Apple shipped a tool on Tuesday with Safari Technology Preview 247, released by Apple’s WebKit team, that introduces the Safari MCP server, an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that allows AI agents to connect directly to a Safari browser window. The agent takes its own screenshot, reads the DOM, checks the network log, and runs JavaScript in the active page, with fifteen tools in total according to the WebKit team’s announcement. The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that Anthropic developed, and Safari is the first major web browser to ship a native MCP implementation. The Safari MCP server explicitly names Claude and OpenAI’s Codex as compatible agents, and agents automatically detect and use the server without needing an explicit prompt. The server operates entirely on the user’s device, makes no external network calls, and has no access to Safari’s personal data including AutoFill credentials, browsing history, and saved passwords; data flows to the user’s chosen AI agent, not to Apple.