sncro
sncro is a lightweight MCP relay and framework plugin system that lets AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) inspect a live browser during development. Instead of asking you for screenshots, Claude calls MCP tools to query the DOM, read console logs, check network timing, or pull a page snapshot β all against your actual running app. Drop-in middleware for FastAPI and Flask today; Django, Express, Next.js, Rails welcome as community PRs. Debug-only (zero code in production). Free tier + hosted relay at relay.sncro.net, or self-host from the MIT-licensed source.
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sncro-relay
Open-source components of sncro β the MCP relay, the browser-side agent, and the framework plugins that let AI coding assistants inspect a live browser.
What this repo contains
| Path | What |
|---|---|
relay/ | FastAPI app that exposes an MCP server plus long-poll endpoints for agent.js |
relay/static/agent.js | Browser-side script injected by the middleware; pushes console + DOM data to the relay |
middleware/sncro_middleware.py | FastAPI / Starlette plugin β drop-in middleware for FastAPI apps |
middleware/sncro_flask.py | Flask plugin β drop-in middleware for Flask apps |
trysncro/ | try.sncro.net β a deliberately-broken demo app for exercising sncro end-to-end |
How it works
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β same-origin
β cookies
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- Claude calls
create_session(MCP tool) β relay returns a 9-digit session key + URL - User visits the URL in the browser where their app is running β confirms via "Allow sncro debugging?"
- The plugin drops a cookie, agent.js is injected into subsequent HTML responses on that origin
- agent.js pushes baseline data (console, errors) and long-polls for on-demand queries (
query_element,get_page_snapshot, etc.)
Using sncro
Most users don't need to run the relay yourself β the hosted version at relay.sncro.net is free-tier friendly. Register your project at sncro.net and grab your project key.
FastAPI: drop middleware/sncro_middleware.py into your project, then:
from middleware.sncro_middleware import SncroMiddleware, sncro_routes
app = FastAPI(debug=True) # sncro only loads when debug=True
if app.debug:
app.include_router(sncro_routes)
app.add_middleware(SncroMiddleware, relay_url="https://relay.sncro.net")
Flask: drop middleware/sncro_flask.py into your project, then:
from sncro_flask import init_sncro
app = Flask(__name__)
if app.debug:
init_sncro(app, relay_url="https://relay.sncro.net")
Both middlewares only activate in debug mode β zero overhead in production.
Contributing
We love new framework plugins. CONTRIBUTING.md has the full spec for what a plugin must do β cookies, routes, security headers β plus the test template. Django, Rails, Express, Next.js, ASP.NET, Go β all welcome.
Bug reports and security issues: see SECURITY.md.
License
MIT. See LICENSE.
The dashboard at sncro.net (project management, billing, admin) lives in a separate proprietary repo.
