browserbase.com with an API key.

Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/browserbase
Site: Agent MCP Directory
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# Browserbase MCP

Browserbase MCP (Browserbase): A hosted browser-automation MCP server built on Stagehand, reached at mcp.browserbase.com with an API key in the query string. Remote transport: Streamable HTTP. Does not offer OAuth on the documented hosted endpoint. Scored on the same rubric as 15 other products.

## Fact sheet

| Product | Browserbase MCP |
| --- | --- |
| Operator | Browserbase |
| Kind | host |
| Home | docs.browserbase.com |
| In this directory | Browserbase: no MCP endpoint on record |
| Vendor profile | Browserbase |

## Rubric

| Dimension | Value | Evidence | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Remote transport | Streamable HTTP | Per docs, as stated on the source page. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| OAuth with client registration | no, API key in URL | Query parameter auth. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Per-tool auth scoping | no | Single key, as stated on the source page. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Hosting and scale limits | not stated | Not on MCP pages. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Observability | session lifecycle tools | start and end tools. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Pricing | not stated on MCP pages | Not mentioned. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Registry submission | not a registry | Single server. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Discoverability by agents | docs only | No .well-known noted. | docs.browserbase.com, read 2026-11-04 |
| Own server in the registries | listed without remote | Official registry entry has no remote. | registry.modelcontextprotocol.io, read 2026-11-04 |

## What it does not do

-   Does not offer OAuth on the documented hosted endpoint.
-   Puts the API key in the URL, where logs can capture it.

## Dated facts

-   Hosted endpoint https://mcp.browserbase.com/mcp over Streamable HTTP. ([docs.browserbase.com](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/setup), read 4 November 2026)
-   The API key is passed as the browserbaseApiKey query parameter; the setup page mentions no header or OAuth option. ([docs.browserbase.com](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/setup), read 4 November 2026)
-   Tools are navigate, act, observe, extract, start and end, each with an optional sessionId. ([docs.browserbase.com](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/setup), read 4 November 2026)
-   The server is built on Stagehand. ([docs.browserbase.com](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/introduction), read 4 November 2026)
-   io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase is in the official registry without a remote; a Smithery-hosted copy lists a server.smithery.ai remote. ([registry.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=browserbase), read 4 November 2026)

## Compare and alternatives

-   [Alternatives to Browserbase MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/browserbase/alternatives/)
-   [Apify MCP vs Browserbase MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/compare/apify-mcp-vs-browserbase/)

Edition

4 November 2026

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Markdown

[This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/hosts/browserbase/index.md)

## Sources

-   [Browserbase MCP home](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/introduction), read 4 November 2026
-   [Browserbase MCP: docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/setup](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/setup), read 4 November 2026
-   [Browserbase MCP: registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=browserbase), read 4 November 2026

Last reviewed 4 November 2026