nowledge-co Browse Now
Use the user's real browser when the task needs live interaction, login state, or dynamic content.
When To Use
Use browse-now when:
- the site requires the user's existing browser session or login cookies
- the task needs clicking, typing, scrolling, or navigating through a live page
- the page is dynamic enough that plain HTTP fetches or web search will miss the real UI state
- the user needs a screenshot or content extraction from the rendered page
Skip it when ordinary web search or direct HTTP fetching would answer the question faster.
browse-now is local-only. It must run on the same machine as the Nowledge Mem app, the browser, and the Exchange extension. It is not exposed through Access Anywhere.
Core Loop
browse-now open <url>
browse-now snapshot -i
browse-now click @e5
browse-now wait 2
browse-now get url
browse-now snapshot -i
Preferred Interaction Order
- Start with
browse-now snapshot -ito get interactive refs. - Use
click @eNandfill @eN ...as the primary interaction path. - After navigation or major DOM changes, run
snapshot -iagain because refs reset. - Confirm page changes with
browse-now get urlorbrowse-now get title. - If accessibility data is sparse, use
browse-now find "query",click -T "text", orscreenshot.
Practical Commands
browse-now open https://example.com
browse-now snapshot -i
browse-now find "login button"
browse-now click @e12
browse-now fill @e3 "search text" --submit
browse-now get page-text --max-chars 4000
browse-now screenshot /tmp/page.png
Reliability Notes
- Refs from
snapshot -iare the most reliable click targets. - Text clicks are a fallback for dialogs, dropdowns, or poor accessibility trees.
- A successful click does not bypass login walls, paywalls, or anti-bot behavior.
- Always verify where you landed before assuming the browser action failed.
Requirements
- Nowledge Mem desktop app installed
browse-nowavailable onPATH- Nowledge Mem Exchange extension installed in a supported browser
- A connected browser session the agent can control