# Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) vs Skyvern (slim)

> Skyvern scores 63.1 (B) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on payments & pricing. Both do browser automation. Category scores, facts, verdicts and…

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Skyvern scores 63.1 (B) on agent readiness against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.6 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) leads on payments & pricing. Both do browser automation.

- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server): F 30.6, rank #619 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.min.md
- Skyvern: B 63.1, rank #288 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyvern.min.md
- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server), good for Nothing new. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 32. Also No key needed to call it.
- Skyvern, good for Agents that must finish a multi-step job on sites with logins, 2FA and forms, where stored credentials, saved workflows and cached scripts matter more than raw browser time. Ahead on Reliability, 57 against 12; Schema & documentation, 88 against 41; Agent ergonomics, 76 against 47; Security & auth, 59 against 22; Maintenance & community, 85 against 0. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) | Skyvern |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 12 | 57 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 41 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 47 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 22 | 59 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 32 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 0 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 72 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) | Skyvern |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Model Context Protocol (archived) | Ikonomos Inc. (Skyvern) |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.skyvern.com/v1` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | AGPL-3.0 for the open-source server, SDKs and MCP server. Skyvern Cloud is a proprietary service under Skyvern's terms, and its anti-bot measures aren't in the repository |
| Tools exposed | 7 | 114 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.Skyvern-AI/skyvern` |
| Last release | 2025-05-12 | 2026-10-01 |
| Terms last updated | 2021-09-08 | 2026-02-27 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2023-03-15 | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 294 stars, 25k npm/wk | 23k stars, 3.2k npm/wk, 1.6k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 1/5 (2) | none |