Web Browser Skill
Full-featured browser automation with CDP tools for collaborative site exploration.
🔧 修复说明:已修复关闭主浏览器的问题。现在使用完全独立的浏览器实例,不影响你的主 Chrome。详见 FIX_NOTE.md
🎲 随机端口:每次启动时自动生成随机端口(9222-9999),避免端口冲突。端口信息保存在 ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/port.txt ,下次启动会复用相同端口。
💾 持久化存储:默认使用 Chromium 浏览器,数据持久化保存在 ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/ ,包括 cookies、localStorage、session data 等,重启后自动恢复。
Quick Start
Run demo to test everything works
node demo.js
Get current port
node scripts/get-port.js
Start Chromium browser (default, with persistent storage)
node scripts/start.js
Browser Management
Start Chromium (Default)
./scripts/start.js # Start Chromium with persistent storage
./scripts/start.js --chrome # Use Google Chrome instead of Chromium
Start Chromium on a random port (9222-9999) with remote debugging. The port is saved and reused for subsequent starts.
Important: This skill starts a completely independent browser instance with its own profile directory (~/.cache/scraping-web-browser ). It will NOT affect your existing Chrome browser or close any open tabs. The browser runs in the background and persists cookies, localStorage, and session data between restarts.
Stop Chrome
./scripts/stop.js # Stop the browser
Gracefully stop the browser. Port configuration is preserved for next start.
Get Port
./scripts/get-port.js # Show current port
Navigation
Navigate
./scripts/nav.js https://example.com
./scripts/nav.js https://example.com --new
Navigate current tab or open new tab.
Reload
./scripts/reload.js # Normal reload
./scripts/reload.js --force-cache # Force using cache
./scripts/reload.js --force-no-cache # Force reload without cache
Reload the current page with cache control.
Tabs
./scripts/tabs.js list # List all tabs
./scripts/tabs.js new # Open new tab
./scripts/tabs.js new "https://example.com" # Open new tab with URL
./scripts/tabs.js switch 1 # Switch to tab by index
./scripts/tabs.js close 0 # Close tab by index
./scripts/tabs.js close-others # Close all other tabs
Manage browser tabs.
Form Interaction
Click
./scripts/click.js "#submit-button"
./scripts/click.js ".cta-button"
Click an element by selector.
Type
./scripts/type.js "#username" "john@example.com"
./scripts/type.js "#password" "secret123"
./scripts/type.js "#search" "query" --clear # Clear before typing
Type text into an input field.
Select
./scripts/select.js "#country" "United States"
./scripts/select.js "select[name=language]" "JavaScript"
Select an option from a dropdown.
Checkbox
./scripts/checkbox.js "#terms" check
./scripts/checkbox.js "#newsletter" uncheck
./scripts/checkbox.js "[name=privacy]" toggle
Check, uncheck, or toggle checkboxes and radiobuttons.
Submit
./scripts/submit.js "form"
./scripts/submit.js "#login-form"
Submit a form.
Waiting & Detection
Wait For
./scripts/wait-for.js selector "#result"
./scripts/wait-for.js visible ".loading"
./scripts/wait-for.js hidden ".spinner"
./scripts/wait-for.js text "Success"
./scripts/wait-for.js url "/dashboard" 5000
Wait for elements, visibility, text, or URL changes.
Wait For URL
./scripts/wait-for-url.js "https://example.com/dashboard"
./scripts/wait-for-url.js "/success" 5000
Wait for URL to change to a specific value.
Check Visible
./scripts/check-visible.js "#button"
./scripts/check-visible.js ".modal"
Check if an element is visible.
Get Element
./scripts/get-element.js "#button"
./scripts/get-element.js ".card"
Get detailed information about an element.
Storage & Cookies
Cookies
./scripts/cookies.js list
./scripts/cookies.js get "session"
./scripts/cookies.js set "token" "abc123"
./scripts/cookies.js delete "session"
./scripts/cookies.js clear
./scripts/cookies.js export cookies.json
./scripts/cookies.js import cookies.json
Manage cookies (list, get, set, delete, clear, export, import).
Storage
./scripts/storage.js list
./scripts/storage.js get local "token"
./scripts/storage.js set local "user" '{"name":"John"}'
./scripts/storage.js delete session "temp"
./scripts/storage.js clear local
Manage localStorage and sessionStorage.
Clear Data
./scripts/clear-data.js cookies
./scripts/clear-data.js localStorage
./scripts/clear-data.js sessionStorage
./scripts/clear-data.js cache
./scripts/clear-data.js all
Clear browser data.
Network & Performance
Network
./scripts/network.js start
./scripts/network.js stop
./scripts/network.js capture "https://example.com"
./scripts/network.js export requests.json
Monitor and capture network requests.
Performance
./scripts/performance.js
Get performance metrics and timing breakdown.
Intercept
./scripts/intercept.js block ".png"
./scripts/intercept.js mock "/api/data" '{"result":"success"}'
./scripts/intercept.js log "/api/"
./scripts/intercept.js clear
Block, mock, or log network requests.
Advanced Features
Scroll
./scripts/scroll.js down 500
./scripts/scroll.js up 500
./scripts/scroll.js top
./scripts/scroll.js bottom
./scripts/scroll.js element "#section"
Scroll the page.
Hover
./scripts/hover.js "#menu"
./scripts/hover.js ".dropdown"
Hover over an element.
Upload
./scripts/upload.js "#file-input" "/path/to/file.txt"
./scripts/upload.js "input[type=file]" "./image.png"
Upload a file.
Download
./scripts/download.js start "*.pdf"
./scripts/download.js click "#download-btn"
./scripts/download.js list
./scripts/download.js clear
Manage file downloads.
./scripts/pdf.js ./page.pdf
./scripts/pdf.js ./page.pdf A4
./scripts/pdf.js ~/Downloads/report.pdf Letter
Export current page as PDF.
Debugging & Tools
Debug
./scripts/debug.js
Show browser debug information.
Inspect
./scripts/inspect.js "#button"
./scripts/inspect.js ".card"
Inspect elements in detail.
Find Text
./scripts/find-text.js "Hello World"
./scripts/find-text.js "Error" --case-sensitive
Find text on the page.
Get Meta
./scripts/get-meta.js
Get page metadata (Open Graph, Twitter Card, JSON-LD, etc.).
JavaScript Evaluation
Evaluate JavaScript
./scripts/eval.js 'document.title'
./scripts/eval.js 'document.querySelectorAll("a").length'
./scripts/eval.js 'JSON.stringify(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("a")).map(a => ({ text: a.textContent.trim(), href: a.href })).filter(link => !link.href.startsWith("https://")))'
Execute JavaScript in active tab (async context). Be careful with string escaping, best to use single quotes.
Screenshots
Screenshot
./scripts/screenshot.js
Screenshot current viewport, returns temp file path.
Element Selection
Pick Elements
./scripts/pick.js "Click the submit button"
Interactive element picker. Click to select, Cmd/Ctrl+Click for multi-select, Enter to finish.
Console
Check Console
./scripts/check-console.js
Check console logs and errors.
Console Logs
./scripts/console-logs.js
Get console logs.
Script Reference
Browser Management (3)
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start.js
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Start Chrome with random port
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stop.js
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Stop Chrome
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get-port.js
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Get current port
Navigation (3)
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nav.js
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Navigate to URL
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reload.js
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Reload page
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tabs.js
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Manage tabs
Form Interaction (5)
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click.js
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Click element
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type.js
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Type text
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select.js
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Select dropdown option
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checkbox.js
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Check/uncheck/toggle
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submit.js
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Submit form
Waiting & Detection (4)
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wait-for.js
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Wait for element/visible/hidden/text/url
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wait-for-url.js
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Wait for URL change
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check-visible.js
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Check element visibility
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get-element.js
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Get element info
Storage & Cookies (3)
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cookies.js
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Cookie management
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storage.js
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localStorage/sessionStorage management
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clear-data.js
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Clear browser data
Network & Performance (4)
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network.js
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Network monitoring
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performance.js
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Performance metrics
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intercept.js
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Request interception
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reload.js
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Reload with cache control
Advanced Features (6)
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scroll.js
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Page scrolling
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hover.js
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Mouse hover
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upload.js
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File upload
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download.js
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File download
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pdf.js
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PDF export
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tabs.js
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Tab management
Debugging & Tools (4)
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debug.js
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Debug information
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inspect.js
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Element inspection
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find-text.js
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Text search
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get-meta.js
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Page metadata
Core (4)
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eval.js
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JavaScript evaluation
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screenshot.js
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Screenshot
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pick.js
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Element picker
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check-console.js
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Console check
Total: 36 scripts
Best Practices
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Always stop browser: Use node scripts/stop.js when done to release resources
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Check port: Use node scripts/get-port.js to see current port
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Error handling: If errors occur, restart browser and retry
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Persistence: All data (cookies, localStorage, sessions) persists in ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/
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Wait strategies: Use wait-for.js for dynamic content
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Network monitoring: Use network.js start/stop to analyze requests
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Debugging: Use debug.js and inspect.js for troubleshooting
Port Management
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Random port: Automatically generated on first start (9222-9999)
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Port persistence: Port is saved to ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/port.txt
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Reuse: Next start uses the same port
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Reset: Delete port.txt to get a new random port
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Check port: Run node scripts/get-port.js to see current port
Configuration Directory
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Config: ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/
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Port file: ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/port.txt
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Cookies: ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/Default/Cookies
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LocalStorage: ~/.cache/scraping-web-browser/Default/Local Storage/
Process Management
View process
ps aux | grep "scraping-web-browser"
Stop browser
node scripts/stop.js
Force stop
pkill -f "scraping-web-browser"