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Pi Web Browse by ogulcancelik — Agent Skill

Name: Pi Web Browse
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: ogulcancelik

File contents

Web Browse

Search the web, then open/fetch pages in a real browser session (headless Chromium via CDP) and extract readable text. Use this instead of curl when sites are JS-heavy or bot-protected.

Setup

Run once before first use:

cd {baseDir}
npm install

The skill auto-detects browsers already installed on your system (Brave, Chrome, Edge, Chromium). On Windows, Edge is pre-installed and works out of the box.

No browser installed? (rare) Run: npx playwright install chromium

Configuration (optional)

Environment variables:

Variable	Description
`WEB_BROWSE_BROWSER_BIN`	Path to browser binary (auto-detected if not set)
`WEB_BROWSE_USER_AGENT`	Override User-Agent string
`WEB_BROWSE_DAEMON_PORT`	Daemon port (default: 9377)
`WEB_BROWSE_CDP_PORT`	CDP port (default: 9225)
`WEB_BROWSE_DEBUG_DUMP`	Set to `1` to save screenshots/HTML on failures

You can also pass --browser-bin <path> as a CLI argument.

Usage

# Search (results are cached for ~10 minutes)
{baseDir}/web-browse.js "your query"
{baseDir}/web-browse.js "your query" -n 10

# Fetch specific cached results by index
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --fetch 1,3,5

# Fetch a specific URL
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --url <url>          # truncated (~2000 chars)
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --url <url> --full   # full content

Windows note: Use node {baseDir}/web-browse.js instead of {baseDir}/web-browse.js

Default behavior: persistent daemon (auto)

Direct calls automatically start/use a local daemon that keeps a persistent headless browser+CDP session. This avoids browser startup overhead and helps with bot-protection pages that auto-clear (e.g. Anubis PoW).

Daemon controls (optional, for debugging)

{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon status
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon start
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon stop
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon restart

Bypass daemon (one-shot)

{baseDir}/web-browse.js --no-daemon --url https://example.com
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --no-daemon "your query"

Workflow

Search → see snippets → decide what to read
Fetch by index → --fetch 1,3 opens those results and extracts content

{baseDir}/web-browse.js "rust async runtime"  # shows results
{baseDir}/web-browse.js --fetch 1,3           # fetches result #1 and #3

Browser Support

The skill auto-detects installed browsers in this order:

Linux: brave, brave-browser, google-chrome, chromium macOS: Brave Browser, Google Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge (in /Applications) Windows: Brave, Chrome, Edge, Chromium (common install paths)

To use a specific browser, set WEB_BROWSE_BROWSER_BIN or pass --browser-bin <path>.

Notes

Content is truncated by default to save tokens; use --full for complete output.
The daemon keeps a warm browser session for faster subsequent requests.
CDP profile is stored in ~/.config/web-browse-cdp-profile/ (configurable via --cdp-profile).

---name: pi-web-browsedescription: Search the web and fetch/read pages via a real headless browser (CDP). Use this instead of curl when sites are JS-heavy or bot-protected. Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.---# Web BrowseSearch the web, then open/fetch pages in a **real browser session** (headless Chromium via CDP) and extract readable text.Use this instead of `curl` when sites are JS-heavy or bot-protected.## SetupRun once before first use:```bashcd {baseDir}npm install```The skill auto-detects browsers already installed on your system (Brave, Chrome, Edge, Chromium).On Windows, Edge is pre-installed and works out of the box.**No browser installed?** (rare) Run: `npx playwright install chromium`## Configuration (optional)Environment variables:| Variable | Description ||----------|-------------|| `WEB_BROWSE_BROWSER_BIN` | Path to browser binary (auto-detected if not set) || `WEB_BROWSE_USER_AGENT` | Override User-Agent string || `WEB_BROWSE_DAEMON_PORT` | Daemon port (default: 9377) || `WEB_BROWSE_CDP_PORT` | CDP port (default: 9225) || `WEB_BROWSE_DEBUG_DUMP` | Set to `1` to save screenshots/HTML on failures |You can also pass `--browser-bin <path>` as a CLI argument.## Usage```bash# Search (results are cached for ~10 minutes){baseDir}/web-browse.js "your query"{baseDir}/web-browse.js "your query" -n 10# Fetch specific cached results by index{baseDir}/web-browse.js --fetch 1,3,5# Fetch a specific URL{baseDir}/web-browse.js --url <url> # truncated (~2000 chars){baseDir}/web-browse.js --url <url> --full # full content```**Windows note:** Use `node {baseDir}/web-browse.js` instead of `{baseDir}/web-browse.js`## Default behavior: persistent daemon (auto)Direct calls automatically start/use a local daemon that keeps a **persistent headless browser+CDP session**.This avoids browser startup overhead and helps with bot-protection pages that auto-clear (e.g. Anubis PoW).### Daemon controls (optional, for debugging)```bash{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon status{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon start{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon stop{baseDir}/web-browse.js --daemon restart```### Bypass daemon (one-shot)```bash{baseDir}/web-browse.js --no-daemon --url https://example.com{baseDir}/web-browse.js --no-daemon "your query"```## Workflow1) **Search** → see snippets → decide what to read2) **Fetch by index** → `--fetch 1,3` opens those results and extracts content```bash{baseDir}/web-browse.js "rust async runtime" # shows results{baseDir}/web-browse.js --fetch 1,3 # fetches result #1 and #3```## Browser SupportThe skill auto-detects installed browsers in this order:**Linux:** brave, brave-browser, google-chrome, chromium**macOS:** Brave Browser, Google Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge (in /Applications)**Windows:** Brave, Chrome, Edge, Chromium (common install paths)To use a specific browser, set `WEB_BROWSE_BROWSER_BIN` or pass `--browser-bin <path>`.## Notes- Content is truncated by default to save tokens; use `--full` for complete output.- The daemon keeps a warm browser session for faster subsequent requests.- CDP profile is stored in `~/.config/web-browse-cdp-profile/` (configurable via `--cdp-profile`).

Frequently asked questions

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