Missing “Chrome” Option in Connect to Browser (Tools & MCP Settings)

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Hey, this is actually expected behavior. The “Chrome” option was replaced with “Browser Tab”, which is Cursor’s built-in native browser. It works out of the box with no extra setup and is the recommended way to use the browser tools.

Docs: Browser | Cursor Docs

If you need to control an external Chrome or Chromium instance (for example, to test with extensions, authenticated sessions, or special browser profiles), you can set up the Playwright MCP server. Add this to your MCP config .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "playwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@playwright/mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

This gives the Agent full browser automation features (navigation, clicks, typing, screenshots, etc.) through an external Chromium instance. More on MCP setup: Model Context Protocol (MCP) | Cursor Docs

Let me know if you want help setting up either option.