Everything you need to know about browser automation
Guides, insights, comparisons, and reviews across Playwright MCP, Browser Use, Chrome DevTools MCP, coding agents, and the browsers they drive.
ComparisonsChrome DevTools MCP vs Claude in Chrome: comparison
Before comparing features, decide how much ecosystem lock-in you'll accept: Chrome DevTools MCP works with every agent, Claude in Chrome only with Claude. Then the feature table actually makes sense.
GuidesSelenium MCP: Setup and When to Use Playwright MCP Instead
The split that settles this: existing Selenium Grid and test suites justify a Selenium MCP; greenfield agent automation doesn't. Server inventory, full setup, and the migration question answered straight.
ComparisonsChatGPT Browser Use: Cloud Browser vs Your Own Browser
ChatGPT browser use can mean a cloud browser, an in-app page view, or a connection to your own Chrome. The profile, tab, and data boundaries are different; choose the route that matches the work.
GuidesHermes Browser Extension: Connect Agents to Your Browser
Hermes can reach a local browser through several layers. This guide separates the community extension from the Hermes runtime, then compares extension, gateway, CDP, CLI, and ego (lite) by setup, sessions, and tab ownership.
ComparisonsPlaywright vs Puppeteer for PDF generation
For invoices, reports, and certificates at scale, the engine is identical; the APIs aren't. Where the two differ on options, templates, and deployment, with the wkhtmltopdf question answered on the way.
Reviews & roundupsBest MCP for Browser Automation: The 2026 Shortlist
Five browser MCP servers scored on the four things that decide an agent workload, and the honest conclusion: the best token-and-login outcome often isn't an MCP at all.
ComparisonsBrowser extensions vs shared agent browser: which is better?
The choice nobody frames: vendor extensions put the agent in the browser you're using; a shared agent browser gives it its own window with your logins. Five daily collisions show why the second architecture wins for heavy use.
ComparisonsBrowser Use vs Browserbase: cloud browser comparison
Browser Use and Browserbase can work together, but their product surfaces now overlap. A firsthand setup test shows where local works and where cloud credentials enter.
ComparisonsHeadless Browser vs Real Browser for AI Agents
Login-walled work may need an authorized real browser; batch, stateless work usually wants headless. See why long-running agents need persistent computers, then map headed vs real and headless tools to tasks.