# Open Browser Control

> Connect AI agents to Firefox for collaborative browsing. Supports user/AI handoff for seamless automation.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-browser-control](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-browser-control)

## Overview

- **ID:** `open-browser-control`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sumeet Singh
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 27
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-22
- **First published:** 2026-04-19
- **Size:** 31 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-browser-control/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/smankoo/open-browser-control/issues](https://github.com/smankoo/open-browser-control/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-browser-control/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-browser-control/privacy/)

## Description

Open Browser Control lets AI agents running on your own machine see and control your Firefox tabs. It's built for the Model Context Protocol
(MCP) ecosystem — pair it with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Kiro, or any other MCP-compatible client, and your agent gains browser tools: navigate, click, type, take screenshots, read the DOM, switch tabs, hover, execute JavaScript, and more.

<strong>Local-only by design.</strong> The extension connects to a small bridge server running on your own machine (localhost). It never talks to a remote server and no data leaves your device through the extension.

<strong>Session isolation.</strong> Each connected agent gets its own named tab group so parallel agent sessions don't step on each other. The sidebar shows an activity log and control-mode switches (AI / User / Collaborative) so you can take over mid-task and hand control back to the agent seamlessly.

<strong>Setup:</strong>
1. Install this extension.
2. In your MCP client, add the command: <code>npx open-browser-control</code>
3. Open the Open Browser Control sidebar in Firefox — your agent's browser tools are live.

Source, issues, and docs: <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/e015b7a94b09edc0b100161a453c1ba098b7ed0f50212cb220de2806cbfa7f1c/https%3A//github.com/smankoo/open-browser-control" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/smankoo/open-browser-control</a>

## Rankings

- #21,545 — Overall
- #135 — control
- #141 — self control
- #167 — browser
- #170 — browser tab
- #183 — agent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `tabGroups`
- `scripting`
- `webNavigation`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `alarms`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/open-browser-control)