Overview

What is MCP? The Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistant systems to access external tools and data sources through specialized servers, breaking free from their inherent limitations.

At Notte, we’ve developed an MCP server implementation focused specifically on browser control, enabling you to ask Claude or Cursor to act on your behalf on the web directly from the chat interface.

Notte-MCP: Browser Control for AI Agents

The Notte-MCP implementation directly mirrors the Notte API offering. With Notte-MCP, LLM systems can extend their capabilities to browser control, solving even complex tasks:

  • Enhanced coding assistance through real-time documentation access
  • Access Stack Overflow answers and Hacker News discussions
  • Automated form completion for repetitive tasks with built-in authentication
  • Download files and resources from specified websites
  • Data collection from websites without available APIs
  • Streamlined research workflows with AI-assisted browsing

Setup: How to Integrate Notte with MCP Server

1

(Optional) Running the MCP Server Locally

Follow these steps in your terminal to install and run your Notte-MCP server:

export NOTTE_API_KEY="your-api-key"
pip install notte-mcp     # install notte package
python -m notte_mcp.server # start the MCP server
2

Set up your Claude Desktop configuration to use the server

{
"mcpServers": {
    "notte-mcp": {
        "url": "https://api.notte.com/mcp",
        // Change to the following if you want to run the server locally
        // "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
        "env": {
            "NOTTE_API_KEY": "<your-notte-api-key>"
        }
    }
}
}
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Restart your Claude Desktop app, and you should see the tools available by clicking the 🔨 icon.

4

Start Using the Tools

Start using the tools! Below is a demo video of Claude performing a Google search for OpenAI using the Notte MCP server for a remote headless browser.

Notte commands via MCP Server

Agent Operations

ToolDescription
notte_operatorRun a Notte agent to complete a task on any website

Page Interaction & Scraping

ToolDescription
notte_observeObserve elements and available actions on the current page
notte_screenshotTake a screenshot of the current page
notte_scrapeExtract structured data from the current page
notte_stepExecute an action on the current page

Session Management

ToolDescription
notte_start_sessionStart a new cloud browser session
notte_list_sessionsList all active browser sessions
notte_stop_sessionStop the current session

The MCP server is open-source and available on GitHub.

Further Reading

For more in-depth coverage, usage patterns, or troubleshooting: