openbrowser vs browser-control
openbrowser is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by OpenBrowser Team. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). browser-control is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by AIWG Contributors. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace billy-enrizky/openbrowser-ai | Listed Version: 0.1.54 Forks (GitHub): 31 Stars (GitHub): 279 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace jmagly/aiwg | Not listed | Listed Version: 2026.10.5 Forks (GitHub): 34 Stars (GitHub): 225 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 | openbrowser | browser-control |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 279 (better) | 225 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 31 (worse) | 34 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (openbrowser-ai) | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | 5 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/billy-enrizky/openbrowser-ai | github.com/jmagly/aiwg |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-23 |
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
openbrowser
Browser automation MCP server with progressive disclosure design -- uses 3.2x fewer tokens than Playwright MCP across 6 tasks. Single execute_code tool runs Python with async browser functions, persisted login sessions, CLI daemon workflows, and compact description mode for token optimization.
browser-control
Drive a real, user-installed Chromium-derived browser from an AIWG agent. Wraps @playwright/mcp with a setup wizard, health-check doctor, allow-list enforcement, and an opinionated agent persona that respects authorization and audit boundaries.
How to run each
openbrowser As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add billy-enrizky/openbrowser-ai
/plugin install openbrowser@openbrowser-aibrowser-control As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jmagly/aiwg
/plugin install browser-control@aiwgCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: openbrowser · What it can do: browser-control · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.