chrome-open-tabs

What This Skill Does

The chrome-open-tabs skill provides an interface to query and extract active browser tabs from Chromium-based applications, including Google Chrome, Arc, Brave, and Microsoft Edge. It operates by reading internal browser state, specifically either the local SNSS session files or the Chrome sync LevelDB. By leveraging this skill, the AI agent can bridge the gap between your browsing session and your workspace, allowing it to "see" the information you are currently viewing, cite your sources, or summarize your research across multiple devices.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, run the following command within your terminal or ClawKit-enabled workspace: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/mindsocket/open-chrome-tabs. For individual usage without installing the full skill pack, you can execute npm install -g @mindsocket/chrome-open-tabs to gain global access to the CLI utility.

Use Cases

• Cross-Device Research: Identify and gather links from your phone's Chrome instance while sitting at your desktop computer.
• Session Contextualization: Allow the AI agent to understand your current research context before performing a task.
• Digital Cleanup: Generate a report of all open tabs to identify stale research or cluttered workspaces.
• Seamless Transitions: Sync your active reading material between different browser profiles (e.g., separating work from personal projects).

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, check my current Chrome tabs and summarize the main points of the research articles I have open in my current window."
2. "Find the link to the documentation I was looking at on my Pixel 9a earlier and paste it here."
3. "List all my open tabs in my work profile and organize them by domain name to help me sort my work."

Tips & Limitations

• Browser Status: When accessing sync data or specific device lists, ensure the browser is fully closed. If the browser is active, the tool will automatically fall back to reading local session files, which may omit data from other synced devices.
• Profile Management: If your primary browser profile is not the default, remember to specify the --profile flag (e.g., "Profile 1").
• Path Customization: For non-standard browser installations like Arc, always provide the explicit path to the User Data directory using the --user-data flag to ensure the agent can locate your session state.