Browser Automation for Kubernetes
Automate Kubernetes web UIs using kubectl-mcp-server's browser tools (26 tools).
When to Apply
Use this skill when:
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User mentions: "dashboard", "Grafana", "ArgoCD UI", "web interface", "screenshot"
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Operations: navigating K8s dashboards, capturing screenshots, automating web UIs
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Keywords: "browser", "click", "screenshot", "web", "UI automation"
Priority Rules
Priority Rule Impact Tools
1 Enable MCP_BROWSER_ENABLED first CRITICAL Environment variable
2 Open URL before interactions HIGH browser_open
3 Wait for elements before clicking HIGH browser_wait_for_selector
4 Take screenshots for verification MEDIUM browser_screenshot
Quick Reference
Task Tool Example
Open URL browser_open
browser_open(url)
Click element browser_click
browser_click(selector)
Take screenshot browser_screenshot
browser_screenshot(path)
Wait for element browser_wait_for_selector
browser_wait_for_selector(selector)
Prerequisites
- Browser Tools Enabled: Required export MCP_BROWSER_ENABLED=true
Enable Browser Tools
export MCP_BROWSER_ENABLED=true
Optional: Cloud provider
export MCP_BROWSER_PROVIDER=browserbase # or browseruse export BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=bb_...
Basic Navigation
Open URL
browser_open(url="http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/")
Open with auth headers
browser_open_with_headers( url="https://grafana.example.com", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer token123"} )
Navigate
browser_navigate(url="https://argocd.example.com/applications")
Go back/forward
browser_back() browser_forward()
Refresh
browser_refresh()
Screenshots and Content
Take screenshot
browser_screenshot(path="dashboard.png")
Full page screenshot
browser_screenshot(path="full-page.png", full_page=True)
Get page content
browser_content()
Get page title
browser_title()
Get current URL
browser_url()
Interactions
Click element
browser_click(selector="button.submit") browser_click(selector="text=Deploy") browser_click(selector="#sync-button")
Type text
browser_type(selector="input[name=search]", text="my-deployment") browser_type(selector=".search-box", text="nginx")
Fill form
browser_fill(selector="#namespace", text="production")
Select dropdown
browser_select(selector="select#cluster", value="prod-cluster")
Press key
browser_press(key="Enter") browser_press(key="Escape")
Waiting
Wait for element
browser_wait_for_selector(selector=".loading", state="hidden") browser_wait_for_selector(selector=".data-table", state="visible")
Wait for navigation
browser_wait_for_navigation()
Wait for network idle
browser_wait_for_load_state(state="networkidle")
Session Management
List sessions
browser_session_list()
Switch session
browser_session_switch(session_id="my-session")
Close browser
browser_close()
Viewport and Device
Set viewport size
browser_set_viewport(width=1920, height=1080)
Emulate device
browser_set_viewport(device="iPhone 12")
Kubernetes Dashboard Workflow
1. Start kubectl proxy
kubectl proxy &
2. Open dashboard
browser_open(url="http://localhost:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kubernetes-dashboard/services/https:kubernetes-dashboard:/proxy/")
3. Navigate to workloads
browser_click(selector="text=Workloads")
4. Take screenshot
browser_screenshot(path="workloads.png")
5. Search for deployment
browser_type(selector="input[placeholder*=search]", text="nginx") browser_press(key="Enter")
Grafana Dashboard Workflow
1. Open Grafana
browser_open_with_headers( url="https://grafana.example.com/d/k8s-cluster", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer admin-token"} )
2. Set time range
browser_click(selector="button[aria-label='Time picker']") browser_click(selector="text=Last 1 hour")
3. Screenshot dashboard
browser_screenshot(path="grafana-cluster.png", full_page=True)
ArgoCD UI Workflow
1. Open ArgoCD
browser_open(url="https://argocd.example.com")
2. Login
browser_fill(selector="input[name=username]", text="admin") browser_fill(selector="input[name=password]", text="password") browser_click(selector="button[type=submit]")
3. Navigate to app
browser_wait_for_selector(selector=".applications-list") browser_click(selector="text=my-application")
4. Sync application
browser_click(selector="button.sync-button") browser_click(selector="text=Synchronize")
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