For Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP client
A browser built for your AI agent
Research products, fill forms, compare prices, scrape tables. All in plain English, in your own Chrome.
25 free calls the moment you install. No signup, no card.
Reflex MCP is a local MCP server that drives your own Chrome from any MCP client. It batches actions and returns compressed page views. In the July 22, 2026 agent run, individual tasks finished up to 2.2x faster end to end than Playwright MCP. Reflex never sends page content to our servers.
- Batched browser actions
- Scoped page reads
- Run browsers in parallel
Already in Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Code? Add Reflex in one click.
How does Reflex MCP compare to Playwright MCP?
In the historical June 2026 tool benchmark, Reflex used 6 calls and ~13K estimated response tokens across three mutually verified flows versus 14 calls and ~56K for Playwright MCP, with 5 of 6 flows completed versus 3; some failures came from the benchmark runner. Tokens were estimated from characters. Current Playwright MCP supports form and script batching, and can return snapshot file links. Compare the dated results and workflow choices before choosing a tool.
Full Reflex vs Playwright MCP comparison · Benchmarks and methodology
| Playwright MCP | Reflex | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calls, 3 measured flows | 14 | 6 |
| Estimated response tokens, same flows | ~56K | ~13K |
| Flows completed, of 6 attempted | 3 | 5 |
| Full-page reader output: Wikipedia article | ~31K estimated tokens | ~4K estimated tokens |
| Full-page reader output: W3C CSS spec | ~169K estimated tokens | ~7K estimated tokens |
| Historical full-snapshot reread: unchanged page | ~16K estimated tokens | 91 characters: "(page unchanged)" |
Historical June 2026 tool runs and page-reader sizes. Token estimates use characters divided by four. Some failed flows were benchmark-runner errors. See every number and how to reproduce it.
Page-reader rows compare full accessibility snapshots with Reflex views. Current Playwright MCP action responses can return short summaries and snapshot file links. These historical sizes do not describe every current tool call. The October 5, 2026 scripted comparison includes standard, batched, and tuned Playwright workflows on the benchmarks page.
Can I run multiple browsers in parallel?
Yes. Pass a session name on any Reflex tool call and it spins up a separate, isolated Chrome on demand, free. One agent can research ten sites at once; subagents can each drive their own browser. A shared Playwright MCP connection uses one browser; separate instances can also isolate parallel work. Reflex is the browser automation MCP built for parallel work from Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients.
- flights
- hotels
- cars
reflex_open(url, session: "flights")
Head-to-head
Watch the token race.
Replay a measured flow →Historical Wikipedia example: search an article, open its revision history
Getting started
Two minutes to your first task.
- 01
Install it
One click into Cursor or VS Code, or into your MCP config directly.
npx -y reflex-browser mcp
- 02
Skip the signup
Nothing to configure. A fresh install carries 25 free calls, no account and no card. Sign in with
reflex_authonly once they run out. - 03
Ask in plain English
Reflex batches the whole flow into one call and reports back what changed, not the whole page.
Compare the prices of these three products and tell me which has free shipping.
Agent-native
Built for agents, not just browsers.
- Failures you can act on
- When a step misses, Reflex sends back the closest matches, the console errors, and a screenshot, so your agent fixes it on the next try instead of guessing.
- Checks built into the action
- Reflex verifies the result inside the same call, so a task clearly succeeds or fails without an extra round trip to confirm.
- 0-token replay
- Save a task and re-run it anytime with no AI and no tokens. It repairs itself when the page changes.
Privacy
Your pages never leave your machine.
Reflex runs entirely on your computer: the MCP server, the browser, your logins, every page you visit. The only things that ever cross the network are your API key and a count of tool calls, so we can meter credits. We could not read your pages, sessions, or passwords if we wanted to; the architecture has no path for them.
Compare that to cloud browser products, where every page you visit renders on someone else's server.
- Is this key valid?
- Credit balance
- Usage counts
- Paddle payments
No path exists for your pages, logins, or sessions to reach us.
- Up to 2.2x
- faster task completion vs Playwright MCP. July 2026 checkout: 62.7s to 28.1s.
- Up to 86%
- fewer estimated tool-reply tokens vs Playwright MCP. July 2026 checkout: about 4,586 to 650. Not total model usage.
- Up to 75%
- fewer MCP requests vs Playwright MCP. October 2026 profile: 4 to 1, using the unreleased Reflex build.
Pricing
Pay for what you use. Paid credits never expire.
Full pricing details →Free
Kick the tires, no card.
- 25 calls with no account at all
- 30 more credits when you sign up
- ~10-15 tasks · free credits expire in 14 days
Starter
For occasional flows.
- 150 credits
- ~50-75 tasks
- $0.12-0.18 per task
Pro
Best value for steady use.
- 500 credits
- ~165-250 tasks
- $0.08-0.11 per task
Power
For heavy, daily automation.
- 1,800 credits
- ~600-900 tasks
- $0.05-0.08 per task
FAQ
Questions, answered straight.
Ready when you are
Up to 2.2x faster. Up to 86% fewer tool-reply tokens. Up to 75% fewer MCP requests.
Selected results from separate benchmarks versus Playwright MCP. Speed and estimated tool-reply tokens: July 2026 checkout. MCP requests: October 2026 profile task with an unreleased Reflex build. Results vary by workload. See the measurements.
Installed in 2 minutes. Your pages stay yours. Or install first and skip the account.