# VS Code Simple Browser

> Use this tool when you need to interact with websites within the VS Code environment, automate web workflows, or debug web applications. It provides core functionality for opening URLs, executing JavaScript, and monitoring console logs in real-time, solving problems in web automation, testing, and debugging. The tool accepts URLs, JavaScript code, and other inputs, and outputs browser state, console history, and console logs, making it ideal for use cases where AI assistants require seamless interaction with web content.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/savignano-vscode-simple-browser  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/savignano-vscode-simple-browser

## Description

This MCP server enables AI assistants to interact with websites through VS Code's Simple Browser, providing tools for opening URLs, navigating pages, executing JavaScript, and monitoring console logs in real-time. Built using TypeScript with the MCP SDK and VS Code API integration, it maintains browser state including current URL and console history, supports JavaScript execution through webview message passing, and captures console output for debugging and analysis. The implementation bridges VS Code's Simple Browser functionality with MCP protocol communication, making it valuable for web automation workflows, website testing and debugging, and scenarios where AI assistants need to interact with web content while monitoring browser console activity within the VS Code environment.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** browser-automation
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/savignano-vscode-simple-browser)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/savignano/vscode-simple-browser-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "savignano-vscode-simple-browser"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/savignano-vscode-simple-browser` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/savignano-vscode-simple-browser/pull`

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