Osaurus Browser

Osaurus Browser

Headless browser automation via element refs. Every action returns a page snapshot automatically — you rarely need to call browser_snapshot separately.

Typical Flow (2 calls)

1. browser_navigate(url)             → snapshot with refs [E1] [E2] [E3]
2. browser_do([type E1, type E2, click E3]) → snapshot of result page

Key Concepts

Element refs — browser_navigate and all actions return refs like [E1] input, [E2] button "Submit". Use these refs in subsequent calls.

Detail levels — Every tool accepts detail to control snapshot verbosity:

• none — action result only, no snapshot (~10 tokens)
• compact — single-line refs, default for actions (~200 tokens)
• standard — multi-line with attributes, default for browser_snapshot (~500 tokens)
• full — all attributes + IDs + aria-labels + page text excerpt (~1000+ tokens)

Use compact (default) for speed. Use full when you need to identify elements by ID or aria-label on complex pages.

Tools

browser_navigate

Navigate and get initial page snapshot.

{ "url": "https://example.com", "detail": "compact" }

Use wait_until: "networkidle" for SPAs.

browser_do

Primary interaction tool. Batch multiple actions in one call. All refs from the previous snapshot stay valid throughout the batch.

{
  "actions": [
    { "action": "type", "ref": "E1", "text": "user@example.com" },
    { "action": "type", "ref": "E2", "text": "password123" },
    { "action": "click", "ref": "E3" }
  ],
  "detail": "compact"
}

Supported actions: click, type, select, hover, scroll, press_key, wait_for.

If an action fails, execution stops and the response includes: which action failed (index), the error, and a snapshot of current state for recovery.

Use wait_after: "domstable" or "networkidle" when the last action triggers async content.

browser_click / browser_type / browser_select / browser_hover / browser_scroll

Individual action tools — each returns a snapshot automatically. Prefer browser_do when performing 2+ actions in sequence.

browser_snapshot

Re-inspect the page without acting. Usually not needed since actions auto-return snapshots. Use when you need to re-check after browser_wait_for or browser_execute_script.

browser_press_key

Press keyboard keys: Enter, Escape, Tab, arrow keys, or characters with modifiers.

browser_wait_for

Wait for text to appear, disappear, or a specified time.

browser_screenshot

Visual debugging — saves a PNG. Use full_page: true for the entire scrollable page.

browser_execute_script

Escape hatch for arbitrary JavaScript.

Tips

• Always start with browser_navigate — it gives you the refs you need.
• Batch with browser_do to minimize round-trips. A login flow is just navigate + browser_do.
• Use detail: "none" for intermediate actions where you already know the next step.
• If refs go stale (page changed unexpectedly), call browser_snapshot to get fresh ones.
• For SPAs, use wait_until: "networkidle" on navigate, or wait_after: "domstable" on browser_do.

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