# Run stealth Chromium browser automation with CloakBrowser

> Use CloakBrowser as a supervised Playwright/Puppeteer-compatible browser runtime for high-friction browser automation and anti-bot test environments.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/run-stealth-chromium-browser-automation-with-cloakbrowser` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/run-stealth-chromium-browser-automation-with-cloakbrowser`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/run-stealth-chromium-browser-automation-with-cloakbrowser/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/run-stealth-chromium-browser-automation-with-cloakbrowser

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# Run stealth Chromium browser automation with CloakBrowser

Use CloakBrowser as a supervised Playwright/Puppeteer-compatible browser runtime for high-friction browser automation and anti-bot test environments.

## Prerequisites

Python or Node.js, CloakBrowser package, Playwright/Puppeteer-compatible automation script, optional Docker/proxy configuration

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run --rm cloakhq/cloakbrowser cloaktest
- pip install cloakbrowser
- npm install cloakbrowser playwright-core
- npm install cloakbrowser puppeteer-core

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/cloakhq/cloakbrowser"><img src="https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/cloakhq/cloakbrowser?label=docker&logo=docker&logoColor=white" alt="Docker Pulls"></a>
- Drop-in Playwright/Puppeteer replacement for Python and JavaScript.<br>
- **Python:**

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- **Free and open source** — no subscriptions, no usage limits
- bash
- # With Playwright

- Source: https://github.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CloakHQ/CloakBrowser/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://cloakbrowser.dev/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-stealth-chromium-browser-automation-with-cloakbrowser/)