agent-browser

Headless browser automation CLI for AI agents.

Installation

pnpm install
npx playwright install chromium
pnpm build

Quick Start

agent-browser open example.com
agent-browser click "#submit"
agent-browser fill "#email" "test@example.com"
agent-browser get text "h1"
agent-browser screenshot page.png
agent-browser close

Commands

Core Commands

agent-browser open <url>              # Navigate to URL
agent-browser click <sel>             # Click element
agent-browser type <sel> <text>       # Type into element
agent-browser fill <sel> <text>       # Clear and fill
agent-browser press <key>             # Press key (Enter, Tab, Control+a)
agent-browser keydown <key>           # Hold key down
agent-browser keyup <key>             # Release key
agent-browser insert <text>           # Insert text (no key events)
agent-browser hover <sel>             # Hover element
agent-browser select <sel> <val>      # Select dropdown option
agent-browser multiselect <sel> <v1> <v2>  # Multi-select
agent-browser check <sel>             # Check checkbox
agent-browser uncheck <sel>           # Uncheck checkbox
agent-browser scroll <dir> [px]       # Scroll (up/down/left/right)
agent-browser scrollinto <sel>        # Scroll element into view
agent-browser drag <src> <tgt>        # Drag and drop
agent-browser upload <sel> <files>    # Upload files
agent-browser download [path]         # Wait for download
agent-browser screenshot [path]       # Take screenshot (--full for full page)
agent-browser pdf <path>              # Save as PDF
agent-browser snapshot                # Accessibility tree (best for AI)
agent-browser eval <js>               # Run JavaScript
agent-browser close                   # Close browser

Get Info

agent-browser get text <sel>          # Get text content
agent-browser get html <sel>          # Get innerHTML
agent-browser get value <sel>         # Get input value
agent-browser get attr <sel> <attr>   # Get attribute
agent-browser get title               # Get page title
agent-browser get url                 # Get current URL
agent-browser get count <sel>         # Count matching elements
agent-browser get box <sel>           # Get bounding box

Check State

agent-browser is visible <sel>        # Check if visible
agent-browser is enabled <sel>        # Check if enabled
agent-browser is checked <sel>        # Check if checked

Find Elements (Semantic Locators)

agent-browser find role <role> <action> [value]       # By ARIA role
agent-browser find text <text> <action>               # By text content
agent-browser find label <label> <action> [value]     # By label
agent-browser find placeholder <ph> <action> [value]  # By placeholder
agent-browser find alt <text> <action>                # By alt text
agent-browser find title <text> <action>              # By title attr
agent-browser find testid <id> <action> [value]       # By data-testid
agent-browser find first <sel> <action> [value]       # First match
agent-browser find last <sel> <action> [value]        # Last match
agent-browser find nth <n> <sel> <action> [value]     # Nth match

Actions: click, fill, check, hover, text

Examples:

agent-browser find role button click --name "Submit"
agent-browser find text "Sign In" click
agent-browser find label "Email" fill "test@test.com"
agent-browser find first ".item" click
agent-browser find nth 2 "a" text

Wait

agent-browser wait <selector>         # Wait for element
agent-browser wait <ms>               # Wait for time
agent-browser wait --text "Welcome"   # Wait for text
agent-browser wait --url "**/dash"    # Wait for URL pattern
agent-browser wait --load networkidle # Wait for load state
agent-browser wait --fn "window.ready === true"  # Wait for JS condition

Load states: load, domcontentloaded, networkidle

Mouse Control

agent-browser mouse move <x> <y>      # Move mouse
agent-browser mouse down [button]     # Press button (left/right/middle)
agent-browser mouse up [button]       # Release button
agent-browser mouse wheel <dy> [dx]   # Scroll wheel

Browser Settings

agent-browser set viewport <w> <h>    # Set viewport size
agent-browser set device <name>       # Emulate device ("iPhone 14")
agent-browser set geo <lat> <lng>     # Set geolocation
agent-browser set offline [on|off]    # Toggle offline mode
agent-browser set headers <json>      # Extra HTTP headers
agent-browser set credentials <u> <p> # HTTP basic auth
agent-browser set media [dark|light|print]  # Emulate media

Cookies & Storage

agent-browser cookies                 # Get all cookies
agent-browser cookies set <json>      # Set cookies
agent-browser cookies clear           # Clear cookies

agent-browser storage local           # Get all localStorage
agent-browser storage local <key>     # Get specific key
agent-browser storage local set <k> <v>  # Set value
agent-browser storage local clear     # Clear all

agent-browser storage session         # Same for sessionStorage

Network

agent-browser network route <url>              # Intercept requests
agent-browser network route <url> --abort      # Block requests
agent-browser network route <url> --body <json>  # Mock response
agent-browser network unroute [url]            # Remove routes
agent-browser network requests                 # View tracked requests
agent-browser network requests --filter api    # Filter requests
agent-browser response <url>                   # Get response body (waits for matching request)

Tabs & Windows

agent-browser tab                     # List tabs
agent-browser tab new                 # New tab
agent-browser tab <n>                 # Switch to tab n
agent-browser tab close [n]           # Close tab
agent-browser window new              # New window

Frames

agent-browser frame <sel>             # Switch to iframe
agent-browser frame main              # Back to main frame

Dialogs

agent-browser dialog accept [text]    # Accept (with optional prompt text)
agent-browser dialog dismiss          # Dismiss

Debug

agent-browser trace start             # Start recording trace
agent-browser trace stop <path>       # Stop and save trace
agent-browser console                 # View console messages
agent-browser console --clear         # Clear console
agent-browser errors                  # View page errors
agent-browser highlight <sel>         # Highlight element
agent-browser state save <path>       # Save auth state
agent-browser state load <path>       # Load auth state
agent-browser initscript <js>         # Run JS on every page load

Navigation

agent-browser back                    # Go back
agent-browser forward                 # Go forward
agent-browser reload                  # Reload page

Sessions

agent-browser session                 # Show current session
agent-browser session list            # List active sessions

Options

Option	Description
--session <name>	Use isolated session (or AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION env)
--json	JSON output (for agents)
--full, -f	Full page screenshot
--name, -n	Locator name filter
--exact	Exact text match
--debug	Debug output

Sessions

Run multiple isolated browser instances:

# Different sessions
agent-browser --session agent1 open site-a.com
agent-browser --session agent2 open site-b.com

# Or via environment
AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION=agent1 agent-browser click "#btn"

# List all
agent-browser session list

Selectors

# CSS
agent-browser click "#id"
agent-browser click ".class"
agent-browser click "div > button"

# Text
agent-browser click "text=Submit"

# XPath
agent-browser click "xpath=//button"

# Semantic (recommended)
agent-browser find role button click --name "Submit"
agent-browser find label "Email" fill "test@test.com"

Agent Mode

Use --json for machine-readable output:

agent-browser snapshot --json
agent-browser get text "h1" --json
agent-browser is visible ".modal" --json

License

Apache-2.0