browser-use
A lightweight Rust library for browser automation via Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP).
✨ Highlights
- Zero Node.js dependency - Pure Rust implementation directly controlling browsers via CDP
- Lightweight & Fast - No heavy runtime, minimal overhead
- MCP Integration - Built-in Model Context Protocol server for AI-driven automation
- Simple API - Easy-to-use tools for common browser operations
Installation
Add to your Cargo.toml:
[]
= "0.1.0"
Quick Start
use BrowserSession;
// Launch browser and navigate
let session = launch?;
session.navigate?;
// Extract DOM with indexed interactive elements
let dom = session.extract_dom?;
MCP Server
Run the built-in MCP server for AI-driven automation:
# Headless mode
# Visible browser
Features
- Navigate, click, input, screenshot, extract content
- DOM extraction with indexed interactive elements
- CSS selector or numeric index-based element targeting
- Thread-safe browser session management
Requirements
- Rust 1.70+
- Chrome or Chromium installed
Acknowledgments
This project was inspired by and references agent-infra/mcp-server-browser.
License
MIT