surfagent
Control a real Chrome browser via SurfAgent — navigate, click, type, screenshot, extract data, crawl sites, and automate web workflows. Uses your persistent Chrome profile with real cookies and sessions. Works through SurfAgent's MCP server or direct HTTP API.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/agentossoftware/surfagentSurfAgent — Real Chrome Browser Control
Give your AI agent a real, persistent Chrome browser. No headless browsers, no cloud, no bot detection issues.
When to Use
- You need to browse, scrape, or interact with a website
- You need to fill forms, click buttons, or navigate pages
- You need to extract structured data from web pages
- You need to take screenshots of websites
- You need persistent login sessions (already logged into sites)
- You need to bypass bot detection (Cloudflare, hCaptcha, etc.)
- You need to crawl/map a website
Prerequisites
- SurfAgent installed and running — download from surfagent.app
- MCP server connected —
hermes mcp add surfagent --command npx --args -y surfagent-mcp - Or use the HTTP API directly at
http://localhost:7201
Quick Reference — MCP Tools (24)
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
browser_navigate | Open a URL |
browser_back | Go back in history |
browser_forward | Go forward in history |
browser_click | Click an element (selector, text, or coordinates) |
browser_type | Type text into an element |
browser_fill_form | Fill multiple form fields at once |
browser_select | Select dropdown option |
browser_scroll | Scroll page or to element |
browser_screenshot | Capture page screenshot (PNG) |
browser_get_text | Get visible text content |
browser_get_html | Get page HTML |
browser_get_url | Get current URL |
browser_get_title | Get page title |
browser_find_elements | Find elements by CSS selector |
browser_evaluate | Run JavaScript in page |
browser_wait | Wait for element to appear |
browser_cookies | Get or set cookies |
browser_list_tabs | List open tabs |
browser_new_tab | Open new tab |
browser_switch_tab | Switch to tab by id/title |
browser_close_tab | Close a tab |
browser_extract | Extract structured data (markdown, JSON, links) |
browser_crawl | BFS crawl a domain |
browser_map | Discover all URLs on a site |
Procedure
Basic Navigation
- Use
browser_navigateto open a URL - Use
browser_screenshotto see the page - Use
browser_clickorbrowser_typeto interact - Use
browser_get_textto read content
Data Extraction
- Use
browser_extractwith a URL to get markdown + links - Add
promptandschemafields for LLM-powered structured extraction - Use
browser_crawlfor multi-page extraction - Use
browser_mapfor quick URL discovery
Form Filling
- Use
browser_navigateto go to the form page - Use
browser_fill_formwith field label/name → value mappings - Or use
browser_click+browser_typefor individual fields - Use
browser_selectfor dropdowns
Tab Management
- Use
browser_list_tabsto see what's open - Use
browser_new_tabto open a new tab - Use
browser_switch_tabto change focus - Use
browser_close_tabwhen done — always clean up tabs
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-agentossoftware-surfagent": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
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