# ui-bridge-mcp

> MCP server for UI Bridge - enables AI to inspect and interact with UI elements

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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/ui-bridge-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Qontinui Team
- homepage: https://github.com/qontinui/ui-bridge-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/qontinui/ui-bridge-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, ui, automation, ai, testing, ui-bridge
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ui-bridge-mcp

### Description (declared)

# UI Bridge MCP

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for UI Bridge - enables AI to inspect and interact with UI elements.

## Overview

This MCP server provides tools for:

- **Inspecting UI elements** - Get element positions, bounds, visibility, and state
- **Interacting with elements** - Click, type, focus, hover
- **Two modes of operation**:
  - **Control mode**: Interact with the qontinui-runner's own Tauri webview
  - **External mode**: Interact with external browser tabs via Chrome extension

## Installation

```bash
# Using pip
pip install ui-bridge-mcp

# Using poetry
poetry add ui-bridge-mcp
```

## Prerequisites

The MCP server requires the **qontinui-runner** to be running on port 9876.

For external browser tab access, you also need the Chrome extension connected.

## Configuration

### Claude Desktop

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ui-bridge": {
      "command": "ui-bridge-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Code

Add to your MCP settings:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ui-bridge": {
      "command": "ui-bridge-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `QONTINUI_RUNNER_HOST` | `localhost` (or WSL host) | Runner hostname |
| `QONTINUI_RUNNER_PORT` | `9876` | Runner port |

## Available Tools

### Health Check

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `ui_health` | Check if qontinui-runner is accessible |

### Control Mode (Runner's Own UI)

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `ui_snapshot` | Get complete UI state with all elements |
| `ui_discover` | Force element discovery/registration |
| `ui_get_element` | Get detailed info for a specific element |
| `ui_click` | Click an element by ID |
| `ui_type` | Type text into an input element |
| `ui_focus` | Focus an element |

### External Mode (Browser Tabs)

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `extension_status` | Check Chrome extension connection |
…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- infra.browser-automation (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ui-bridge-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T14:23:43.306Z)

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