Web Task

io.github.rich-jojo/web-task-apiv0.2.4Browser Automation

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Browser tasks, sessions, and recipes for MCP and HTTP automation.

In-path gate · all MCP tools

Using Web Task in Claude, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Cline, or Zed?

MCP tool contracts can change remotely with no version bump. The mcpindex gate pins each contract and HOLDs the call when it drifts-before your agent acts. Zero credentials. This is not the package install for this server itself (use Install this server for that).

Install the mcpindex gate (one command)

Rewrites your MCP host config so each server launches behind the gate. Inspect first: curl -fsSL https://mcpindex.ai/install.sh | less

uv tool install mcpindex-gate && mcpindex-config-wire

Auditable install path →Watch it hold a drift →

Trust verdict · v1 advisory · method

REVIEWstatus: PARTIALfresh until 2026-08-07 22:00 UTC

screened 2026-07-08tier: scannedgranularity: description-levelsource: registry

Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.descriptionpassINFO

evidence“No malicious instructions found”via static_description

Limits of this verdict

- Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
- Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
- Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
- advisory
- registry description only no input schema
- screen model 8b

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

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That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-07-31).

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins Web Task’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

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Markdown

[![mcpindex](https://mcpindex.ai/api/v1/badge/io-github-rich-jojo-web-task-api)](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-rich-jojo-web-task-api)

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Environment variables

WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR

Optional mutable data root for web-task-api runs, sessions, profiles, and temp state. When omitted, the runtime uses a platform user-data directory instead of the ambient cwd.

WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR

Optional recipes directory override. When omitted, web-task-api reads bundled recipes from the installed package.

WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR

Optional temp root override used when incoming temp env variables point at your home directory or working directory.

CLIPROXY_BASE_URL

Optional CLIProxy base URL for the cliproxy planner backend.

CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN

secret

Optional CLIProxy auth token for the cliproxy planner backend.

CLIPROXY_MODEL

Optional CLIProxy model alias for the cliproxy planner backend.

OPENCODE_BASE_URL

Optional OpenCode base URL for the opencode planner backend.

OPENCODE_MODEL

Optional OpenCode model name for the opencode planner backend.

BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR

Optional existing Chromium/Chrome user-data directory for warmed browser state reuse.

BROWSER_CHANNEL

Optional Playwright browser channel override, for example `chrome`.

HEADLESS

Optional browser headless toggle. Set `false` to prefer a visible browser.

MCP quality score · maturity, not trust · methodology

freshness

completeness

installability

documentation

stability

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Install this server

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-task-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--",
        "web-task-api"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR": "<web_task_api_data_dir>",
        "WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR": "<web_task_api_recipes_dir>",
        "WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR": "<web_task_api_temp_dir>",
        "CLIPROXY_BASE_URL": "<cliproxy_base_url>",
        "CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN": "<your-cliproxy_auth_token>",
        "CLIPROXY_MODEL": "<cliproxy_model>",
        "OPENCODE_BASE_URL": "<opencode_base_url>",
        "OPENCODE_MODEL": "<opencode_model>",
        "BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR": "<browser_user_data_dir>",
        "BROWSER_CHANNEL": "<browser_channel>",
        "HEADLESS": "<headless>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-task-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--",
        "web-task-api"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR": "<web_task_api_data_dir>",
        "WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR": "<web_task_api_recipes_dir>",
        "WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR": "<web_task_api_temp_dir>",
        "CLIPROXY_BASE_URL": "<cliproxy_base_url>",
        "CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN": "<your-cliproxy_auth_token>",
        "CLIPROXY_MODEL": "<cliproxy_model>",
        "OPENCODE_BASE_URL": "<opencode_base_url>",
        "OPENCODE_MODEL": "<opencode_model>",
        "BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR": "<browser_user_data_dir>",
        "BROWSER_CHANNEL": "<browser_channel>",
        "HEADLESS": "<headless>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)

npx -y -- web-task-api

Claude Code (claude mcp add)

claude mcp add --scope user web-task-api -- npx -y -- web-task-api

Gemini CLI (gemini mcp add)

gemini mcp add -s user web-task-api npx -y -- web-task-api

Verdict API

curl -s mcpindex.ai/api/v1/trust/server/io-github-rich-jojo-web-task-api

Free-tier verdict as JSON: decision + dimensions + severity. Call it from your agent before it invokes a tool it just discovered.

Details

version: v0.2.4
category: Browser Automation
verdict expires: 2026-08-07
quality: 78 / 100
operator: rich-jojo

Listing

Listed from the official MCP registry. Unclaimed by its maintainer. Maintainer? Email us →

Provenance

Each verdict is bound to a hash of the exact description it judged, so a re-crawl that changes the text produces a new record rather than silently inheriting this one. Verdict history is hash-chained and anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps (latest confirmed at block 960,209). Verify it yourself.

Links

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