# safe-browser

The skill builds a local browser agent whose only tool is safe_browser. Requests to hosts outside the allowlist fail at the CDP layer.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 3742
- Author: browserbase
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/browserbase/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/safe-browser/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/safe-browser

## What it does

The skill is a builder guide, not the runtime boundary itself. It walks you through generating a Claude Agent SDK app whose agent has exactly one browser capability: the `safe_browser` tool, which owns the Playwright/CDP session. Fetch interception is enabled for every request, so allowlisted hosts get `Fetch.continueRequest` and everything else gets `Fetch.failRequest`.

Instead of raw CDP, the tool exposes a fixed set of actions: `goto`, `extract_front_page`, `extract_comments`, `current_url` and `audit_log`. There is no `{ method, params }` passthrough, so the agent cannot call `Fetch.disable`, spin up new targets or reach for a shell. For the Hacker News demo the template uses purpose-built extractors rather than a broad page snapshot — easier to verify and harder to misuse.

You need Node.js 18+, npm and a local Chromium (`npx playwright install chromium`) before starting. The generated app reads `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`. Local Chromium is the default; Browserbase remote mode only comes up if you ask for it. Scraped page text counts as untrusted input, so every browser action still goes through `safe_browser`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install browserbase/skills safe-browser
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- build a browser agent that never leaves approved domains
- demo a blocked off-domain navigation
- write a scraper with a domain policy and an audit trail
- verify that Fetch interception returns `Fetch.failRequest`
- generate a safe browser client on the Claude Agent SDK

## Example prompts
- Build the safe-browser demo so the agent only reads news.ycombinator.com
- Run safe-browser and show the off-domain navigation getting blocked
- Generate a safe-browser scraper with an allowlist and audit log

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: safe-browser
description: Build local constrained-browser agents with a safe_browser tool that owns CDP, enforces a domain allowlist with Fetch interception, and lets a runtime Claude Agent SDK agent complete browsing tasks without raw browser, shell, or CDP access. Use when the user wants an agent to browse or scrape while staying on approved domains, demo blocked off-domain navigation, or generate a safe browser client.
compatibility: "Requires Node.js 18+, npm, and a local Chromium (`npx playwright install chromium`). The generated Claude Agent SDK runtime app needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY."
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit
---

# Safe Browser

Build a local browser-agent demo where the generated runtime agent has exactly one browser capability: `safe_browser`. The tool owns the Playwright/CDP session, enables `Fetch` interception for all requests, and fails any request whose host is not allowlisted.

This skill is a builder guide. The skill itself is not the runtime boundary; the generated Claude Agent SDK app is.

## When to Use

- The user asks for a browser agent that must stay on an allowlisted site.
- The user wants to demonstrate prompt-injection or link-following containment.
- The user asks to build a scraper or browser workflow with domain policy.
- The user asks for a Claude Agent SDK example first. Keep OpenAI Agents SDK variants out unless requested.

## Default Approach

Use the Claude Agent SDK local template:

```bash
cp -R skills/safe-browser/templates/claude-agent-sdk /tmp/safe-browser-demo
cd /tmp/safe-browser-demo
npm install
cp ~/Developer/scratchpad/.env .env 2>/dev/null || true
node hn-scraper-demo.mjs
```

To watch the local browser instead of running headless:

```bash
SAFE_BROWSER_HEADLESS=false node hn-scraper-demo.mjs
```

If Chromium is missing:

```bash
npx playwright install chromium
```

## Runtime Shape

```text
User task
  -> coding agent uses this skill to create a demo app
    -> Claude Agent SDK runtime agent
      -> only tool: safe_browser
        -> local Chromium
        -> CDP Fetch.enable({ urlPattern: "*" })
        -> allowlist decision
          -> Fetch.continueRequest for allowed hosts
          -> Fetch.failRequest for blocked hosts
```

## Tool Design Rules

Expose constrained actions, not raw CDP:

- `goto`: navigate to an absolute URL through `Page.navigate`.
- `extract_front_page`: return structured data for the Hacker News front page.
- `extract_comments`: return structured data for a Hacker News comments page.
- `current_url`: report the current page URL.
- `audit_log`: return CDP allow/block decisions.
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