# browse

The skill operates a browser and checks page changes visually. Use it to inspect a live site, test a form, or compare pages across tabs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 116
- Author: SeifBenayed
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/SeifBenayed/cloclo/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/browse/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/browse

## What it does

The `Browser` tool lets the skill navigate to pages, interact with controls, enter text, upload files, and extract selected page data. It inspects the page state and takes a screenshot before acting, then checks again after a change. That makes each interaction verifiable rather than a blind click.

Workflows can use separate tabs, isolated sessions with named profiles, and DOM actions inside iframes. To connect to an existing Chrome instance, provide `cdp_url` or set `BROWSER_CDP_URL`. A task is limited to 10 observe-act-verify cycles; if the goal is still out of reach, the skill stops and reports the outcome.

For Claude Code, run `npx skills add SeifBenayed/cloclo --skill browse -a claude-code`. The installed skill file is at `~/.claude/skills/browse/SKILL.md`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install SeifBenayed/cloclo browse
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/SeifBenayed/cloclo --path .claude/skills/browse
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SeifBenayed/cloclo --skill browse -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/SeifBenayed/cloclo/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/browse/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether a page renders as expected
- submit a web form and inspect the result
- compare two pages in separate tabs
- upload a file through a site form
- extract a page title, price, or description

## Example prompts
- Open the site and check whether its sign-in form appears correctly.
- Fill out the form and tell me what changes after submission.
- Compare these pages in separate tabs and describe their interface differences.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: browse
description: |
  Visual feedback browser automation with multi-session, multi-tab, iframe support,
  and enterprise primitives. Navigate sites, interact with elements, manage tabs/sessions,
  handle file uploads, dropdowns, iframes, and verify results using the
  screenshot-analyze-act-verify loop. Use when asked to "open a site", "test a page",
  "fill a form", "check a deployment", "browse to", "click on", "verify the UI", "compare
  pages side by side", or any task involving web interaction. Also use proactively when a task
  would benefit from checking a live URL.
allowed-tools: Browser,Read,Grep,Glob
---

# Browse — Visual Feedback Browser Automation

You have a `Browser` tool with an action-based interface. This skill teaches you how to use it
effectively with a **screenshot → analyze → act → verify** loop that prevents blind clicking.

## Core Principle

Never act without seeing. Never assume an action worked. Always verify.

```
OBSERVE  →  DECIDE  →  ACT  →  VERIFY
(get_state   (analyze    (click/    (get_state
+ screenshot  elements)   type)     + screenshot
                                    + compare)
```

## Starting a Session

Every browser session starts the same way:

1. **Navigate** to the target URL
2. **Observe** the page with `get_state` — this returns the DOM with indexed interactive elements AND the page text
3. **Screenshot** to see the visual layout

```
Browser { action: "navigate", url: "https://example.com" }
Browser { action: "get_state" }
Browser { action: "screenshot" }
```

Read the screenshot to understand the visual layout. The `get_state` output gives you:
- URL and title
- Scroll position (how far down the page you are)
- Interactive element count (links, inputs, buttons)
- Indexed elements: `[0] <button> "Submit"`, `[1] <input:text> name="email"`
- Page text (first 3000 chars)

### JSON Format

For structured processing, use `format: "json"`:
```
Browser { action: "get_state", format: "json" }
```
Returns: `{ url, title, scroll, stats, elements: [{index, tag, text, ...}], text, session_id, active_tab_id }`

## Interacting with Elements

**Always prefer element indices over CSS selectors.** The indices come from `get_state` and are
reliable. CSS selectors can break if the page structure changes.

```
Browser { action: "click_element", index: 5 }
Browser { action: "type_element", index: 3, value: "hello@example.com" }
```

Fall back to CSS selectors only when:
- The element doesn't appear in the indexed list
- You need to target something very specific (like `input[name="csrf_token"]`)

```
Browser { action: "click", selector: "#submit-btn" }
Browser { action: "fill", selector: "input[name='email']", value: "test@example.com" }
```

## Keyboard Input (send_keys)

For named keys and key combinations:

```
Browser { action: "send_keys", keys: "Enter" }
Browser { action: "send_keys", keys: "Tab Tab Enter" }
Browser { action: "send_keys", keys: "Ctrl+a" }
Browser { action: "send_keys", keys: "Shift+Tab" }
```

Supported named keys: Enter, Tab, Escape, Backspace, Delete, Space, ArrowUp/Down/Left/Right, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, F1-F12.
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