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title: "Automation and agents"
description: "Choose between page-local WebMCP execution and the public read-only MCP catalogue."
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# Automation and agents

Serialize exposes two complementary agent surfaces.

| Surface | Runs recipes | Handles recipe input | Best for |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| Page-local WebMCP | Yes, bounded | Inside the browser page | Sensitive data and interactive execution |
| Standard MCP | No | No | Remote catalogue search and operation discovery |

Use standard MCP to discover the exact operation and its argument schema. Use WebMCP in an open Serialize tab to detect likely encodings and run a short recipe.

Source: https://help.serialize.dev/automation/index.mdx