# frontend-mcp

> Frontend Perception MCP — deterministic browser runtime for coding agents.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/frontend-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 1.2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:frontend-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Frontend Perception Engine (CRG as Optional Library) 
 
This project implements a frontend navigation layer where: 
 
- Browser Use stays the browser automation engine. 
- Code Review Graph (CRG) is used only as an optional knowledge source. 
- Browser execution continues even when CRG is unavailable. 
 
## Architecture 
 
```text 
Cursor / Claude 
   ↓ 
Our MCP 
   ↓ 
Frontend Navigation Layer 
   ↓ 
Browser Use 
   ↓ 
Browser 
``` 
 
CRG is integrated behind `ICodeGraph`, so it can be replaced later by another backend such as `FrontendInteractionGraph` without changing Browser Use orchestration. 
 
## Dependency Integration 
 
CRG is integrated as a dependency (not forked, not modified): 
 
- `code-review-graph>=2.3.6` 
- `browser-use>=0.13.3` 
 
Install: 
 
```bash 
pip install -e . 
``` 
 
## Frontend Perception MCP (No LLM in Server) 
 
The MCP server is deterministic runtime only (browser observation + actions + verify).   
Your coding agent (Cursor/Claude/Codex) remains the brain. 
 
### Install 
 
```bash 
pip install frontend-mcp 
``` 
 
Upgrade: 
 
```bash 
pip install -U frontend-mcp 
``` 
 
Full setup for **Cursor / Claude Code / Codex / OpenCode** (MCP config + optional rules):   
→ [`docs/INSTALL.md`](docs/INSTALL.md) 
 
Optional install helper (progress + Chromium): 
 
```bash 
frontend-mcp-install --with-browser 
# or: uvx --from frontend-mcp frontend-mcp-install --with-browser 
``` 
 
Legacy name still works (thin reverse alias → same `frontend-mcp`): 
 
```bash 
pip install frontend-perception-engine 
``` 
 
**Do not mix** PyPI installs with `pip install -e .` in this repo; editable installs can leave broken metadata that blocks upgrades. Use one or the other. 
 
Development install from this repo: 
 
```bash 
pip install -e . 
# or: python -m navigation.cli.install --editable . 
``` 
 
### Run MCP server 
 
Using module entrypoint: 
 
```bash 
python -m navigation.mcp 
``` 
 
Using script entrypoint: 
 
```bash 
frontend-perception-mcp 
``` 
 
…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- infra.browser-automation (0.859, derived)
- code.review (0.836, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/frontend-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:23:00.438Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/frontend-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/frontend-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:frontend-mcp