Is Domshell MCP Server safe to use?

Domshell MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Domshell MCP Server?

Domshell MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Domshell MCP Server do?

Domshell MCP Server provides 13 tools: ls, cd, pwd, cat, click and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Domshell MCP Server?

Domshell MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Domshell MCP Server actively maintained?

Domshell MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 29 days ago. It has 37 GitHub stars.

Domshell MCP Server

@apireno/domshell

Browse the web with filesystem commands. 38 MCP tools: ls, cd, grep, click, type via Chrome.

37 93/wk 13 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 29d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

13 tools · ~866 tok

Grade B · 0.4% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "domshell": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apireno/domshell",
        "--allow-write",
        "--no-confirm",
        "--token",
        "my-secret-token"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Domshell MCP Server safe to use?: Domshell MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Domshell MCP Server?: Domshell MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Domshell MCP Server do?: Domshell MCP Server provides 13 tools: ls, cd, pwd, cat, click and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Domshell MCP Server?: Domshell MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Domshell MCP Server actively maintained?: Domshell MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 29 days ago. It has 37 GitHub stars.

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Browser Developer Tools

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "domshell": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apireno/domshell",
        "--allow-write",
        "--no-confirm",
        "--token",
        "my-secret-token"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Test This Server

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npx -y '@apireno/domshell' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

DOMShell

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       |___|_|___|
        /  | |  \
       /   | |   \
      |____|_|____|
      |           |
      |  DOMSHELL |
      |           |
      |___________|
      |###########|
      |###########|
       \#########/
        \_______/
 
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The browser is your filesystem. A Chrome Extension that lets AI agents (and humans) browse the web using standard Linux commands — ls, cd, cat, grep, click — via a terminal in the Chrome Side Panel.

Install from Chrome Web Store | npm package | Read the blog post | Project home

DOMShell maps the browser into a virtual filesystem. Windows and tabs become top-level directories (~). Each tab's Accessibility Tree becomes a nested filesystem where container elements are directories and buttons, links, and inputs are files. Navigate Chrome the same way you'd navigate /usr/local/bin.

Why

AI agents that interact with websites typically rely on screenshots, pixel coordinates, or brittle CSS selectors. DOMShell takes a different approach: it exposes the browser's own Accessibility Tree as a familiar filesystem metaphor.

This means an agent can:

Browse tabs with ls ~/tabs/ and switch with cd ~/tabs/123 instead of guessing which tab is active
Explore a page with ls and tree instead of parsing screenshots
Navigate into sections with cd navigation/ instead of guessing coordinates
Act on elements with click submit_btn instead of fragile DOM queries
Read content with cat or bulk-extract with text instead of scraping innerHTML
Search for elements with find --type combobox instead of writing selectors

The filesystem abstraction is deterministic, semantic, and works on any website — no site-specific adapters needed.

Installation

Chrome Web Store (Recommended)

Install DOMShell directly from the Chrome Web Store. No build step required.

From Source

git clone https://github.com/apireno/DOMShell.git
cd DOMShell
npm install
npm run build

Load into Chrome

Open chrome://extensions/
Enable Developer mode (toggle in top right)
Click Load unpacked
Select the dist/ folder
Click the DOMShell icon in your toolbar — the side panel opens

Usage

Getting Started

Open any webpage, then open the DOMShell side panel. You'll see a terminal:

╔══════════════════════════════════════╗
║   DOMShell v1.1.0                    ║
║   The browser is your filesystem.    ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

Type 'help' to see available commands.
Type 'tabs' to see open browser tabs, then 'cd tabs/<id>' to enter one.

dom@shell:~$

You start at ~ (the browser root). Jump straight to the active tab with here, or explore:

dom@shell:~$ ls
  windows/       (2 windows)
  tabs/          (5 tabs)

dom@shell:~$ here
✓ Entered tab 123
  Title: Google
  URL:   https://google.com
  AX Nodes: 247

Browsing Tabs and Windows

# List all open tabs
dom@shell:~$ tabs
  ID     TITLE                       URL                        WIN
  123    Google                       google.com                 1
  124    GitHub - apireno             github.com/apireno         1
  125    Wikipedia                    e

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/apireno/DOMShell#readme)

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

82/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−18

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @apireno/domshell against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (13)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~866 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Domshell MCP Server safe to use?: Domshell MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Domshell MCP Server?: Domshell MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Domshell MCP Server do?: Domshell MCP Server provides 13 tools: ls, cd, pwd, cat, click and 8 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Domshell MCP Server?: Domshell MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Domshell MCP Server actively maintained?: Domshell MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 29 days ago. It has 37 GitHub stars.