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Web Browser by layneformalized225 — Agent Skill

Name: Web Browser
Author: Layneformalized225

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Web Browser (agent-browser + Lightpanda)

Use agent-browser CLI via exec for all web browsing tasks. Default engine: Lightpanda (fast, low-RAM). Falls back to Chrome if needed.

Quick Reference

Open a page

agent-browser open https://example.com

Get page content (text snapshot)

# Full content with text (for reading pages)
agent-browser snapshot

# Interactive elements only (for finding buttons/links/inputs to click)
agent-browser snapshot -i

# Structure only, no text (for understanding page layout)
agent-browser snapshot -c

# Scoped to a CSS selector
agent-browser snapshot -s "#main-content"

Interact with elements

Snapshots return refs like @e1, @e2. Use them to interact:

agent-browser click @e3          # Click a link/button
agent-browser fill @e5 "text"    # Fill an input field
agent-browser type @e5 "text"    # Type without clearing
agent-browser select @e7 "value" # Select dropdown option
agent-browser press @e5 Enter    # Press key
agent-browser hover @e2          # Hover
agent-browser scroll @e1         # Scroll to element

Navigation

agent-browser back               # Go back
agent-browser forward            # Go forward
agent-browser open <new-url>     # Navigate to new URL

Typical Workflow

exec("agent-browser open https://example.com") - open page
exec("agent-browser snapshot") - read page content
If need to interact: exec("agent-browser snapshot -i") - get interactive elements with refs
exec("agent-browser click @e3") - click element
exec("agent-browser snapshot") - check result

Engine Selection

# Lightpanda (default, fast, low RAM, no screenshots)
agent-browser --engine lightpanda open https://example.com

# Chrome (fallback for complex sites or screenshots)
agent-browser --engine chrome open https://example.com
agent-browser screenshot              # Only with Chrome engine
agent-browser screenshot --annotate   # Annotated screenshot

Use Chrome engine only when Lightpanda fails on a complex site or you need a screenshot.

Notes

Lightpanda: no screenshots, no visual rendering, but 10x faster and 10x less RAM
Refs (@e1) persist across exec calls — daemon stays alive between commands
snapshot — full text for reading; snapshot -i — refs for clicking; snapshot -c — layout only
Google and some sites block headless browsers from cloud IPs (empty page) — use web_search instead
If a site crashes with Lightpanda, retry with --engine chrome

---name: web-browserdescription: Browse the web using agent-browser CLI with Lightpanda engine. Read pages, extract content, interact with elements.---# Web Browser (agent-browser + Lightpanda)Use `agent-browser` CLI via `exec` for all web browsing tasks.Default engine: Lightpanda (fast, low-RAM). Falls back to Chrome if needed.## Quick Reference### Open a page```bashagent-browser open https://example.com```### Get page content (text snapshot)```bash# Full content with text (for reading pages)agent-browser snapshot# Interactive elements only (for finding buttons/links/inputs to click)agent-browser snapshot -i# Structure only, no text (for understanding page layout)agent-browser snapshot -c# Scoped to a CSS selectoragent-browser snapshot -s "#main-content"```### Interact with elementsSnapshots return refs like `@e1`, `@e2`. Use them to interact:```bashagent-browser click @e3 # Click a link/buttonagent-browser fill @e5 "text" # Fill an input fieldagent-browser type @e5 "text" # Type without clearingagent-browser select @e7 "value" # Select dropdown optionagent-browser press @e5 Enter # Press keyagent-browser hover @e2 # Hoveragent-browser scroll @e1 # Scroll to element```### Navigation```bashagent-browser back # Go backagent-browser forward # Go forwardagent-browser open <new-url> # Navigate to new URL```## Typical Workflow1. `exec("agent-browser open https://example.com")` - open page2. `exec("agent-browser snapshot")` - read page content3. If need to interact: `exec("agent-browser snapshot -i")` - get interactive elements with refs4. `exec("agent-browser click @e3")` - click element5. `exec("agent-browser snapshot")` - check result## Engine Selection```bash# Lightpanda (default, fast, low RAM, no screenshots)agent-browser --engine lightpanda open https://example.com# Chrome (fallback for complex sites or screenshots)agent-browser --engine chrome open https://example.comagent-browser screenshot # Only with Chrome engineagent-browser screenshot --annotate # Annotated screenshot```Use Chrome engine only when Lightpanda fails on a complex site or you need a screenshot.## Notes- Lightpanda: no screenshots, no visual rendering, but 10x faster and 10x less RAM- Refs (`@e1`) persist across exec calls — daemon stays alive between commands- `snapshot` — full text for reading; `snapshot -i` — refs for clicking; `snapshot -c` — layout only- Google and some sites block headless browsers from cloud IPs (empty page) — use web_search instead- If a site crashes with Lightpanda, retry with `--engine chrome`

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