periscope
io.github.oskar-szulc/periscope
About periscope
periscope is an MCP server published by the GitHub account oskar-szulc. A real Safari-engine (WebKit) browser for agents on macOS: sessions, extraction, bot checks.
It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package periscope-0.2.5.mcpb, with no version pinned.
It asks for no keys or passwords.
Version 0.2.5 was published on 1 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.
Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 5 pass, 1 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.
What it asks for
This server declares no environment variables, so it asks for no keys or settings.
Checks
| Check | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Source repository linked | Pass | https://github.com/oskar-szulc/periscope |
| Version pinned | Warn | Not pinned: https://github.com/oskar-szulc/periscope/releases/download/v0.2.5/periscope-0.2.5.mcpb |
| Secrets requested | Info | Asks for no secrets |
| Known package registry | Pass | All packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB |
| Namespace ownership | Info | Name verified via GitHub account oskar-szulc |
| Registry text aimed at the AI | Pass | Description and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI |
| Code red flags | Pass | Read 1 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found |
| Text aimed at the AI | Pass | No hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 1 files, including comments and the README |
Popularity & health: 49 / 100
Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.
0 forks, 0 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.
What people say
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Facts
| Registry name | io.github.oskar-szulc/periscope |
|---|---|
| Publisher | GitHub account oskar-szulc |
| How the name is verified | Name verified via GitHub account oskar-szulc. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code. |
| Type | Local: runs on your machine from a package |
| Packages | mcpb https://github.com/oskar-szulc/periscope/releases/download/v0.2.5/periscope-0.2.5.mcpb no version given (stdio) |
| Version | 0.2.5 |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Source repository | https://github.com/oskar-szulc/periscope |
| Website | None linked |
| Category | Browser automation (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand) |
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