5 releases
Uses new Rust 2024
| 0.2.3 | Nov 20, 2025 |
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| 0.2.2 | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 0.2.1 | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 0.2.0 | Nov 16, 2025 |
| 0.1.0 | Nov 10, 2025 |
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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:
[dependencies]
browser-use = "0.1.0"
Quick Start
use browser_use::browser::BrowserSession;
// Launch browser and navigate
let session = BrowserSession::launch(Default::default())?;
session.navigate("https://example.com", None)?;
// 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
cargo run --bin mcp-server
# Visible browser
cargo run --bin mcp-server -- --headed
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
Dependencies
~20–42MB
~541K SLoC