agent-in-browser

A real browser for any AI agent, any model, and any test runner — one dependency-free binary.

Real recording, not a mock-up. The agent reads the page as a snapshot with element refs, types, fills the form and clicks, first in Chrome (CDP), then in Firefox (WebDriver BiDi). Regenerate it with task demo.

agent-in-browser is an open take on "Claude in Chrome". It doesn't need an extension or a vendor-specific runtime. It drives the browsers you already have through their native automation protocols:

It's available three ways, all backed by the same tool catalogue:

1. MCP server (agent-in-browser mcp): plugs into Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, VS Code/Copilot, Zed, opencode and any other MCP client, whatever model sits behind it.

2. Shell CLI (agent-in-browser call <tool> …): for agents without MCP, for scripts, and for humans. Calls share one persistent browser.

3. Scenario runner (agent-in-browser run test.yaml --browser chrome,firefox): replays tool calls as automated tests across a browser matrix, with JUnit/JSON reports.

An agent skill (skills/agent-in-browser/SKILL.md) ships inside the binary and teaches agents the workflow.

Install

# macOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gwakko/agent-in-browser/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

# Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gwakko/agent-in-browser/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

# Homebrew (macOS / Linux)
brew install gwakko/tap/agent-in-browser

# With Go
go install github.com/gwakko/agent-in-browser/cmd/agent-in-browser@latest

# From a checkout (needs Task: https://taskfile.dev)
task install            # → ~/.local/bin/agent-in-browser + alias `aib`

Related MCP server: Web Agent MCP

Connect your agent

agent-in-browser setup claude-code --write    # runs `claude mcp add --scope user …`
agent-in-browser setup cursor --write         # merges ~/.cursor/mcp.json (a .bak is kept)
agent-in-browser setup codex --write          # appends to ~/.codex/config.toml
agent-in-browser setup gemini --write         # ~/.gemini/settings.json
agent-in-browser setup vscode                 # prints the snippet for .vscode/mcp.json
agent-in-browser skill install --for claude   # ~/.claude/skills/agent-in-browser (also: codex, agents, --dir)

Claude Desktop, one click: download agent-in-browser-<version>.mcpb from the latest release and open it. It also appears in the MCP Registry as io.github.Gwakko/agent-in-browser.

Without --write, setup only prints the config. Pass browser options through with --args "--browser firefox --headless". See docs/integrations.md for every client.

Use it from the shell

agent-in-browser call navigate url=localhost:3000
agent-in-browser call snapshot
#   - textbox "Email" [ref=e3] (required, type=email)
#   - button "Sign up" [ref=e7]
agent-in-browser call type ref=e3 text=me@example.com
agent-in-browser call click ref=e7
agent-in-browser call wait_for text=Welcome
agent-in-browser call console_messages level=error
agent-in-browser call screenshot            # → prints PNG path
agent-in-browser stop

Useful flags (they work anywhere on the command line): --browser firefox, --headless, --instance work for a second, independent browser, --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9222 to attach to a browser you started yourself, and --viewport 390x844.

Test scenarios

name: signup
browsers: [chrome, firefox]
steps:
  - navigate: http://localhost:3000/signup
  - fill_form:
      fields:
        - { selector: "#email", value: "qa@example.com" }
        - { match: "I accept the terms", value: true }
  - click: Sign up
  - wait_for: { text: "Welcome" }
  - assert: { url_contains: "/dashboard", no_console_errors: true }

agent-in-browser run tests/*.yaml --browser chrome,firefox,edge --junit report.xml

Full format: skills/agent-in-browser/references/scenarios.md.

Tools

browser_status · browsers_installed · tabs_list · tab_new · tab_select · tab_close · navigate · snapshot · find · click · hover · type · press_key · fill_form · scroll · wait_for · get_text · screenshot · evaluate · console_messages · network_requests · resize · browser_close

Arguments are documented in docs/tools.md, which task docs:tools generates.

How it works

 agent ──MCP/stdio──┐
 shell ──call───────┼──▶ tools ──▶ session ──▶ Driver ──CDP──────▶ Chrome / Edge / Brave / …
 CI ────run yaml────┘     (one catalogue)  (attach|launch)  └─BiDi─────▶ Firefox
                                                            page lib (injected JS):
                                                            snapshot · refs · fill · find

• The browser runs on a dedicated profile (~/.agent-in-browser/profiles/<instance>-<browser>) and is detached, so it survives MCP server restarts. Separate CLI calls reuse it through ~/.agent-in-browser/instances/<name>.json.

• Page understanding (snapshot, refs, form filling) is injected JavaScript that works the same in every engine. Trusted input, screenshots, tabs and console/network capture come from each protocol's driver.

• Details: docs/architecture.md · browser notes: docs/browsers.md · plans: docs/roadmap.md.

Development

task build      # bin/agent-in-browser
task test       # unit tests
task test:e2e   # scenario on every installed browser
task smoke      # CLI scenario run, chrome+firefox
task inspect    # MCP Inspector against the local build
task build:all  # cross-compile 6 targets into dist/
task release TAG=v0.1.0   # tag → GitHub Actions → goreleaser

Security notes

• The debugging endpoint listens on 127.0.0.1 only. Even so, any local process can drive that browser, so don't sign it into accounts you wouldn't hand to the agent.

• Since Chrome 136, remote debugging is refused for your default Chrome profile. agent-in-browser always uses its own profile. To reuse your logins, sign in once inside the agent's browser window and the profile keeps them.

License: MIT