Show HN: Comet MCP – Give Claude Code a browser that can click

Comet MCP rolls in claiming to give Claude Code a browser that can think and click, hooking it to Perplexity’s Comet for live research and progress updates. The crowd instantly splits: is this new or déjà vu? User barlines says Claude already clicks in Chrome, linking to Claude in Chrome. Another points to a rival add-on, Blueprint MCP for Chrome, and the chorus becomes, “Do we need yet another bridge?”

Fans argue Comet is a purpose-built research browser, not just a scripted robot, promising smoother searches, screenshots, and mode switches while Claude writes the code. Skeptics counter with Playwright (a popular automation tool) and shrug, “works fine.” robertheadley admits MCP tools have felt flaky and drops the meme-worthy line about using Google Antigravity for “vibe coding.” nickpeterson asks for tutorials to auto-build test suites, showing folks want practical guides more than shiny demos. Then mrcwinn blindsides everyone: Claude in Excel is excellent, spawning jokes like “AI belongs in spreadsheets” and “the browser has commitment issues.” The mood? Half hype, half eye-roll. The real drama is whether Comet’s “thinking browser” plus Claude’s coding brain is a killer combo or a shiny duplicate competing with Chrome’s native clicks. Right now, online.