What is ghostfox?
ghostfox is a MCP server by autokeren that self-hosted stealth browser built on a Firefox fork with fingerprint spoofing, shadow-DOM-aware page reading, login state detection and evidence recording. It is listed under Browser & web and has 11 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | autokeren |
| Repository | autokeren/ghostfox |
| Popularity | 11 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #1,633 of 4,418 MCP servers; #150 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Rust |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is ghostfox safe to install?
ghostfox scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install ghostfox?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/autokeren/ghostfox
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add ghostfox -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http ghostfox <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ghostfox for you:
Add the "ghostfox" MCP server from https://github.com/autokeren/ghostfox to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.