Glance — Open-Source MCP Server That Gives Claude Code a Real Browser
Glance is an open-source MCP server that gives Claude Code a real Chromium browser with 30 tools. It launched on Product Hunt on March 27 and addresses a fundamental limitation: coding agents operate in text-based environments and cannot see the visual output of code they generate.
With Glance, Claude Code can navigate pages, take screenshots it can actually see inline (actual pixels, not text descriptions), click buttons, fill forms, run multi-step E2E test scenarios, perform visual regression testing, and record sessions — all from the terminal. The test scenario runner lets you describe tests in plain English; Claude translates them to steps, executes them, and shows screenshots at each stage.
Built on Playwright with security profiles, rate limiting, and URL filtering, Glance has been battle-tested with a 97% pass rate across 300+ test steps in production. It installs in one command: `npm i -g glance-mcp`.
Glance represents the growing "give agents eyes" movement — MCP servers that bridge the gap between text-based agent workflows and the visual web. As coding agents handle more frontend work, tools like Glance become essential for agents to verify their own output.
Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/glance-give-claude-code-a-real-browser
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With Glance, Claude Code can navigate pages, take screenshots it can actually see inline (actual pixels, not text descriptions), click buttons, fill forms, run multi-step E2E test scenarios, perform visual regression testing, and record sessions — all from the terminal. The test scenario runner lets you describe tests in plain English; Claude translates them to steps, executes them, and shows screenshots at each stage.
Built on Playwright with security profiles, rate limiting, and URL filtering, Glance has been battle-tested with a 97% pass rate across 300+ test steps in production. It installs in one command: `npm i -g glance-mcp`.
Glance represents the growing "give agents eyes" movement — MCP servers that bridge the gap between text-based agent workflows and the visual web. As coding agents handle more frontend work, tools like Glance become essential for agents to verify their own output.
Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/glance-give-claude-code-a-real-browser
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