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BrowserStack Live with the MCP server
Use natural language prompts in your AI assistant to launch Live sessions for manual testing on real browsers and devices with the BrowserStack MCP server.
Use the BrowserStack MCP server to launch BrowserStack Live sessions for manual browser testing from your AI assistant, such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Cursor. Skip the dashboard and start testing your websites on any real browser with prompts.
To set up the server, see get started with the BrowserStack MCP server.
To use Live tools on the MCP server, you need a Live license. Contact BrowserStack support to enable a license for your account.
Launch browser sessions (runBrowserLiveSession)
Use the runBrowserLiveSession tool to start an interactive testing session on a real browser in the cloud. This tool allows you to access any browser-OS combination for manual testing.
Tool reference
Launch a browser on a real device for manual testing with the runBrowserLiveSession tool.
For a complete list of supported browsers and mobile devices, refer to the BrowserStack Live supported devices and browsers page.
| Example prompt | Description | Input parameters | Invoked tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open www.browserstack.com on the latest version of Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 | Starts an interactive BrowserStack Live session for testing websites on real desktop or mobile browsers. | • url (required): Website URL (e.g., www.browserstack.com) • desiredBrowser (required): Full browser name (e.g., Microsoft Edge) • desiredPlatform (required): OS name (e.g., Windows 11) • desiredBrowserVersion (required): Browser version (e.g., latest) |
runBrowserLiveSession |
Try the following prompts for common Live testing goals:
| Goal | Example prompt |
|---|---|
| Test a locally hosted website | Start https://localhost:5343 on Galaxy S24 on Android 14 |
| Test on a specific browser and OS | Start a session with browserstack.com on Chrome on macOS Sonoma |
| Test on a mobile device (iOS) | Launch amazon.com on an iPhone 15 Pro Max using Safari |
| Test on a mobile device (Android) | Test wikipedia.org on Chrome on a Samsung Galaxy S24 |
| Use a simpler prompt | Open browserstack.com on Firefox |
The following example shows GitHub Copilot in VS Code calling the runBrowserLiveSession tool:
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