dmytrome/groundhog
by Various
Safe, self-hosted web grounding for AI agents and crawlers — stealth Chrome over MCP
MCP
dmytrome/groundhog
Added 3 Sept 2026
Overview
Groundhog is a self-hosted web grounding server for AI agents and crawlers. It runs a stealth-configured Chrome browser and exposes it over the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to fetch and interact with web pages while avoiding detection. Written in Python, it is designed for safe, controlled browsing.
Best for
Best for
Developers building MCP-based agents that need reliable web grounding.
Use cases
- Give an AI agent live web access via MCP
- Run a stealth browser for scraping without bot blocks
- Self-host a grounding service for crawlers
Notes
Groundhog is a self-hosted web grounding server for AI agents and crawlers. It runs a stealth-configured Chrome browser and exposes it over the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing agents to fetch and interact with web pages while avoiding detection. Written in Python, it is designed for safe, controlled browsing.
0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-31. Licensed MIT.
Use cases
- Give an AI agent live web access via MCP
- Run a stealth browser for scraping without bot blocks
- Self-host a grounding service for crawlers
Pros
- Self-hosted, keeping browsing data on your infrastructure
- Stealth Chrome reduces detection by anti-bot systems
- MCP integration works with MCP-compatible agents
Cons
- No GitHub stars yet, suggesting an early-stage project
- Requires managing a Chrome instance and MCP setup
- Stealth techniques may not guarantee bypassing all bot detection
Indexed from awesome-mcp-servers-punkpeye and enriched against its public facts.
Pros
- Self-hosted, keeping browsing data on your infrastructure
- Stealth Chrome reduces detection by anti-bot systems
- MCP integration works with MCP-compatible agents
Cons
- No GitHub stars yet, suggesting an early-stage project
- Requires managing a Chrome instance and MCP setup
- Stealth techniques may not guarantee bypassing all bot detection
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