# Browse Lynx

> Browse web pages as plain text with the lynx terminal browser. Use it to read pages, search results, and discussions when lynx is the available web tool.

- Skill: `only-cli/browse-lynx` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add only-cli/browse-lynx`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/only-cli/browse-lynx/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: only-cli (https://skillmd.com/u/only-cli)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/only-cli/browse-lynx

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# Browse with lynx

- `lynx -dump <url>` prints the rendered page as plain text, with numbered links inline and a references list of their URLs at the end.
- Quote URLs that contain `&` or `?`.

Tips:

- To follow a numbered link, look up its URL in the references list and `lynx -dump` it.
- Some sites block lynx; a challenge or robot page in the output means the content is not there.