Convert browser actions to MCP commands with visual recording and LLM-powered extraction
Catalog skill by browserwing: Convert browser actions to MCP commands with visual recording and LLM-powered extraction Install into Cursor, Claude, Codex, or VS Code from this page or review the source for BrowserWing.
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npm install -g browserwing
Install guides: Cursor skills, Claude Code skills, Codex skills, or VS Code Copilot skills.
Browser automation platform with 78 built-in scripts, CLI for AI agents, and full browser control API. Turn any website into structured JSON with one command.
npm install -g browserwing
Then start the server:
browserwing --port 8080
Chrome must be installed on the host machine.
browserwing doctor
BrowserWing ships with 78 ready-to-use scripts across 10 categories. No configuration needed.
# Get Hacker News top stories
browserwing run hackernews-top
# Get GitHub trending repos
browserwing run github-trending
# Get Bilibili hot videos
browserwing run bilibili-hot
# Search with parameters
browserwing run jd-search --keyword="mechanical keyboard"
# Output as table or CSV
browserwing run douban-movie-hot --format=table
browserwing run sinafinance-rank --format=csv > stocks.csv
# List all scripts
browserwing ls
# List only built-in scripts
browserwing ls --builtin
# Search by keyword
browserwing ls --search=stock
# Filter by category
browserwing ls --category=finance
# JSON output for programmatic use
browserwing ls --format=json
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Tech | hackernews-top, github-trending, producthunt-hot, devto-top, stackoverflow-hot |
| Finance | sinafinance-rank, eastmoney-hot, xueqiu-hot, binance-gainers, yahoo-finance-quote |
| News | 36kr-hot, toutiao-hot, bbc-news, bloomberg-rss, reuters-search |
| Social | weibo-hot, zhihu-hot, xiaohongshu-hot, reddit-popular, twitter-trending |
| Entertainment | bilibili-hot, douban-movie-hot, douyin-hot, imdb-trending, youtube-trending |
| Shopping | jd-search, taobao-search, amazon-bestsellers, xianyu-hot, smzdm-hot |
| Academic | arxiv-new, google-scholar-search, baidu-scholar-search, cnki-search |
| Jobs | boss-recommend, linkedin-jobs |
| Reading | douban-book-hot, weread-ranking, substack-feed, lesswrong-curated |
| Government | gov-policy, gov-law |
Control Chrome directly from the CLI — navigate, click, type, extract, screenshot, and more.
# 1. Navigate to a page
browserwing exec navigate https://example.com
# 2. Get page structure with element RefIDs
browserwing exec snapshot
# Output shows elements like:
# @e1 - Search (textbox)
# @e2 - Login (button)
# @e3 - Sign Up (link)
# 3. Interact using RefIDs
browserwing exec type @e1 "search query"
browserwing exec press-key Enter
browserwing exec click @e2
# 4. Extract data
browserwing exec extract ".result-item" --fields=text,href --multiple
# 5. Take screenshot
browserwing exec screenshot --output=page.png
# 6. Execute JavaScript
browserwing exec eval 'document.title'
| Action | Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| navigate | exec navigate <url> | Open a URL |
| snapshot | exec snapshot | Get accessibility tree with @e refs |
| click | exec click <@ref> | Click element |
| type | exec type <@ref> <text> | Type into input |
| extract | exec extract <selector> [--fields=text,href] [--multiple] | Extract data |
| wait | exec wait <@ref> [--state=visible] [--timeout=10] | Wait for element |
| press-key | exec press-key <Enter|Tab|Escape> | Press key |
| screenshot | exec screenshot [--output=file.png] | Take screenshot |
| eval | exec eval '<js>' | Run JavaScript |
| fill-form | exec fill-form --field=name:value [--submit] | Fill form fields |
| tabs | exec tabs <list|new|switch|close> | Manage tabs |
| select | exec select <@ref> <value> | Select dropdown |
| hover | exec hover <@ref> | Hover element |
| scroll | exec scroll | Scroll to bottom |
| back/forward | exec back, exec forward | Navigation history |
| page-info | exec page-info | Get URL and title |
Manage LLM configs, browser instances, cookies, scripts, and AI exploration — all from the CLI.
# LLM Configuration
browserwing config list
browserwing config add --name=gpt --provider=openai --api-key=sk-xxx --model=gpt-4o
browserwing config test gpt
# Browser Instances
browserwing browser list
browserwing browser start
browserwing browser stop
# Cookie Management
browserwing cookie list
browserwing cookie save
browserwing cookie import cookies.json
# Script Management
browserwing script get <id>
browserwing script create my-script.json
browserwing script delete <id>
browserwing script export --output=SKILL.md
browserwing script summary
# AI Exploration (auto-generate scripts)
browserwing explore start --url=https://example.com --task="find top products"
browserwing explore script <session-id>
browserwing explore save <session-id>
# System
browserwing health
browserwing doctor
browserwing mcp status
All commands support --format=json|table|csv:
browserwing run zhihu-hot --format=json # default, for piping
browserwing run zhihu-hot --format=table # human-readable
browserwing run zhihu-hot --format=csv # spreadsheet-friendly
Typical AI agent workflow:
# Step 1: Discover available scripts
browserwing ls --format=json
# Step 2: Find relevant script
browserwing ls --search=stock --format=json
# Step 3: Execute and get structured data
browserwing run sinafinance-rank
# Step 4: Pipe to other tools
browserwing run hackernews-top | jq '.[0:5]'
For direct browser control:
# Step 1: Open page
browserwing exec navigate https://example.com
# Step 2: Understand page structure
browserwing exec snapshot
# Step 3: Interact
browserwing exec click @e3
browserwing exec type @e5 "query"
# Step 4: Extract results
browserwing exec extract ".item" --fields=text,href --multiple --format=json
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Success |
| 1 | General error |
| 2 | Cannot connect to server |
| 3 | Script not found |
| 4 | Script execution failed |
| 64 | Bad arguments |
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
BROWSERWING_URL | Server URL (default: auto-detect from config.toml) |
BROWSERWING_JSON_ERRORS | Set to 1 for JSON error output on stderr |