Browser automation · Channel: Claude Code

dev-browser

Browser automation with persistent page state. Use when users ask to navigate websites, fill forms, take screenshots, extract web data, test web apps, or automate browser workflows. Trigger phrases include "go to [url]", "click on", "fill out the form", "take a screenshot", "scra.

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GitHub stars6,251Adoption baseline, not a quality guarantee.
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Recent update8 days agoRecent maintenance signal: last pushed Jun 5, 2026.
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How to install dev-browser

npm install -g dev-browser
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npm install -g dev-browser
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README.mdSections: Demo, CLI Installation, Quick start, Windows notes

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A browser automation tool that lets AI agents and developers control browsers with sandboxed JavaScript scripts.

Key features:

  • Sandboxed execution - Scripts run in a QuickJS WASM sandbox with no host access
  • Persistent pages - Navigate once, interact across multiple scripts
  • Auto-connect - Connect to your running Chrome or launch a fresh Chromium
  • Full Playwright API - goto, click, fill, locators, evaluate, screenshots, and more

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c6cf7fb9-b1dc-46ed-93b9-6e7240990c53

CLI Installation

npm install -g dev-browser
dev-browser install    # installs Playwright + Chromium

Quick start


### Windows notes

PowerShell install:

npm install -g dev-browser dev-browser install

To attach to a running Chrome instance on Windows:

chrome.exe --remote-debugging-port=9222
dev-browser --connect

Windows npm installs download the native dev-browser-windows-x64.exe release asset during postinstall, and the generated npm shims invoke that executable directly.

Need the full source? Read full README on GitHub