What is opentabs?
opentabs is a MCP server by opentabs-dev that plugin-based server and Chrome extension that gives AI agents access to web apps through your authenticated browser session, with a plugin SDK. It is listed under Other and has 988 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | opentabs-dev |
| Repository | opentabs-dev/opentabs |
| Popularity | 988 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #180 of 4,418 MCP servers; #22 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +14 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is opentabs safe to install?
opentabs 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 opentabs?
- 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/opentabs-dev/opentabs
- 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 opentabs -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http opentabs <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 opentabs for you:
Add the "opentabs" MCP server from https://github.com/opentabs-dev/opentabs 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.