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Google search via Playwright with a warm Chrome profile. No API key, no proxies.
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Google search via Playwright with a warm Chrome profile. No API key, no proxies.
Security Report
4.2
Use Caution4.2High RiskThis MCP server for Google search via headless Chrome is well-architected with proper error handling and reasonable security controls. The SSRF guard on URL extraction and CAPTCHA recovery design are commendable. However, several moderate concerns exist: the server spawns and manages browser processes with configurable sandboxing that can be disabled via environment variables, file system access is broad (profile/cache directories), and there are minor input validation gaps. Permissions are aligned with the server's purpose (web scraping), but users should be aware of the sandbox/TLS configuration risks. Supply chain analysis found 3 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 3 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.
6 files analyzed · 10 issues found
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Permissions Required
This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.
What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Absolute path to the Chrome binary. Auto-detected on Windows/macOS/Linux when omitted.
Environment variable: CHROME_PATH
Directory for the warm Chrome profile. Defaults to ~/.google-surf-mcp.
Environment variable: SURF_PROFILE_ROOT
Browser locale, e.g. en-US.
Environment variable: SURF_LOCALE
IANA timezone, e.g. America/New_York. Defaults to system timezone.
Environment variable: SURF_TZ
Set to 'false' to run Chrome visibly (demos/debugging). Defaults to true. CAPTCHA recovery always runs visible regardless.
Environment variable: SURF_HEADLESS
Idle ms before closing the sequential ctx and pool. 0 disables idle auto-close. Defaults to 30000.
Environment variable: SURF_IDLE_CLOSE_MS
Set to 'true' to allow extract on private/loopback addresses (localhost, 10.x, 192.168.x, 169.254.x, etc). Default blocks them as an SSRF guard.
Environment variable: SURF_ALLOW_PRIVATE
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-harimxchoi-google-surf-mcp": {
"env": {
"SURF_TZ": "your-surf-tz-here",
"CHROME_PATH": "your-chrome-path-here",
"SURF_LOCALE": "your-surf-locale-here",
"SURF_HEADLESS": "your-surf-headless-here",
"SURF_PROFILE_ROOT": "your-surf-profile-root-here",
"SURF_ALLOW_PRIVATE": "your-surf-allow-private-here",
"SURF_IDLE_CLOSE_MS": "your-surf-idle-close-ms-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"google-surf-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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