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# @aladac/claude-browse
Headless browser automation for Claude Code using Playwright WebKit.
## Installation
```bash
npm install @aladac/claude-browse
npx playwright install webkit
```
## CLI Usage
```bash
# Take a screenshot
claude-browse https://example.com
# Custom viewport and output
claude-browse -o page.png -w 1920 -h 1080 https://example.com
# Query elements
claude-browse -q "a[href]" https://example.com
claude-browse -q "img" -j https://example.com # JSON output
# Click and interact
claude-browse -c "button.submit" https://example.com
claude-browse -t "input[name=q]=hello" -c "button[type=submit]" https://google.com
# Chain actions
claude-browse -c ".cookie-accept" -c "a.nav-link" -q "h1" https://example.com
# Interactive mode (visible browser)
claude-browse -i --headed https://example.com
```
## Server Mode
Start a persistent browser server that accepts commands via HTTP:
```bash
claude-browse -s 3000 # headless
claude-browse -s 3000 --headed # visible browser
```
Send commands:
```bash
# Navigate
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"goto","url":"https://example.com"}'
# Click
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"click","selector":"button.submit"}'
# Type
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"type","selector":"#search","text":"hello"}'
# Query elements
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"query","selector":"a[href]"}'
# Screenshot
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"screenshot","path":"page.png"}'
# Get current URL
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"url"}'
# Get page HTML
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"html"}'
# Navigation
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"back"}'
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"forward"}'
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"reload"}'
# Wait
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"wait","ms":2000}'
# Close server
curl -X POST localhost:3000 -d '{"cmd":"close"}'
```
## MCP Server (Model Context Protocol)
Use with Claude Code or any MCP-compatible client:
```bash
# Run the MCP server
claude-browse-mcp
```
Add to Claude Code's MCP config (`~/.claude/settings.json`):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"browser": {
"command": "claude-browse-mcp"
}
}
}
```
Available tools: `goto`, `click`, `type`, `query`, `screenshot`, `url`, `html`, `back`, `forward`, `reload`, `wait`, `eval`
## Programmatic Usage
```typescript
import { ClaudeBrowser, startServer } from '@aladac/claude-browse';
// Direct browser control
const browser = new ClaudeBrowser({
headless: true,
width: 1280,
height: 800,
});
await browser.launch();
await browser.goto('https://example.com');
const elements = await browser.query('a[href]');
console.log(elements);
await browser.click('button.submit');
await browser.type('#input', 'hello');
await browser.screenshot('page.png');
await browser.close();
// Or start a server
const server = await startServer({ port: 3000, headless: false });
// Server runs until closed via HTTP or SIGINT
```
## API
### ClaudeBrowser
- `launch()` - Launch the browser
- `close()` - Close the browser
- `goto(url)` - Navigate to URL
- `click(selector)` - Click element
- `type(selector, text)` - Type into input
- `query(selector)` - Query elements, returns attributes
- `screenshot(path?, fullPage?)` - Take screenshot
- `getUrl()` - Get current URL and title
- `getHtml(full?)` - Get page HTML
- `back()` / `forward()` / `reload()` - Navigation
- `wait(ms)` - Wait for timeout
- `newPage()` - Open new page
- `executeCommand(cmd)` - Execute a command object
### BrowserServer
- `start()` - Start HTTP server
- `stop()` - Stop server and close browser
- `getPort()` - Get server port
## License
MIT