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Browser automation CLI built for AI agents

Browser-act, a new CLI tool designed for AI agents, enables automated browser control with anti-bot bypass, human handoff, and parallel task isolation. The open-source tool supports stealth fingerprinting, CAPTCHA solving, and token-efficient text output for LLM reasoning, with free basic features and paid options for managed proxies and additional stealth browsers.

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Browser automation CLI built for AI agents
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Browser automation CLI built for AI agents. Get past anti-bot walls, hand off to humans across platforms when stuck, run parallel tasks without cross-contamination, and isolate multiple accounts in independent browsers.

The browser an AI agent needs has to reach places standard tools can't, let a human seamlessly take over when the agent is stuck, keep parallel tasks from cross-contaminating, and be designed for LLM reasoning β€” not human-written scripts. A browser for agents must get four things right.

1. Break through blocks β€” three progressive layers

Environment layerβ€” stealth fingerprint spoofing, TLS rotation, proxy switching. The vast majority of blocks never trigger.** Execution layer**β€”solve-captcha

auto-solves CAPTCHAs;stealth-extract

pulls protected pages in one command.Human layerβ€”remote-assist

generates a live URL; the user takes over from any device, and the agent continues seamlessly when done.

2. Three browser modes β€” by real-world scenario

Mode Scenario Key trait
chrome
Reuse local Chrome login state Profile import or CDP attach
stealth privacy mode
Frictionless batch scraping without login Fresh fingerprint per session + proxy rotation, zero residue
stealth fixed identity
Logged-in accounts Β· multi-browser parallel Stable fingerprint + stable IP, stable account identity, not flagged as bots

3. Zero-interference concurrency β€” every agent in its own lane

  • Cross-browser parallel β€” independent cookies, fingerprints, proxies. Sites cannot correlate them.
  • Same-browser multi-session β€” shared login state, independent execution, tasks don't block each other.
  • Privacy mode β€” fresh fingerprint and empty profile per session, zero residue when done.

4. Designed for agent reasoning β€” not human scripts

Compact text outputβ€” indexed text format, several times more token-efficient than JSON or HTML.** Indexed interaction**β€”state

returns an indexed list;click 3

/input 2 "..."

. No DOM parsing required.Semantic memoryβ€” every browser carries adesc

, matched to tasks by meaning.Concurrency-safeβ€” session ownership + explicit naming. Multi-agent operation never conflicts.

Security: confirmation gating β€” sensitive operations (browser create / delete, Profile import, proxy changes, security and privacy toggles) require explicit user approval. Prior approvals do not carry over. Enforced at the Skill layer, not a configuration toggle.

Better headlessβ€” Default headless without disrupting users; stealth headless that isn't detected.** Cross-platform remote handoff**β€” Any device opens the link to take over, and the agent continues seamlessly.

Tell your AI agent:

Install browser-act. Skill source:

[https://github.com/browser-act/skills/tree/main/browser-act]. Verify it works after installation.

browser-act stealth-extract https://example.com

browser-act --session my-task browser open <id> https://example.com
browser-act --session my-task state          # See clickable elements
browser-act --session my-task click 3        # Click by index
browser-act --session my-task input 2 "hi"   # Type into a field

The agent runs get-skills

at the start of each session β€” gets environment state, browser list, and commands in one call:

browser-act get-skills core --skill-version 2.0.2

How agents discover and use BrowserAct β†’

OS: Windows, macOS, Linux

Agents: Claude Code Β· Cursor Β· VS Code Β· OpenCode Β· OpenClaw Β· Codex Β· Gemini CLI β€” works with any agent that can execute shell commands and load Skills.

Almost everything is free. Only two features require payment: managed proxies (Dynamic / Static), and stealth browsers beyond the first 5.

| Feature | Free (No Signup) | Free (Login Only) | Paid | |---|---|---|---| | Browser automation, Chrome / Chrome-direct | βœ“ | βœ“ | βœ“ | | Stealth browser (≀ 5), stealth-extract, solve-captcha, remote-assist, privacy mode, Skill Forge | β€” | βœ“ | βœ“ | | Stealth browser (> 5), Dynamic / Static proxy | β€” | β€” | βœ“ |

Full documentation covers anti-blocking, browser modes, sessions and concurrency, headless and remote handoff, agent design, the Skills system, and the complete command reference.

Need to extract data from the same website repeatedly at scale? Don't write scrapers by hand. Skill Forge explores a site once, discovers its APIs and data patterns, generates a deploy-ready Skill package, then runs reliably without re-exploration β€” 500 or 5,000 records through the same stable path.

Any website. Any data. One command to start:

Install browser-act-skill-forge. Skill source:

[https://github.com/browser-act/skills/tree/main/browser-act-skill-forge]. Verify it works after installation.

Then tell your agent what you need:

"Forge a Skill that extracts job listings from LinkedIn β€” title, company, salary, URL. I'll run 300 keywords later."

30+ pre-built Skills already generated by Skill Forge, ready to install and run. Covers Amazon, Google Maps, YouTube, Reddit, WeChat, Zhihu, and more.

Browse the full Solutions Catalog β†’

Can't find what you need above? Generate a custom Skill for any website in minutes β€” no coding required. Just describe what data you want or what action to perform, and Skill Forge handles the rest.

BrowserAct Skills is free and open source. If it saves you time, please give us a ⭐ Star β€” it keeps the project alive and helps us ship more skills.

🎁 Bonus: Once you star the repository, you can join our Discord and post in the #claim-500-credits

channel to receive 500 free credits!

Built with ❀️ by the BrowserAct Team

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