browse_snapshot
Read-only
Navigate a URL once and return visible text, ARIA snapshots, and interactive metadata for full page awareness.
Instructions
Navigate once and return visible text, ARIA snapshot, and interactive metadata.
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
{
"id": 1,
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {
"url": "<url>"
},
"name": "browse_snapshot"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| os | No | Optional OS to spoof. Can be 'windows', 'macos', or 'linux'. If not specified, will rotate between all OS types. | |
| url | Yes | The URL to navigate to. Must be a fully qualified http or https URL. | |
| args | No | Additional browser command-line arguments to pass to the browser. Rejected unless CAMOUFOX_MCP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_OPTIONS=1; denied args are always rejected. | |
| geoip | No | Automatically detect geolocation based on IP address. | |
| proxy | No | Proxy configuration for routing browser traffic through an HTTP(S) proxy. Proxy servers are checked against the same local-network URL policy as page requests. | |
| locale | No | Browser locale (e.g., 'en-US', 'fr-FR'). | |
| window | No | Set fixed window size [width, height] instead of random generation. An empty array [] is accepted and treated as if the window parameter was not specified. | |
| timeout | No | Timeout in milliseconds for page load (5-300 seconds). | |
| headless | No | Run browser in headless mode. Auto-detects best mode for environment if not specified. | |
| humanize | No | Enable realistic cursor movements and human-like behavior for better stealth and anti-detection. | |
| maxChars | No | Maximum visible text and ARIA snapshot characters to return. | |
| selector | No | Optional CSS selector to limit snapshot extraction to one matching element. | |
| viewport | No | Custom viewport dimensions. | |
| block_webgl | No | Block WebGL to prevent fingerprinting and tracking. | |
| maxElements | No | Maximum interactive elements to return. | |
| block_images | No | Block all images for faster loading, reduced bandwidth, and lightweight browsing. | |
| block_webrtc | No | Block WebRTC entirely for enhanced privacy and stealth. | |
| disable_coop | No | Disable Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy for sites that require it. | |
| enable_cache | No | Cache pages, requests, etc. Uses more memory but improves performance when revisiting pages. | |
| waitStrategy | No | Wait strategy for page load. Defaults to 'domcontentloaded'. 'load' waits for all resources, 'networkidle' waits for network activity to finish. | domcontentloaded |
| captchaPolicy | No | Challenge handling policy. 'detect' reports signals, 'pause' returns state for human action, 'fail' returns an error, 'attempt' returns enhanced challenge metadata, interactive elements, a bounded screenshot, and a suggested strategy. When CAPTCHA_AUTONOMOUS=true, responses are marked for LLM-assisted handling and include provider-specific challengePlaybook context when known. | |
| exclude_addons | No | List of default addons to exclude (e.g., ['ublock_origin']). Rejected unless CAMOUFOX_MCP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_OPTIONS=1. | |
| includeConsole | No | Include bounded page console diagnostics in the JSON response. | |
| includeNetwork | No | Include bounded network diagnostics in the JSON response. | |
| stealthProfile | No | Convenience profile for common Camoufox browser settings. Explicit options override profile values. | normal |
| firefox_user_prefs | No | Custom Firefox user preferences to set. Rejected unless CAMOUFOX_MCP_ALLOW_UNSAFE_OPTIONS=1; denied prefs are always rejected. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | Yes | ||
| text | Yes | ||
| title | No | ||
| status | No | ||
| message | No | ||
| elements | Yes | ||
| maxChars | Yes | ||
| selector | No | ||
| contentType | No | ||
| diagnostics | No | ||
| maxElements | Yes | ||
| ariaSnapshot | No | ||
| challengeType | No | ||
| selectorFound | Yes | ||
| textTruncated | Yes | ||
| captchaIframes | No | ||
| captchaDetected | No | ||
| challengeSignals | No | ||
| ariaSnapshotError | No | ||
| challengeHandling | No | ||
| challengePlaybook | No | ||
| challengeProvider | No | ||
| elementsTruncated | Yes | ||
| suggestedStrategy | No | ||
| requiresUserAction | No | ||
| interactiveElements | No | ||
| ariaSnapshotTruncated | No |