Hyperbrowser vs web-ctl
Hyperbrowser is an MCP server published by hyperbrowserai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). web-ctl is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by agent-sh. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:11ed80138c33 Forks (GitHub): 75 Pulls (Docker Hub): 41 144 Stars (Docker Hub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 789 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: e00f409 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Hyperbrowser | web-ctl |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 789 | No figure on GitHub |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 41 144 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 75 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/hyperbrowser) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Not stated |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 10 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 1 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/hyperbrowserai/mcp | github.com/agent-sh/web-ctl |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Hyperbrowser
A MCP server implementation for hyperbrowser.
web-ctl
Browser automation toolkit for AI agents — navigate, authenticate, and interact with web pages through a single CLI. Agents drive headless browsers to fill forms, click buttons, read content, and capture screenshots; when login or CAPTCHA is required, the browser opens for the human, the human completes auth, and control returns to headless mode (auth handoff). Persistent sessions survive across CLI invocations so the agent doesn't need to log in repeatedly. Built-in prompt-injection defense for content read from pages. Designed for tasks where the agent needs to interact with a real web app — testing flows, scraping behind a login, automating internal dashboards.
How to run each
Hyperbrowser As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY=<YOUR_HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY>" --transport stdio hyperbrowser -- docker run -i --rm -e HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY mcp/hyperbrowserRequires: HYPERBROWSER_API_KEY (secret)
web-ctl
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of web-ctl publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of web-ctl publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Hyperbrowser · What it can do: web-ctl · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.