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SawyerHood/dev-browser
Browser automation with persistent named pages via the dev-browser CLI. Use when users ask to navigate websites, fill forms, take screenshots, extract web data, test web apps, log into sites, or automate browser workflows. Trigger phrases include "go to [url]", "click on", "fill out the form", "take
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How it works
dev-browser
When your agent uses it
Browser automation with persistent named pages via the dev-browser CLI. Use when users ask to navigate websites, fill forms, take screenshots, extract web data, test web apps, log into sites, or automate browser workflows. Trigger phrases include "go to [url]", "click on", "fill out the form", "take a screenshot", "scrape", "automate", "test the website", "log into", "open the browser", or any browser interaction request.
What it loads into context
Frontmatter
102 tokensAlways available to the agent
SKILL.md
422 tokensWhen the skill is activated
Reference documents
0 tokensLoaded on request
Token counts are estimates. Scripts run separately; they are not counted as reference context.
The playbook
Files
../../.claude-plugin/marketplace.jsonasset629 bytesSKILL.mdcore1,820 bytesSKILL.mdcore1,820 bytesSKILL.mdcore1,820 bytes
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# dev-browser
CLI for controlling a real Chrome with short Puppeteer scripts. One warm daemon; named pages persist between runs.
```bash
npm install -g dev-browser # bun add -g dev-browser works too; the first run downloads the binary if the install script was blocked
dev-browser install # only if the first run says "No Chrome found"
```
Run `dev-browser --help` (full guide; `dev-browser help <topic>` for one section) before non-trivial work. Quick start:
```bash
dev-browser <<'EOF'
const page = await browser.getPage("main"); // named page persists across runsSkills included
- dev-browser
Repository facts
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Dec 2, 2025
- Last pushed
- Nov 3, 2026
- Forks
- 439
- Open issues
- 11
- Project activity
- Active
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Before you install
Local scriptsAutomated signals, not a guarantee
Checked Nov 2, 2026
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- No broad tool permissions
- No dangerous shell commands
- 3 network referencesin 1 file: dev-browser/SKILL.md:18
- No hidden or obfuscated text
- No instruction overrides
- No executable scripts
- No access to secrets
- No requests to vote in Hot
Show all 3 signals by file
skills/dev-browser/SKILL.md
- Network accessline 18
dev-browser <<'EOF' const page = await browser.getPage("main"); // named page persists across runs await page.goto("https://example.com"); // default waitUntil: domcontentloaded - Network accessline 19
const page = await browser.getPage("main"); // named page persists across runs await page.goto("https://example.com"); // default waitUntil: domcontentloaded await page.snapshot({ interactive: true }) // ARIA tree - Network accessline 20
await page.goto("https://example.com"); // default waitUntil: domcontentloaded
How the signals fit together
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Signal confidence: 3 facts
- Network access in code of the SKILL.mddev-browser/SKILL.md:18High confidence
- Network access in code of the SKILL.mddev-browser/SKILL.md:19High confidence
- Network access in code of the SKILL.mddev-browser/SKILL.md:20High confidence
Works with
| Agent | Status | Evidence | Install to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | Native | Manifest .claude-plugin/marketplace.json | .claude/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| Codex | Native | Manifest AGENTS.md | .agents/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| Cursor | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/dev-browser/SKILL.md | .cursor/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| Gemini CLI | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/dev-browser/SKILL.md | .gemini/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| GitHub Copilot | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/dev-browser/SKILL.md | .github/skills/<skill-name>/ |
| OpenCode | Compatible | Standard SKILL.md skills/dev-browser/SKILL.md | .opencode/skills/<skill-name>/ |
- Native The repository ships a manifest, folder or frontmatter field for this agent.
- Compatible A standard SKILL.md that this agent can read.
- Unknown No evidence either way.
Derived automatically from paths, manifests and frontmatter. Not tested on each agent.
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