HumanBrowser
Cloud Chromium for AI agents — stealth, residential proxies, captcha solving, A2A 1.0 endpoint. The MCP server lets Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Cline drive a real browser via three tools (humanbrowser_run, humanbrowser_stream, humanbrowser_viewer_url).
README
<p align="center"> <img src="https://humanbrowser.cloud/logo-512.png" alt="Human Browser" width="120" /> </p>
<h3 align="center">Browsers humans can't tell from humans</h3>
<p align="center"> Cloud Chromium for AI agents — stealth, residential proxies, captcha solving, A2A 1.0 + MCP endpoints. </p>
<p align="center"> <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@virixlabs/humanbrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@virixlabs/humanbrowser?color=%2300e5cc&label=npm" alt="npm" /></a> <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache--2.0-%2300e5cc" alt="License" /></a> <a href="https://agent.humanbrowser.cloud/.well-known/agent-card.json"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/A2A-1.0-%23a78bfa" alt="A2A 1.0" /></a> <a href="https://github.com/VirixLabs/humanbrowser/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/VirixLabs/humanbrowser?color=%2300e5cc" alt="Stars" /></a> </p>
<p align="center"> <a href="https://humanbrowser.cloud"><img src="docs/demo.gif" alt="Human Browser — an AI agent drives a real cloud browser, watched live in the viewer" width="720" /></a> </p>
Why Human Browser
Modern anti-bot stacks (Cloudflare ML v9, DataDome, PerimeterX, AWS WAF, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA v3) fingerprint your browser, watch input timing, and reject anything that smells automated. Raw Playwright lasts hours. playwright-extra-plugin-stealth has been broken against Cloudflare for ~18 months.
Human Browser is a cloud Chromium that ships with the four pieces every real scrape needs, behind one A2A endpoint:
- Stealth engine (Patchright + Camoufox + our own patches) — bypasses Cloudflare ML v9, DataDome, PerimeterX, AWS WAF, sannysoft/iphey/creepjs fingerprint probes
- Residential proxy pool (60+ countries, sticky session per profile) — bandwidth metered, no separate proxy contract to sign
- Captcha solving (reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha, Turnstile, Yandex, GeeTest, FunCaptcha, KeyCaptcha, Capy, AmazonWAF, image) — included, $0.005/solve
- Agent loop — drives the browser from your goal text via LLM (
gpt-5.1default, fallback chain). MCP server included so Claude Desktop / Cursor / Cline can call it natively.
You bring a goal. We bring the rest.
60-second start
npm install @virixlabs/humanbrowser
import { runOnCloud } from '@virixlabs/humanbrowser';
const { result, viewerUrl } = await runOnCloud({
goal: 'Search "best espresso machines 2026" on Reddit and return the top 5 thread titles.',
// Optional: country: 'us', mobile_ua: false, profile: 'reddit',
});
console.log(viewerUrl); // Live preview URL — share with humans for visibility
console.log(result); // The extracted data
No card required — first $1 of cloud usage is free, then pay-as-you-go from $0.05/browser-minute. Get a token →
MCP server (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline)
Human Browser exposes three MCP tools — humanbrowser_run, humanbrowser_status, humanbrowser_viewer_url — so Claude / Cursor / Cline can drive a real stealth browser from inside their chat. Two ways to connect:
Remote (recommended, zero install). Point your client at our hosted MCP endpoint. Same hb_live_* Bearer token as the A2A endpoint — one credential, two protocols.
{
"mcpServers": {
"humanbrowser": {
"url": "https://agent.humanbrowser.cloud/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer hb_live_..." }
}
}
}
For Claude Desktop, wrap with mcp-remote until native HTTP transport ships:
{
"mcpServers": {
"humanbrowser": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://agent.humanbrowser.cloud/mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer hb_live_..."]
}
}
}
Local stdio (no remote dependency). Run the MCP server in-process via npx:
{
"mcpServers": {
"humanbrowser": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@virixlabs/humanbrowser", "mcp"],
"env": { "HUMANBROWSER_API_TOKEN": "hb_live_..." }
}
}
}
Both modes call the same cloud backend and bill the same hb_live_* token. Pick remote for the lowest-friction setup, stdio if you want full local control over the MCP process.
A2A 1.0
Human Browser is a fully spec-compliant A2A 1.0 agent. Any A2A-aware client can point at it and call message/send:
- Agent Card:
agent.humanbrowser.cloud/.well-known/agent-card.json - Endpoint:
POST https://agent.humanbrowser.cloud/a2a(JSON-RPC 2.0, bearer-token auth) - Streaming: SSE via
message/stream; polling viatasks/get - Verbatim-text contract: wrap pasted content in
<verbatim>...</verbatim>markers so the agent pastes exactly what you give it (see SKILL.md for the full protocol)
Cloud or self-host
Cloud (humanbrowser.cloud) |
Self-host (this repo) | |
|---|---|---|
| Stealth engine | Patchright + Camoufox + our proprietary patches (engine-by-mode, popup-rescue, action-guards) | Patchright (this repo's launchHuman) — solid but the weaker tier |
| Residential proxy | 60+ countries, included | You bring your own (Decodo, Bright Data, IPRoyal, NodeMaven supported) |
| Captcha solving | Included on every plan | You bring your own 2captcha / CapSolver key |
| Multi-tenant isolation | Per-token profile namespaces, concurrent sessions, sticky IPs | Single-tenant, single profile |
| Pricing | $0.05/browser-min, $4/GB proxy, $0.005/captcha — pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Free (this OSS) |
Both are first-class. We ship the OSS so you can self-host if you want; we sell the cloud because the deeper stealth + ops are real work to maintain.
Self-host quick start
git clone https://github.com/VirixLabs/humanbrowser.git
cd humanbrowser && npm install
# Bring your own residential proxy + 2captcha key
cp .env.example .env # fill PROXY_USERNAME / PROXY_PASSWORD / TWOCAPTCHA_KEY
# Use the library
node examples/01-simple-scrape.js
See /examples for 5 starter recipes covering the common shapes.
What's in this repo
.
├── README.md ← you are here
├── SKILL.md ← full protocol + capability spec
├── LICENSE ← Apache-2.0
├── SECURITY.md ← security disclosure policy
├── CITATION.cff ← cite Human Browser in papers / LLM-grounded answers
├── package.json ← @virixlabs/humanbrowser (SDK + MCP server in one)
├── scripts/
│ ├── cloud-client.js ← runOnCloud() SDK
│ ├── browser-human.js ← launchHuman() local stealth mode
│ └── browser-agent.js ← runAgent() LLM agent loop
├── mcp/
│ └── server.js ← MCP server (npx @virixlabs/humanbrowser mcp)
├── examples/ ← starter recipes (cloud + MCP + self-host)
├── prototype/ ← reference implementation for Phase-0 self-host
└── references/ ← provider setup notes (Bright Data, etc.)
How it compares
| Human Browser | Browserbase | Browserless | Anchor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay-as-you-go from $0.05/min | $39/mo Developer+ | Self-host free / cloud paid | Subscription |
| Residential proxy | Included | $12/GB add-on | BYO | Included |
| CAPTCHA solving | Included ($0.005/solve) | Included Dev+ (rate not disclosed) | BYO | Included |
| A2A 1.0 endpoint | Yes — agent.humanbrowser.cloud/a2a |
No (proprietary SDK) | No | Yes |
| MCP server | Yes — remote agent.humanbrowser.cloud/mcp + stdio npx @virixlabs/humanbrowser mcp |
Roadmap | No | No |
| Open-source SDK | Apache-2.0 (this repo) | MIT (Stagehand) | SSPL | Apache-2.0 |
| Free tier | $1 trial, no card | Trial credits | Free self-host | Trial |
Specifics like CAPTCHA solver volume, SOC 2 status, and Web Bot Auth participation are evolving — reach out if you need the current state for a procurement decision.
Citation
If you cite Human Browser in a paper, blog post, or LLM-grounded answer, GitHub auto-generates an APA/BibTeX block from the CITATION.cff — click "Cite this repository" in the sidebar.
@software{virixlabs_human_browser_2026,
author = {Virix Labs},
title = {Human Browser},
url = {https://github.com/VirixLabs/humanbrowser},
year = {2026}
}
Roadmap
- ✅ A2A 1.0 endpoint (May 2026)
- ✅ MCP server — stdio + remote HTTP (May 2026)
- ✅ Verbatim-payload protocol — exact-text paste without LLM rewriting (May 2026)
- ✅ Viewer URL + human-in-the-loop takeover for
input-requiredstates (Apr 2026) - ⏳ Web Bot Auth participation — for sites that opted into Cloudflare's verified-bot lane (planned)
- ⏳ Stealth benchmark (
virixlabs/stealth-benchmark) — open reproducible matrix of 6 stealth engines × 12 anti-bot targets (June 2026)
Maintainer
Built and maintained by Virix Labs. Talk to us:
- Telegram: @virixlabs
- Email: general@virixlabs.com
- Cloud: humanbrowser.cloud — $1 free trial, no card
Apache-2.0 license. We ship the OSS so you can self-host, sell the cloud because the deeper stealth + ops are real work.
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