name: browse version: 1.0.0 description: | Fast web browsing for Claude Code via persistent headless Chromium daemon. Navigate to any URL, read page content, click elements, fill forms, run JavaScript, take screenshots, inspect CSS/DOM, capture console/network logs, and more. ~100ms per command after first call. Use when you need to check a website, verify a deployment, read docs, or interact with any web page. No MCP, no Chrome extension — just fast CLI. allowed-tools:

• Bash
• Read

#gstack: Persistent Browser for Claude Code

Persistent headless Chromium daemon. First call auto-starts the server (~3s). Every subsequent call: ~100-200ms. Auto-shuts down after 30 min idle.

#SETUP (run this check BEFORE any browse command)

Before using any browse command, find the skill and check if the binary exists:

# Check project-level first, then user-level
if test -x .claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse; then
  echo "READY_PROJECT"
elif test -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse; then
  echo "READY_USER"
else
  echo "NEEDS_SETUP"
fi

Set B to whichever path is READY and use it for all commands. Prefer project-level if both exist.

If NEEDS_SETUP:

1. Tell the user: "gstack browse needs a one-time build (~10 seconds). OK to proceed?" Then STOP and wait for their response.
2. If they approve, determine the skill directory (project-level .claude/skills/gstack or user-level ~/.claude/skills/gstack) and run:

cd <SKILL_DIR> && ./setup

1. If bun is not installed, tell the user to install it: curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
2. Verify the .gitignore in the skill directory contains browse/dist/ and node_modules/. If either line is missing, add it.

Once setup is done, it never needs to run again (the compiled binary persists).

#IMPORTANT

• Use the compiled binary via Bash: .claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse (project) or ~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse (user).
• NEVER use mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools. They are slow and unreliable.
• The browser persists between calls — cookies, tabs, and state carry over.
• The server auto-starts on first command. No setup needed.

#Quick Reference

B=~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse

# Navigate to a page
$B goto https://example.com

# Read cleaned page text
$B text

# Take a screenshot (then Read the image)
$B screenshot /tmp/page.png

# Snapshot: accessibility tree with refs
$B snapshot -i

# Click by ref (after snapshot)
$B click @e3

# Fill by ref
$B fill @e4 "test@test.com"

# Run JavaScript
$B js "document.title"

# Get all links
$B links

# Click by CSS selector
$B click "button.submit"

# Fill a form by CSS selector
$B fill "#email" "test@test.com"
$B fill "#password" "abc123"
$B click "button[type=submit]"

# Get HTML of an element
$B html "main"

# Get computed CSS
$B css "body" "font-family"

# Get element attributes
$B attrs "nav"

# Wait for element to appear
$B wait ".loaded"

# Accessibility tree
$B accessibility

# Set viewport
$B viewport 375x812

# Set cookies / headers
$B cookie "session=abc123"
$B header "Authorization:Bearer token123"

#Command Reference

#Navigation

browse goto <url>         Navigate current tab
browse back               Go back
browse forward            Go forward
browse reload             Reload page
browse url                Print current URL

#Content extraction

browse text               Cleaned page text (no scripts/styles)
browse html [selector]    innerHTML of element, or full page HTML
browse links              All links as "text → href"
browse forms              All forms + fields as JSON
browse accessibility      Accessibility tree snapshot (ARIA)

#Snapshot (ref-based element selection)

browse snapshot           Full accessibility tree with @refs
browse snapshot -i        Interactive elements only (buttons, links, inputs)
browse snapshot -c        Compact (no empty structural elements)
browse snapshot -d <N>    Limit depth to N levels
browse snapshot -s <sel>  Scope to CSS selector

After snapshot, use @refs as selectors in any command:

browse click @e3          Click the element assigned ref @e3
browse fill @e4 "value"   Fill the input assigned ref @e4
browse hover @e1          Hover the element assigned ref @e1
browse html @e2           Get innerHTML of ref @e2
browse css @e5 "color"    Get computed CSS of ref @e5
browse attrs @e6          Get attributes of ref @e6

Refs are invalidated on navigation — run snapshot again after goto.

#Interaction

browse click <selector>        Click element (CSS selector or @ref)
browse fill <selector> <value> Fill input field
browse select <selector> <val> Select dropdown value
browse hover <selector>        Hover over element
browse type <text>             Type into focused element
browse press <key>             Press key (Enter, Tab, Escape, etc.)
browse scroll [selector]       Scroll element into view, or page bottom
browse wait <selector>         Wait for element to appear (max 10s)
browse viewport <WxH>          Set viewport size (e.g. 375x812)

#Inspection

browse js <expression>         Run JS, print result
browse eval <js-file>          Run JS file against page
browse css <selector> <prop>   Get computed CSS property
browse attrs <selector>        Get element attributes as JSON
browse console                 Dump captured console messages
browse console --clear         Clear console buffer
browse network                 Dump captured network requests
browse network --clear         Clear network buffer
browse cookies                 Dump all cookies as JSON
browse storage                 localStorage + sessionStorage as JSON
browse storage set <key> <val> Set localStorage value
browse perf                    Page load performance timings

#Visual

browse screenshot [path]       Screenshot (default: /tmp/browse-screenshot.png)
browse pdf [path]              Save as PDF
browse responsive [prefix]     Screenshots at mobile/tablet/desktop

#Compare

browse diff <url1> <url2>      Text diff between two pages

#Multi-step (chain)

echo '[["goto","https://example.com"],["snapshot","-i"],["click","@e1"],["screenshot","/tmp/result.png"]]' | browse chain

#Tabs

browse tabs                    List tabs (id, url, title)
browse tab <id>                Switch to tab
browse newtab [url]            Open new tab
browse closetab [id]           Close tab

#Server management

browse status                  Server health, uptime, tab count
browse stop                    Shutdown server
browse restart                 Kill + restart server

#Speed Rules

1. Navigate once, query many times. goto loads the page; then text, js, css, screenshot all run against the loaded page instantly.
2. Use snapshot -i for interaction. Get refs for all interactive elements, then click/fill by ref. No need to guess CSS selectors.
3. Use js for precision. js "document.querySelector('.price').textContent" is faster than parsing full page text.
4. Use links to survey. Faster than text when you just need navigation structure.
5. Use chain for multi-step flows. Avoids CLI overhead per step.
6. Use responsive for layout checks. One command = 3 viewport screenshots.

#When to Use What

#Architecture

• Persistent Chromium daemon on localhost (port 9400-9410)
• Bearer token auth per session
• State file: /tmp/browse-server.json
• Console log: /tmp/browse-console.log
• Network log: /tmp/browse-network.log
• Auto-shutdown after 30 min idle
• Chromium crash → server exits → auto-restarts on next command