# c-browser

This skill guides an agent through page navigation, clicks, form entry, screenshots, and content collection. Use it for browser tasks and web-page checks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 173
- Author: daxaur
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-browser/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/c-browser

## What it does

c-browser describes browser work with `agent-browser` and `playwright-cli`. The former reads structured snapshots with references to interactive elements; the latter supports structured automation and testing flows. An agent can open a page, inspect its snapshot, click a control, or enter text into a field.

Check a fresh snapshot before clicking: element references can change as you move between pages. For sign-in flows, the skill recommends proceeding one page at a time and verifying that each page loads. Scraping guidance also calls for respecting `robots.txt` and request limits.

With `playwright-cli`, install the browser first using `playwright-cli install-browser`. Both tools have commands for screenshots, while navigation and page actions use their respective command sets.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-browser -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-browser -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-browser -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-browser
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-browser -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw --path skills/c-browser
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-browser -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/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-browser/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- inspect a page’s interactive controls
- enter and submit a web form
- capture an annotated page screenshot
- collect site content while respecting request limits

## Example prompts
- Open the page and show its interactive elements before clicking anything.
- Enter this search term in the form and capture the results page.
- Complete the sign-in flow one page at a time, checking that each page loads.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: c-browser
description: Headless browser automation — navigate pages, click elements, fill forms, take screenshots, scrape content using agent-browser or playwright-cli.
tags: [browser, automation, scraping, web]
---

# Browser Automation

## agent-browser (Vercel)

Navigate and interact with web pages using structured snapshots:

```bash
# Open a URL
agent-browser open "https://example.com"

# Get interactive element snapshot (shows clickable refs)
agent-browser snapshot -i

# Click an element by ref
agent-browser click @e2

# Fill a form field
agent-browser fill @e5 "search query"

# Take annotated screenshot
agent-browser screenshot --annotate

# Type text
agent-browser type "hello world"

# Press keys
agent-browser press Enter
```

## playwright-cli (Microsoft)

Token-efficient browser automation designed for AI agents:

```bash
# Install browser (first time)
playwright-cli install-browser

# Navigate to URL
playwright-cli navigate "https://example.com"

# Get page snapshot
playwright-cli snapshot

# Click element
playwright-cli click "Submit button"

# Fill input
playwright-cli fill "Search" "query text"

# Screenshot
playwright-cli screenshot
```

## Guidelines

- Use agent-browser for AI-driven web interaction (snapshot-ref pattern)
- Use playwright-cli for structured automation and testing flows
- Always check snapshots before clicking — element refs change between pages
- For login flows, navigate step by step and verify each page loads
- Respect robots.txt and rate limits when scraping
````
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© daxaur · MIT · https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-browser/SKILL.md

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