Browserbase Sessions Skill

Manage persistent cloud browser sessions via Browserbase. This skill creates browser sessions that preserve authentication (cookies, local storage) across interactions, automatically solve CAPTCHAs, and record sessions for later review.

First-Time Setup

Step 1 — Get your Browserbase credentials

1. Sign up at browserbase.com if you haven't already.
2. Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your API key (starts with bb_live_).
3. Go to Settings → Project and copy your Project ID (a UUID).

Step 2 — Install dependencies

cd {baseDir}/scripts && pip install -r requirements.txt
playwright install chromium

Or with uv:

cd {baseDir}/scripts && uv pip install -r requirements.txt
uv run playwright install chromium

Step 3 — Set environment variables

export BROWSERBASE_API_KEY="bb_live_your_key_here"
export BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID="your-project-uuid-here"

Or configure via OpenClaw's skills.entries.browserbase-sessions.env in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

Step 4 — Run the setup test

This validates everything end-to-end (credentials, SDK, Playwright, API connection, and a live smoke test):

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py setup

You should see "status": "success" with all steps passing. If any step fails, the error message tells you exactly what to fix.

Defaults

Every session is created with these defaults to support research workflows:

• Captcha solving: ON — Browserbase automatically solves CAPTCHAs so login flows and protected pages work without manual intervention. Disable with --no-solve-captchas.
• Session recording: ON — Every session is recorded as a video you can download later for review or sharing. Disable with --no-record.
• Auth persistence — Use contexts with --persist to stay logged in across sessions.

Available Commands

All commands are run via the manager script:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py <command> [options]

Setup & Validation

Run the full setup test:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py setup

Context Management (for authentication persistence)

Create a named context to store login state:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py create-context --name github

List all saved contexts:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py list-contexts

Delete a context (by name or ID):

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py delete-context --context-id github

Session Lifecycle

Create a new session (captcha solving and recording enabled by default):

# Basic session
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py create-session

# Session with saved context (persist=true saves cookies on close)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/browserbase_manager.py create-session --context-id github --persist