seleniumboot-mcp

June 27, 2026 · View on GitHub

A Python Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Selenium WebDriver automation. Let Claude or GitHub Copilot control a real browser — navigate pages, interact with elements, run assertions, and generate ready-to-run Java TestNG / JUnit 5 / Cucumber / pytest test code from recorded sessions. 82 tools. No ChromeDriver setup. Browser auto-starts on first use.

Demo

▶ Watch the demo on YouTube

Installation

pip install seleniumboot-mcp

Requires Python 3.10+ and Chrome. No separate ChromeDriver needed — Selenium Manager handles it automatically.

Setup

VS Code — Marketplace Extension (easiest)

Install Selenium Boot MCP from the VS Code Marketplace.

The extension automatically:

Registers the MCP server with GitHub Copilot (no config file needed)
Creates a .mcp.json in your project so Claude Code detects it on next open
Prompts to pip install seleniumboot-mcp if the Python package is missing

When Claude Code asks "Allow MCP server seleniumboot?" — click Allow.

JetBrains IDEs — Marketplace Plugin

Install Selenium Boot MCP from Settings → Plugins → Marketplace (search "Selenium Boot MCP"), or from the plugin page.

The plugin registers the MCP server with the JetBrains AI Assistant and prompts to pip install seleniumboot-mcp if the Python package is missing. Use Tools → Selenium Boot MCP to install/upgrade, register, or check status.

VS Code — Manual

Add .vscode/mcp.json to your project root (for GitHub Copilot):

{
  "servers": {
    "selenium": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "seleniumboot-mcp"
    }
  }
}

For Claude Code, add .mcp.json to your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "seleniumboot": {
      "command": "seleniumboot-mcp",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

Open the project in VS Code → Claude Code will prompt to approve the server → done.

Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop config:

Windows: %APPDATA%\claude-desktop\config.json
macOS: ~/.config/claude-desktop/config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "selenium": {
      "command": "seleniumboot-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop.

How to use

Once the server is running, talk to Claude naturally — no start_browser call needed, Chrome launches automatically on first use:

Go to https://myapp.com and fill the login form with admin/password, then click Login

Assert the dashboard heading is visible

Generate a Java TestNG test class for everything we just did

Generate a Gherkin feature file and step definitions for the login flow

Claude controls the real browser, records every action, and on request generates complete test code ready to paste into your Maven or Gradle project.

Tools (84 total)

Browser

Tool	Description
`start_browser`	Optional — Chrome auto-starts on first use. Use this to pick Firefox, enable headless, or set window size
`navigate`	Go to a URL
`take_screenshot`	Capture page as an inline image
`get_page_title`	Return page title
`get_current_url`	Return current URL
`get_page_source`	Return full HTML source
`execute_script`	Run JavaScript
`go_back` / `go_forward`	Browser history
`refresh`	Reload page
`switch_to_window`	Switch between tabs by index
`open_new_tab`	Open a new browser tab, optionally at a URL
`close_current_tab`	Close the active tab and switch to the previous
`list_windows`	List all open tabs with index, title, and URL
`close_browser`	Quit the browser
`scroll_to_top`	Scroll page to the top
`scroll_to_bottom`	Scroll page to the bottom
`scroll_by`	Scroll page by x/y pixels
`emulate_device`	Emulate a mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Pixel, Galaxy) via CDP
`get_console_logs`	Get browser console errors/warnings/info (Chrome)
`get_cookies` / `set_cookie`	Read or write a cookie
`delete_cookie` / `delete_all_cookies`	Remove cookies
`get_local_storage` / `set_local_storage`	Read or write localStorage
`get_session_storage` / `set_session_storage`	Read or write sessionStorage
`wait_for_network_idle`	Wait until XHR/fetch traffic is quiet — essential for SPAs
`inspect_page`	Discover all inputs, buttons, selects, links with best-fit CSS selectors
`get_network_logs`	Captured XHR/fetch requests — method, URL, status, timing
`mock_response`	Stub fetch/XHR by URL pattern with a canned response
`clear_mock_responses`	Remove all active mock rules
`compare_screenshot`	Pixel diff against a saved baseline — visual regression
`check_accessibility`	Built-in WCAG audit — alt text, labels, headings, keyboard access

Elements

Tool	Description
`find_element`	Find element, return tag/text/state
`find_elements`	Find all matching elements
`click`	Click with explicit wait
`type_text`	Clear + type into input
`get_text`	Get visible text
`get_attribute`	Get any attribute value
`select_option`	Select from `<select>` by text, value, or index
`hover`	Mouse hover
`double_click`	Double click
`right_click`	Context menu click
`drag_and_drop`	Drag source → target
`is_displayed`	Check visibility
`is_enabled`	Check enabled state
`wait_for_element`	Wait: visible / clickable / present / invisible
`scroll_to_element`	Scroll element into view
`clear_field`	Clear input field
`send_keys`	Send special keys (Tab, Enter, Escape, Ctrl+A, F5, …)
`upload_file`	Upload a file via `<input type="file">`
`accept_alert` / `dismiss_alert`	Handle JS alert/confirm dialogs
`get_alert_text`	Read the message from an alert
`type_in_alert`	Type into a JS prompt and accept
`switch_to_frame`	Focus into an iframe by index, name, or selector
`switch_to_default_content`	Return to the main page from a frame
`find_shadow_element`	Find element inside a shadow DOM
`get_table_data`	Extract an HTML table as a formatted text grid
`fill_form`	Fill multiple fields at once — auto-detects input/select/checkbox/radio
`get_healed_locators`	View all self-healed selector mappings for the session
`clear_healed_locators`	Reset the self-healing cache

Assertions

Tool	Description
`assert_title`	Page title equals/contains
`assert_url`	URL equals/contains
`assert_text`	Element text equals/contains
`assert_element_visible`	Element is visible
`assert_element_not_visible`	Element is hidden or absent
`assert_attribute`	Element attribute has expected value
`assert_page_contains`	Page body contains a string
`assert_element_count`	Count of matching elements equals expected

Codegen

Tool	Description
`generate_java_testng`	Java TestNG test class from session
`generate_java_junit5`	Java JUnit 5 test class from session
`generate_java_page_object`	Java Page Object class + test class from session
`generate_gherkin`	Gherkin `.feature` file + Java step definitions from session
`generate_python_test`	pytest class from session
`generate_csharp_nunit`	C# NUnit + Selenium test class from session
`generate_github_actions`	GitHub Actions CI workflow YAML (Maven / Gradle / pytest)
`generate_jenkins_pipeline`	Declarative Jenkinsfile (Maven / Gradle / pytest)
`generate_gitlab_ci`	GitLab CI `.gitlab-ci.yml` pipeline (Maven / Gradle / pytest)
`generate_playwright_hints`	Equivalent Playwright TypeScript code from session
`get_session_log`	View recorded actions
`clear_session_log`	Reset the session recording

Codegen Examples

Java TestNG

Go to https://myapp.com/login, enter admin/password, click Login
→ Generate a Java TestNG test

public class LoginTest {
    @BeforeMethod public void setUp() { driver = new ChromeDriver(); ... }
    @AfterMethod  public void tearDown() { driver.quit(); }

    @Test
    public void recordedFlowTest() {
        driver.get("https://myapp.com/login");
        WebElement f = wait.until(visibilityOf(By.cssSelector("#username")));
        f.clear(); f.sendKeys("admin");
        wait.until(elementToBeClickable(By.cssSelector("button[type='submit']"))).click();
    }
}

Page Object Model

Generate a Java Page Object for the login page

// LoginPage.java
public class LoginPage {
    private final By usernameField = By.cssSelector("#username");
    private final By submitButton  = By.cssSelector("button[type='submit']");

    public LoginPage enterUsernameField(String text) { ... return this; }
    public LoginPage clickSubmitButton()              { ... return this; }
}

// LoginTest.java
public class LoginTest {
    @Test public void recordedFlowTest() {
        driver.get("https://myapp.com/login");
        page.enterUsernameField("admin").clickSubmitButton();
    }
}

Cucumber / Gherkin

Generate a Gherkin feature file and step definitions for the login flow

Feature: Login

  Scenario: User logs in with valid credentials
    Given I navigate to "https://myapp.com/login"
    And I enter "admin" in the username field
    And I enter "password" in the password field
    And I click the submit button

// LoginSteps.java
public class LoginSteps {
    @Given("I navigate to {string}")
    public void iNavigateTo(String url) { driver.get(url); }

    @And("I enter {string} in the username field")
    public void iEnterInUsernameField(String text) { ... el.sendKeys(text); }

    @And("I click the submit button")
    public void iClickTheSubmitButton() { wait.until(...).click(); }
}

Self-Healing Locators

When a selector fails to find an element, seleniumboot-mcp automatically tries alternative strategies before giving up:

Primary selector	Alternatives tried
`#my-id` (CSS)	`by=id "my-id"`, `[id='my-id']`
`.my-class` (CSS)	`by=class "my-class"`, `[class*='my-class']`
`input[type='email']` (CSS)	`//input[@type='email']` (XPath)
`//button[@id='ok']` (XPath)	`button[id='ok']` (CSS), `by=id "ok"`
`"A, B"` comma list	tries A first, then B

Successful fallbacks are cached so the healed selector is reused automatically. Use get_healed_locators to inspect the cache and update your test code, and clear_healed_locators to start fresh.

Roadmap

License

MIT