Agent Browser Skill

Fast browser automation using accessibility tree snapshots with refs for deterministic element selection.

Why Use This Over Built-in Browser Tool

Use agent-browser when:

• Automating multi-step workflows
• Need deterministic element selection
• Performance is critical
• Working with complex SPAs
• Need session isolation

Use built-in browser tool when:

• Need screenshots/PDFs for analysis
• Visual inspection required
• Browser extension integration needed

Core Workflow

# 1. Navigate and snapshot
agent-browser open https://example.com
agent-browser snapshot -i --json

# 2. Parse refs from JSON, then interact
agent-browser click @e2
agent-browser fill @e3 "text"

# 3. Re-snapshot after page changes
agent-browser snapshot -i --json

Key Commands

Navigation

agent-browser open <url>
agent-browser back | forward | reload | close

Snapshot (Always use -i --json)

agent-browser snapshot -i --json          # Interactive elements, JSON output
agent-browser snapshot -i -c -d 5 --json  # + compact, depth limit
agent-browser snapshot -s "#main" -i      # Scope to selector

Interactions (Ref-based)

agent-browser click @e2
agent-browser fill @e3 "text"
agent-browser type @e3 "text"
agent-browser hover @e4
agent-browser check @e5 | uncheck @e5
agent-browser select @e6 "value"
agent-browser press "Enter"
agent-browser scroll down 500
agent-browser drag @e7 @e8

Get Information

agent-browser get text @e1 --json
agent-browser get html @e2 --json
agent-browser get value @e3 --json
agent-browser get attr @e4 "href" --json
agent-browser get title --json
agent-browser get url --json
agent-browser get count ".item" --json

Check State

agent-browser is visible @e2 --json
agent-browser is enabled @e3 --json
agent-browser is checked @e4 --json

Wait

agent-browser wait @e2                    # Wait for element
agent-browser wait 1000                   # Wait ms
agent-browser wait --text "Welcome"       # Wait for text
agent-browser wait --url "**/dashboard"   # Wait for URL
agent-browser wait --load networkidle     # Wait for network
agent-browser wait --fn "window.ready === true"

Sessions (Isolated Browsers)

agent-browser --session admin open site.com
agent-browser --session user open site.com
agent-browser session list
# Or via env: AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION=admin agent-browser ...

State Persistence

agent-browser state save auth.json        # Save cookies/storage
agent-browser state load auth.json        # Load (skip login)

Screenshots & PDFs

agent-browser screenshot page.png
agent-browser screenshot --full page.png
agent-browser pdf page.pdf

Network Control

agent-browser network route "**/ads/*" --abort           # Block
agent-browser network route "**/api/*" --body '{"x":1}'  # Mock
agent-browser network requests --filter api              # View