Web Task

Official

by rich-jojo

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

io.github.rich-jojo/web-task-api (MCP Server)

This MCP server provides support for “browser tasks, sessions, and recipes” and exposes them for MCP and HTTP automation. It is identified as io.github.rich-jojo/web-task-api and described as enabling browser-focused workflow components such as task definitions, session handling, and reusable recipes.

🛠️ Key Features

Browser tasks
Browser sessions
Browser recipes
MCP and HTTP automation support

🚀 Use Cases

Automate browser-based tasks through MCP
Manage browser sessions for automation workflows
Reuse browser “recipes” to standardize repeated procedures
Integrate automation via HTTP

⚡ Developer Benefits

Works with both MCP and HTTP automation
Organizes automation around tasks, sessions, and recipes

⚠️ Limitations

No additional details (e.g., specific tools, configuration options, or counts) are provided in the available source data.

Install

Configuration

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_TOKENsecret

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.

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claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-task-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "web-task-api@0.2.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR": "<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR>",
        "WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR": "<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR>",
        "WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR": "<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR>",
        "CLIPROXY_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_CLIPROXY_BASE_URL>",
        "CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN": "<YOUR_CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN>",
        "CLIPROXY_MODEL": "<YOUR_CLIPROXY_MODEL>",
        "OPENCODE_BASE_URL": "<YOUR_OPENCODE_BASE_URL>",
        "OPENCODE_MODEL": "<YOUR_OPENCODE_MODEL>",
        "BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR": "<YOUR_BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR>",
        "BROWSER_CHANNEL": "<YOUR_BROWSER_CHANNEL>",
        "HEADLESS": "<YOUR_HEADLESS>"
      }
    }
  }
}