Web Task

io.github.rich-jojo/web-task-api · v0.2.4

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

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Terminal

claude mcp add web-task-api -e WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR=<WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR> -e WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR=<WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR> -e WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR=<WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR> -e CLIPROXY_BASE_URL=<CLIPROXY_BASE_URL> -e CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=<CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN> -e CLIPROXY_MODEL=<CLIPROXY_MODEL> -e OPENCODE_BASE_URL=<OPENCODE_BASE_URL> -e OPENCODE_MODEL=<OPENCODE_MODEL> -e BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR=<BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR> -e BROWSER_CHANNEL=<BROWSER_CHANNEL> -e HEADLESS=<HEADLESS> -- npx -y [email protected]

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-task-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "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": "<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/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-task-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "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": "<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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "web-task-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "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": "<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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR` Optional	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	Optional recipes directory override. When omitted, web-task-api reads bundled recipes from the installed package.
`WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR` Optional	Optional temp root override used when incoming temp env variables point at your home directory or working directory.
`CLIPROXY_BASE_URL` Optional	Optional CLIProxy base URL for the cliproxy planner backend.
`CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Optional CLIProxy auth token for the cliproxy planner backend.
`CLIPROXY_MODEL` Optional	Optional CLIProxy model alias for the cliproxy planner backend.
`OPENCODE_BASE_URL` Optional	Optional OpenCode base URL for the opencode planner backend.
`OPENCODE_MODEL` Optional	Optional OpenCode model name for the opencode planner backend.
`BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR` Optional	Optional existing Chromium/Chrome user-data directory for warmed browser state reuse.
`BROWSER_CHANNEL` Optional	Optional Playwright browser channel override, for example `chrome`.
`HEADLESS` Optional	Optional browser headless toggle. Set `false` to prefer a visible browser.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (NPM, stdio)
First published	29 Mar 2026
Last updated	29 Mar 2026
Registry name	`io.github.rich-jojo/web-task-api`

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