comet_mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

comet_mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from simplicianokelly52/comet_mcp. It costs 962 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for comet_mcp, a server that connects Claude Code to Perplexity’s Comet browser through Chrome DevTools Protocol, a way for software to control a browser. It describes an isolated browser instance and eight available operations.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when working on comet_mcp or its browser connection, including asking Comet questions, polling or stopping tasks, taking screenshots, switching search modes, and managing research folders or saved results.
Why use it?
It explains how the connection is structured and keeps the dedicated research browser separate from personal browser tabs. This makes it clearer how to start tasks, check progress, capture pages, and manage research.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: Claude Code plugin machinery. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is simplicianokelly52/comet_mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on comet_mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything comet_mcp configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to simplicianokelly52/comet_mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/simplicianokelly52/comet_mcp

Made for: Claude Code.

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Opus 5 $0.00481 $0.00481
Sonnet 5 $0.00192 $0.00192
Haiku 4.5 $0.00096 $0.00096

Measured 7d ago against content hash 2ce7dcf5e7f9, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

comet_mcp CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 7d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 102 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 102 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

What This Is

MCP server connecting Claude Code to Perplexity's Comet browser via Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP).

v3.0.0: Now uses a DEDICATED MCP Comet instance (port 9223) - your personal browser tabs are never touched.

Architecture

Claude Code → MCP Server (index.ts) → CometAI (comet-ai.ts) → CDP Client (cdp-client.ts) → MCP Comet Browser
                                                                                              ↓
                                                                                    Port 9223 (isolated)
                                                                                    Data: ~/.comet-mcp

8 Tools

  • comet_connect - Start/connect to MCP-dedicated Comet (separate from personal browser)
  • comet_ask - Send prompt, wait for response (15s default, use poll for longer)
  • comet_poll - Check status of long-running tasks
  • comet_stop - Stop current task
  • comet_screenshot - Capture current page
  • comet_mode - Switch Perplexity modes (search/research/labs)
  • comet_folders - Manage research spaces (list/create/save)
  • comet_library - Search existing research in Perplexity library

Key Implementation Details

Isolated MCP Instance (NEW in v3.0):

  • Uses port 9223 (not 9222) to avoid conflicts with personal Comet
  • Separate data directory: ~/.comet-mcp (macOS/Linux) or %LOCALAPPDATA%\comet-mcp (Windows)
  • macOS: Requires separate app bundle at ~/.comet-mcp/Comet-MCP.app (see README setup instructions)
  • Visual indicator: "[MCP]" in title + badge on page
  • First launch prompts for Perplexity login

Response extraction (comet-ai.ts:getAgentStatus):

  • Collects ALL prose elements (not just last) - fixes text truncation
  • Scrolls to load lazy content before extraction
  • 50KB response limit (up from 8KB)
  • Filters UI text (Library, Discover, etc.) and questions

Follow-up detection (index.ts):

  • Captures old prose count/text before sending
  • Waits for NEW response (different text or more elements)

Read the full file on GitHub · 102 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

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comet_mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository simplicianokelly52/comet_mcp (0 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 962 tokens to every session, about $0.0048 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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