Drive a Windows AliasMode host from any Linux MCP client.

AliasMode ships a Windows installer and a macOS source run. There is no native Linux app or local Linux dashboard, and the loopback Local API is not part of a Linux story either. Linux works as the MCP client; the browser host stays a running Windows device.

• List and create profiles on the Windows host
• Open browsers headful or headless on the host
• Run the full Playwright action set in the selected browser
• Check browser status and capture and close browsers safely

1. 1

   Install and sign in

   Install the Windows installer, choose Cloud mode, and sign in with your AliasMode account. Create at least one profile for the automation work.

2. 2

   Copy the pinned server URL

   Open Account & Settings, find Remote MCP, and copy the server URL. It addresses this exact Windows installation and never redirects to another device.

   Step 2

   https://cloud.aliasmode.com/v1/mcp/devices/<device-id>

3. 3

   Keep the host running

   An offline host returns an error to clients and does not queue work. Keep AliasMode open, or let the MCP helper start it, and keep the machine awake for the session.

Most Linux MCP clients accept a remote server URL. Register the pinned URL as a remote MCP server with OAuth authentication; the client registers itself automatically during the consent flow.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aliasmode": {
      "url": "https://cloud.aliasmode.com/v1/mcp/devices/<device-id>"
    }
  }
}

Clients that prefer static credentials use connector tokens. Create a connector on the Windows host, pass the token as a bearer credential from the Linux client, and revoke it when the machine is retired.

aliasmode-mcp remote-mcp create --name "Linux workstation"
aliasmode-mcp remote-mcp list
aliasmode-mcp remote-mcp revoke --id <connector-id>

The OAuth flow opens the AliasMode consent page. Sign in with the same AliasMode account that owns the Windows device, then select Sign in and allow. The Linux client receives its own revocable OAuth grant — never the Windows device credential or the Settings access key.

Ask for profiles, open one, and run page actions exactly as you would locally. The browser windows open on the Windows host; your Linux client only receives tool results such as snapshots and screenshots.

List my AliasMode profiles.
Select the open profile named Research.
Take a page snapshot and summarize the visible headings.

• The pinned URL addresses one device and does not redirect when that device is offline
• OAuth grants and connector tokens are revocable independently of the device credential
• AliasMode Cloud relays the session, so the host can stay behind NAT, but it must be online and signed in
• Revoking a device in Cloud settings stops every client, including previously approved connectors