aipex-browser

1# AIPex Browser Control
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3AIPex is a Chrome extension that exposes 30+ browser automation tools over the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, the agent can control any Chrome tab using natural language — clicking, typing, navigating, capturing screenshots, downloading content, and more.
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5**Architecture:**
6```
7Agent (MCP client) ──stdio──▶ aipex-mcp-bridge ──WebSocket──▶ AIPex Chrome Extension ──▶ Browser APIs
8```
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12## When to Use This Skill
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14Use this skill when the user wants to:
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16- Navigate to URLs, click links, fill forms, or interact with any web page
17- Automate multi-step browser workflows
18- Extract or download data from web pages
19- Capture screenshots of browser tabs
20- Manage multiple tabs across browser windows
21- Perform browser-assisted testing (accessibility, UX, regression)
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25## Prerequisites
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27- **AIPex Chrome extension** installed (available on the Chrome Web Store or via developer build)
28- **Node.js >= 18** installed on the local machine
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30The user is assumed to have AIPex installed. The agent only needs to complete the two connection steps below.
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34## Step 1: Register the MCP Server
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36Add the following to the agent's MCP configuration. No manual installation is needed — `npx` downloads and runs `aipex-mcp-bridge` automatically.
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38### Cursor (`.cursor/mcp.json`)
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40```json
41{
42  "mcpServers": {
43    "aipex-browser": {
44      "command": "npx",
45      "args": ["-y", "aipex-mcp-bridge"]
46    }
47  }
48}
49```
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51### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)
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