AI Plugin IndexGadgets vs browser-use
Gadgets and browser-use are both browser automation MCP servers. browser-use scores higher (100 vs 82 out of 100). browser-use has more GitHub stars (119k), and Gadgets was updated more recently (yesterday). The table compares them side by side.
| Gadgets | browser-use | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Browser-capability gadget hooks for GGUI — declared via DataContract.clientCapabilities.gadgets, mounted by the UI generator's component code. | Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data. |
| Publisher | Verified: npm:@ggui-ai | Verified: browser-use.com |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 1,250 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Local and remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf |
| GitHub stars | 42 | 118,527 |
| Last commit | 20 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Gadgets | Install browser-use |
Questions
Is Gadgets or browser-use more popular?
browser-use has more GitHub stars: 118,527.
Can I use Gadgets and browser-use together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.