achiya-automation/safari-mcp

Overview

Safari MCP provides 80 tools for native Safari browser automation via AppleScript. It runs silently in the background with zero overhead and preserves login sessions. Designed as a drop-in alternative to Chrome DevTools MCP, it uses 40-60% less CPU and heat on Apple Silicon.

Best for

Best for
macOS developers building AI agents that need efficient, low-resource Safari automation

Use cases

• Automate Safari browser tasks for AI agents
• Integrate with MCP-based AI workflows on macOS
• Replace high-CPU Chrome automation with Safari on Apple Silicon

How to use

Install

npx safari-mcp

Tools exposed

• safari_navigate
• safari_go_back
• safari_go_forward
• safari_reload
• safari_read_page
• safari_get_source
• safari_navigate_and_read
• safari_click
• safari_double_click
• safari_right_click
• safari_hover
• safari_click_and_wait
• safari_click_and_read
• safari_fill
• safari_clear_field
• safari_select_option
• safari_fill_form
• safari_fill_and_submit
• safari_type_text
• safari_press_key

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, VS Code

Notes

Safari MCP provides 80 tools for native Safari browser automation via AppleScript. It runs silently in the background with zero overhead and preserves login sessions. Designed as a drop-in alternative to Chrome DevTools MCP, it uses 40-60% less CPU and heat on Apple Silicon.

102 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-28. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Automate Safari browser tasks for AI agents
• Integrate with MCP-based AI workflows on macOS
• Replace high-CPU Chrome automation with Safari on Apple Silicon

Pros

• Native to Safari with low overhead
• Significantly less CPU and heat on Apple Silicon
• Preserves login sessions during automation

Cons

• Limited to macOS and Safari only
• AppleScript-based tools may be less robust than Chrome DevTools
• 80 tools may not cover all advanced browser automation needs

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