MCP Pointer
MCP tool: let you point at DOM elements for your favorite agentic coding tool. Let AI see what you see.
MCP Pointer is an open-source mcp server by etsd-tech, written mainly in TypeScript, with 599 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Nov 12, 2025. The latest npm release is @mcp-pointer/server 0.6.0, published Nov 12, 2025, with 60 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 59601d1. Seen able to run shell commands. Scan policy
How to install MCP Pointer
Built from the start command in the project's README: npx -y @mcp-pointer/server config claude # or cursor, windsurf, and others - see below. Check the README for required keys or settings.
claude mcp add mcp-pointer -- npx -y @mcp-pointer/server config claude # or cursor, windsurf, and others - see below{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-pointer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcp-pointer/server",
"config",
"claude",
"#",
"or",
"cursor,",
"windsurf,",
"and",
"others",
"-",
"see",
"below"
]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-pointer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mcp-pointer/server",
"config",
"claude",
"#",
"or",
"cursor,",
"windsurf,",
"and",
"others",
"-",
"see",
"below"
]
}
}
}code --add-mcp '{"name":"mcp-pointer","command":"npx","args":["-y","@mcp-pointer/server","config","claude","#","or","cursor,","windsurf,","and","others","-","see","below"]}'What MCP Pointer can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Not checked directly. Its own description suggests it does this.Control a web browserLikely, from its own description
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 59601d1, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install MCP Pointer
AgenticMart scanned MCP Pointer on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to control a web browser (visit sites, fill in and submit forms).
Before you install
- Run it in a separate browser profile without your logged-in accounts.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by etsd-tech on GitHub, 599 stars and 61 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change was over a year ago (Nov 2025); unmaintained code doesn't get security fixes.
- Open-source license: MIT.
MCP Pointer is an open-source mcp server by etsd-tech, written mainly in TypeScript. MCP tool: let you point at DOM elements for your favorite agentic coding tool. Let AI see what you see.
At a glance
- Stars
- 599
- Forks
- 61
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Sep 2025
- Last update
- Nov 12, 2025
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about MCP Pointer
What is MCP Pointer?
MCP tool: let you point at DOM elements for your favorite agentic coding tool. Let AI see what you see.
Who maintains MCP Pointer?
MCP Pointer is maintained by etsd-tech on GitHub (etsd-tech/mcp-pointer). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is MCP Pointer safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned MCP Pointer on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does MCP Pointer use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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