fast-browser-use

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

cargo add browser-use

Styling

cargo +nightly fmt

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