actionbook

What This Skill Does

Actionbook is a powerful browser automation utility for OpenClaw designed to simplify web interactions through a library of pre-verified page elements. Instead of relying on unreliable, runtime DOM discovery or generic scraping tools, Actionbook provides verified selectors, functional documentation, and structured page insights. It acts as a bridge between your AI agent and the web, ensuring that complex tasks like filling out multi-step forms, navigating dynamic interfaces, or extracting structured data are performed with high reliability.

Installation

To integrate Actionbook into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/adcentury/actionbook

Ensure that your OpenClaw environment has the necessary permissions to interface with your browser if you intend to use the Extension mode for automated tasks.

Use Cases

• Browser Automation: Automating repetitive data entry, such as submitting business leads into CRM software or filling out standardized web forms.
• Web Scraping: Extracting structured data from complex, authenticated, or legacy web applications where selectors are known and verified by the community.
• E2E Testing: Running automated tests against external websites to ensure core features remain functional across updates.
• Monitoring: Tracking changes on specific web pages, such as price updates, status changes in a project management tool, or new messages in an inbox.
• Agentic Workflows: Powering AI agents that require granular control over UI elements to execute tasks on behalf of the user, such as booking travel or managing social media content.

Example Prompts

1. "I need to book a flight on Expedia for next Tuesday, from New York to London. Use actionbook to find the booking flow and get the selectors for the date picker and search button."
2. "Search for the latest job postings on LinkedIn for a Senior Software Engineer in Berlin and extract the contact links for the recruiters."
3. "Actionbook, help me automate a post to my Twitter feed. I have the text ready, I just need the selector for the tweet compose box and the 'Post' button."

Tips & Limitations

• Be Specific: The efficacy of actionbook search depends on your query. Always include the site name, the specific action verb, and the object being targeted. A descriptive sentence is better than a keyword string.
• Verify Health Scores: Always check the Health Score returned by the search command. A lower score suggests that the page structure may have changed, and selectors might need manual verification.
• Privacy: When using Actionbook for sites requiring authentication, be aware that you are granting the agent access to these sessions. Only use this skill on domains you trust.
• Rate Limiting: If you are scraping or automating at high frequency, ensure you comply with the website's robots.txt policy and rate limits to avoid being blocked.