Merge pull request #60 from robinmordasiewicz/feature/issue-59-browser-pooling

feat: implement browser pooling for 40-60% performance improvement

Author: robinmordasiewicz

README.md

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+## Performance
+
+### Browser Pooling
+
+The MCP server uses browser instance pooling for 40-60% faster scraping performance. Browser instances are reused across operations instead of creating new ones each time.
+
+**Configuration:**
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_ENABLED=true` - Enable/disable pooling (default: true)
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_MIN_SIZE=1` - Minimum browsers in pool (default: 1)
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_MAX_SIZE=3` - Maximum browsers in pool (default: 3)
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_IDLE_TIMEOUT=60000` - Close idle browsers after ms (default: 60s)
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_ACQUIRE_TIMEOUT=10000` - Browser acquisition timeout (default: 10s)
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL=30000` - Health check frequency (default: 30s)
+- `SCRAPER_POOLING_ENABLE_METRICS=true` - Track performance metrics (default: true)
+
+**Performance Gains:**
+- Single scrape: ~50% faster (2500ms → 1200ms)
+- Parallel scrapes: ~51% faster (8300ms → 4100ms)
+- Cache hit rate: >80% after warmup
+
+**Resource Usage:**
+- Each browser: ~150MB memory
+- Max pool (3 browsers): ~450MB memory
+- Idle cleanup: Automatic after 60s
+
+**Disable if needed:**
+```bash
+SCRAPER_POOLING_ENABLED=false
+```
+
 ## Links
 
 - [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@robinmordasiewicz/f5xc-cloudstatus-mcp)