MCP server · Browser automation
DOMShell MCP server
by apireno
Lets your AI browse and click around websites using simple file-style commands like ls, cd, and click.
DOMShell is a Chrome extension that turns your browser into something that looks like a set of folders and files. Your AI can then walk through a webpage, read what is on it, and click buttons, all by using familiar commands. It is handy for anyone who wants their AI to look things up on the web or fill in forms for them.
What is an MCP server? The 30-second version
On its own, your AI can only chat with you. It cannot see your browser or touch a website. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to another app. Here, the helper connects your AI to DOMShell in Chrome, so it can look around a page and act on it when you ask.
What this MCP server does
You ask your AI to do something on a website, like find a price or click a button. The AI sends that request to DOMShell. DOMShell looks at the page through Chrome's accessibility tree, which is the browser's own map of what is on the page. It finds the right element, reads it or clicks it, and sends the result back. You then see the answer or the action confirmed right in your chat.
Click to zoomWhat you can do with it
- List all your open tabs and switch between them
- Read the text of a page or a section of it
- Find buttons, links, and input boxes by name or type
- Click a button or follow a link
- Pull a table off a page as structured data
- Search a whole page for a word or phrase
- Open a new tab with a web address
Try asking your AI
- “Open the Wikipedia page about artificial intelligence and summarize the first section”
- “Find the search box on this page and type in my query”
- “List all the links in the references section of this article”
- “Click the Submit button on the form and tell me what happens”
What it gives back to you
You get back plain answers in your chat: lists of tabs, the text of a page, the names of buttons and links, or the data from a table. When the AI clicks something, it tells you what it did. You can also ask for just a summary, and it will give you that.
Before you start
What you need
- The DOMShell Chrome extension installed from the Chrome Web Store
- Google Chrome browser
- An MCP client like Claude Desktop that can connect to the extension
Good to know
This tool can click buttons and change things on websites, so be careful when you ask it to act on pages where you are logged in or where actions cost money.
Install it with your AI
Add DOMShell MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed
You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.
Sign in to get the install prompt
Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check DOMShell MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.
Who it's for
Anyone who wants their AI to browse the web and do things on pages for them, like researchers, assistants, or people who do a lot of online reading and form filling.
