# actionbook

This skill gives an agent current action guides for websites, covering navigation, form input, clicks, screenshots, and parallel tab work.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3000 installs · ★ 1619
- Author: actionbook
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/actionbook/actionbook/tree/HEAD/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/actionbook

## What it does

actionbook supplies action manuals that describe how to operate modern web pages. The agent can open a site, inspect its structure, receive element refs, then use those refs to fill fields, click controls, select values, upload files, or wait for navigation. The skill also includes commands for search, sessions, tabs, page observation, cookies, storage, network requests, and screenshots.

Its browser flow uses `actionbook browser start`, `goto`, `snapshot`, and actions targeted with refs such as `@e3`. Browser commands are stateless, so every operation takes `--session` and `--tab`; this lets separate tabs and sessions run at the same time. Sessions can use a local browser or the `driver`, `hyperbrowser`, and `browseruse` providers.

\`ACTIONBOOK_API_KEY` is needed for unlimited requests; without it, public rate limits apply. The skill requires terminal access. For command details, run `actionbook <command> --help`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook --skill actionbook -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/actionbook/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook --skill actionbook -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook --skill actionbook -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install actionbook/actionbook actionbook
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook --skill actionbook -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/actionbook/actionbook --path skills/actionbook
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook --skill actionbook -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/actionbook/actionbook/tree/HEAD/skills/actionbook/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- navigate a website through a defined flow
- fill out a web form from supplied data
- inspect a page and target its elements
- run browser actions across multiple tabs

## Example prompts
- Use `actionbook` to open `https://example.com`, inspect the page, and click the requested control.
- Start session `s1`, open the target site in tab `t1`, and take a page snapshot.
- Find the form on this site, fill it with the values from my request, and wait for navigation.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: actionbook
description: Browser action engine. Provides up-to-date action manuals for the modern web — operate any website instantly, one tab or dozens, concurrently.
version: 1.5.0
license: MIT
platforms: [macos, linux, windows]
metadata:
  hermes:
    tags: [browser-automation, web-automation, scraping, e2e-testing]
    requires_toolsets: [terminal]
required_environment_variables:
  - name: ACTIONBOOK_API_KEY
    prompt: "Actionbook API key"
    help: "Create one at https://actionbook.app/dashboard — skill works without it, but requests are rate-limited"
    required_for: "unlimited requests (without a key, public rate limits apply)"
    optional: true
---

## When to Use This Skill

Activate when the user:
- Needs to do anything on a website ("Send a LinkedIn message", "Book an Airbnb", "Search Google for...")
- Asks how to interact with a site ("How do I post a tweet?", "How to apply on LinkedIn?")
- Wants to fill out forms, click buttons, navigate, search, filter, or browse on a specific site
- Wants to take a screenshot of a web page or monitor changes
- Builds browser-based AI agents, web scrapers, or E2E tests for external websites
- Automates repetitive web tasks (data entry, form submission, content posting)
- Needs to operate multiple websites or tabs concurrently

## How It Works

Actionbook provides **up-to-date action manuals** for the modern web. Action manuals tell agents exactly what to do on a page — no parsing, no guessing.

**Why this matters:**
- **10x faster** — action manuals provide selectors and page structure upfront. No snapshot-per-step loop needed.
- **Accurate** — handles SPAs, streaming components, dropdowns, date pickers, and dynamic content reliably.
- **Concurrent** — stateless architecture with explicit `--session`/`--tab`. Operate dozens of tabs in parallel.

The workflow:
1. **Start** a browser session
2. **Navigate** to the target page
3. **Snapshot** to get the page structure with element refs
4. **Automate** using refs from the snapshot

Run `actionbook <command> --help` for full usage and examples of any command.

## Browser Automation

Every browser command is **stateless** — pass `--session` and `--tab` explicitly. No "current tab" — you can run commands on any session/tab in parallel.

### Start a session

```bash
actionbook browser start --set-session-id s1
```

Both `--session` and `--set-session-id` are get-or-create: they reuse a Running session with the given ID, or create one if not found. If `--profile` is passed and does not match the session's bound profile, the command fails with `SESSION_PROFILE_MISMATCH`.

### Core workflow: snapshot, act, wait

```bash
actionbook browser goto <url> --session s1 --tab t1
actionbook browser snapshot --session s1 --tab t1          # Get page structure with refs
actionbook browser fill @e3 "text" --session s1 --tab t1   # Use refs from snapshot
````
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