# d3k

Runs a project dev server and a monitored browser with a shared chronological event timeline. Helps developers and agents debug local web app issues.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 859 installs · ★ 1589
- Author: vercel-labs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/vercel-labs/dev3000/tree/HEAD/skills/d3k/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/d3k

## What it does

The skill controls the dev server and a dedicated Chrome browser instance through a background runtime script (`scripts/runtime.mjs`). It manages a project-specific browser profile so authentication persists across test runs. To use it from an installed skill, your environment needs Node.js 24+ and pnpm to run the package via `pnpm dlx`.

Instead of running detached tools, the agent interacts with the browser directly over Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). It can take DOM snapshots, click elements, or capture screenshots. Server output, browser console errors, navigation, and network calls share a sequential counter. This keeps timeline context intact without guessing.

Portless HTTPS setup requires a one-time administrator authorization. If that setup fails, the runtime stops immediately. Direct localhost fallback is explicitly forbidden. Keep in mind that events live only in memory: once the background runtime exits, the event history vanishes.

## Requirements
- Works with: Chrome

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vercel-labs/dev3000 --skill d3k -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/d3k/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/d3k/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vercel-labs/dev3000 --skill d3k -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/d3k/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vercel-labs/dev3000 --skill d3k -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/d3k/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install vercel-labs/dev3000 d3k
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/d3k/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vercel-labs/dev3000 --skill d3k -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/vercel-labs/dev3000 --path skills/d3k
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/d3k/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vercel-labs/dev3000 --skill d3k -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/vercel-labs/dev3000/tree/HEAD/skills/d3k/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- reproduce browser bugs using autonomous CDP navigation and clicks
- align server logs and browser network calls in a single chronological stream
- serve local applications over canonical portless HTTPS
- keep test authentication state in a dedicated Chrome profile

## Example prompts
- Start the dev server with d3k and inspect the portless HTTPS status.
- Reproduce the form submission error with d3k browser click commands and show new events.
- Run the d3k runtime in `--headless` mode and capture a screenshot at an absolute path.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: d3k
description: Run and debug a local web app with a managed browser and a shared server/browser evidence timeline. Use when asked to develop, test, or reproduce a browser issue with d3k.
---

# d3k

Own the project's dev server and monitored browser through a small background runtime. No global d3k installation is needed. Evidence stays in bounded memory; browser authentication stays in the project Chrome profile.

Use `node <skill-directory>/scripts/runtime.mjs` as `runtime` below, from the **target project root**. In a development checkout the helper runs the source with Bun; installed skills use the JavaScript package through `pnpm dlx` (Node.js 24+ and pnpm required). To try unreleased source from another project, set `D3K_RUNTIME_ROOT` to the dev3000 checkout. Do not use a previously published package to test unreleased changes.

## Prepare

1. Run `runtime portless status`. Canonical HTTPS must be ready (`canonical: true`, `serviceInstalled: true`, `setupRequired: false`) before starting the app or browser. If needed run `runtime portless setup`, wait for the one-time administrator authorization, then check again. Stop if setup is unavailable; never silently substitute direct localhost.
2. Run `runtime status`. Reuse a ready runtime for this project. If it is starting, wait for readiness. Do not start another dev server. A legacy d3k session must be stopped before switching runtimes.
3. Start `runtime start` in a retained background tool session. Keep its process handle. The runtime detects the package manager and `dev` script; use `--command '<dev command>'` when needed. Poll `runtime status` until `ready: true` and `browserConnected: true` with a port-free `https://...localhost` URL. Inspect `runtime events` if startup fails while the runtime is still alive, and the retained process output if it exits.

## Reproduce and inspect

- For “let me test,” give the user the app URL and leave the browser running while they reproduce the issue.
- For autonomous debugging, drive the same browser with `runtime browser snapshot -i`, `runtime browser click @e2`, and other agent-browser commands. The runtime supplies the CDP connection; never open a separate browser or profile.
- Before a reproduction, read `runtime status` and keep its `sessionId` and `cursor`.
- After the interaction, read `runtime events --session <id> --after <cursor>`. Server output, console messages, exceptions, network requests, and navigation share sequence numbers. Requests and responses carry CDP request IDs; adjacent server lines are chronological context, not proof of causation.
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