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WebMCP support now available in mcp-handler

WebMCP lands in production: in-browser agents just got a standard way to call your APIs.

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Why it matters

WebMCP—a proposed web standard for exposing tools to browser-based agents—is now experimentally available in mcp-handler. Developers can add a single script tag to expose existing MCP tools to in-browser agents without OAuth complexity, lowering the friction for agent-native web integration.

The key facts

12 to know
  1. WebMCP support now experimental in mcp-handler

  2. Single script-tag integration for exposing MCP tools to in-browser agents

  3. Authenticated tools work without browser-side OAuth flow

  4. Tools opted in via experimental_webMcp object

  5. Version: mcp-handler@2.2.0

  6. Published: September 18, 2026

  7. mcp-handler@2.2.0 adds experimental WebMCP support

  8. Single script tag integration for MCP tool exposure

  9. Proxied authenticated calls to MCP server (no browser-side OAuth required)

  10. Tools opt-in via experimental_webMcp object

  11. Script loaded via ?webmcp-script parameter

  12. WebMCP is a proposed web standard for in-browser agent tooling

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Publisher excerpt: now has experimental support for , the proposed web standard for exposing tools to in-browser agents. Add a single script tag to your site, and your existing MCP tools become available there too.mcp-handlerWebMCP Opt tools in by adding them to the object:experimental_webMcp Then load the script…
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