by kazuph
Chrome Tabs lets you manage and retrieve tab information from Chrome on macOS using AppleScript for seamless browser con
Integrates with Chrome on macOS to view and manage browser tabs through AppleScript automation. Requires accessibility permissions to control Chrome tabs.
Chrome Tabs is a community-built MCP server published by kazuph that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Chrome Tabs lets you manage and retrieve tab information from Chrome on macOS using AppleScript for seamless browser con It is categorized under browser automation. This server exposes 4 tools that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
You can install Chrome Tabs in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
MIT
Chrome Tabs is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
Fetch and extract information from websites automatically
Example
Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions
Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research
Track website changes, new content, price updates
Example
Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes
Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates
Extract structured data from multiple websites
Example
Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data
Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying
Share your MCP server with the developer community
Chrome Tabs is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
We wired Chrome Tabs into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
Strong directory entry: Chrome Tabs surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
Useful MCP listing: Chrome Tabs is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
According to our notes, Chrome Tabs benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
Chrome Tabs is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.
I recommend Chrome Tabs for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
Chrome Tabs is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
Chrome Tabs reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
We wired Chrome Tabs into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
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Model Context Protocol server for retrieving and managing Chrome browser tabs information. This allows Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to fetch information about and control currently open Chrome tabs.
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To use this tool with Claude Desktop, simply add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"tools": {
"browser-tabs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@kazuph/mcp-browser-tabs"]
}
}
}
This will automatically download and run the latest version of the tool when needed.
This accessibility setting is required for AppleScript to interact with Chrome tabs.
The following sections are for those who want to develop or modify the tool.
npm install -g tsx)git clone https://github.com/kazuph/mcp-browser-tabs.git
cd mcp-browser-tabs
npm install
npm run build
get_tabs: Retrieves all open tabs from Google Chrome browser, returning their titles and URLs. Tabs are grouped by window and displayed in a format like "Window 1-1" (Window 1, Tab 1).
close_tab: Closes a specific tab in Google Chrome using window and tab indices.
MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details
Interact with services that don't offer APIs
Example
Check form submissions, validate website functionality, test user flows
Automate interactions with any website, even without API
Prerequisites
Time Estimate
20-40 minutes including configuration and testing
Steps
Troubleshooting
✓ Do
✗ Don't
💡 Pro Tips
Architecture
MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.
Protocols
Compatibility
✓ Use when
Use for research automation, content monitoring, data aggregation from multiple sources, and when official APIs don't exist. Best for read-only information gathering.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for sites with APIs (use API instead), sites that explicitly forbid scraping, when data is copyrighted, or for login-required content without proper authorization.