web-ctl vs io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase
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). io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase is an MCP server published by browserbase. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-13. 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 |  io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: e00f409 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 2.1.1 Downloads/month (npm): 18 800 Downloads/week (npm): 3 122 Forks (GitHub): 372 Stars (GitHub): 3 402 Not marked · First seen |
| Docker MCP Catalog | Not listed | Listed Version: sha256:f90cb76e34ba Forks (GitHub): 372 Pulls (Docker Hub): 38 058 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 402 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 | web-ctl | io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 3 402 |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | No figure on Docker Hub | 38 058 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 372 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio, Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | Not published | 6 |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/agent-sh/web-ctl | github.com/browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | not checked yet |
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
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.
io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase
MCP server for AI web browser automation using Browserbase and Stagehand
How to run each
web-ctl As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install web-ctl@claude-communityio.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_API_KEY>" --env "BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID=<YOUR_BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID>" --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio mcp-server-browserbase -- npx -y @browserbasehq/mcp-server-browserbaseRequires: BROWSERBASE_API_KEY (secret), BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID, GEMINI_API_KEY (secret)
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: web-ctl · What it can do: io.github.browserbase/mcp-server-browserbase · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.