Browser Automation with agent-browser
Quick start
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bun x agent-browser open <url> # Navigate to page bun x agent-browser snapshot -i # Get interactive elements with refs bun x agent-browser click @e1 # Click element by ref bun x agent-browser fill @e2 "text" # Fill input by ref bun x agent-browser close # Close browser
Core workflow
- •Navigate:
agent-browser open <url> - •Snapshot:
agent-browser snapshot -i(returns elements with refs like@e1,@e2) - •Interact using refs from the snapshot
- •Re-snapshot after navigation or significant DOM changes
Commands
Navigation
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bun x agent-browser open <url> # Navigate to URL bun x agent-browser back # Go back bun x agent-browser forward # Go forward bun x agent-browser reload # Reload page bun x agent-browser close # Close browser
Snapshot (page analysis)
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bun x agent-browser snapshot # Full accessibility tree bun x agent-browser snapshot -i # Interactive elements only (recommended) bun x agent-browser snapshot -c # Compact output bun x agent-browser snapshot -d 3 # Limit depth to 3 bun x agent-browser snapshot -s "#main" # Scope to CSS selector
Interactions (use @refs from snapshot)
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bun x agent-browser click @e1 # Click bun x agent-browser dblclick @e1 # Double-click bun x agent-browser focus @e1 # Focus element bun x agent-browser fill @e2 "text" # Clear and type bun x agent-browser type @e2 "text" # Type without clearing bun x agent-browser press Enter # Press key bun x agent-browser press Control+a # Key combination bun x agent-browser keydown Shift # Hold key down bun x agent-browser keyup Shift # Release key bun x agent-browser hover @e1 # Hover bun x agent-browser check @e1 # Check checkbox bun x agent-browser uncheck @e1 # Uncheck checkbox bun x agent-browser select @e1 "value" # Select dropdown bun x agent-browser scroll down 500 # Scroll page bun x agent-browser scrollintoview @e1 # Scroll element into view bun x agent-browser drag @e1 @e2 # Drag and drop bun x agent-browser upload @e1 file.pdf # Upload files
Get information
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bun x agent-browser get text @e1 # Get element text bun x agent-browser get html @e1 # Get innerHTML bun x agent-browser get value @e1 # Get input value bun x agent-browser get attr @e1 href # Get attribute bun x agent-browser get title # Get page title bun x agent-browser get url # Get current URL bun x agent-browser get count ".item" # Count matching elements bun x agent-browser get box @e1 # Get bounding box
Check state
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bun x agent-browser is visible @e1 # Check if visible bun x agent-browser is enabled @e1 # Check if enabled bun x agent-browser is checked @e1 # Check if checked
Screenshots & PDF
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bun x agent-browser screenshot # Screenshot to stdout bun x agent-browser screenshot path.png # Save to file bun x agent-browser screenshot --full # Full page bun x agent-browser pdf output.pdf # Save as PDF
Video recording
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bun x agent-browser record start ./demo.webm # Start recording (uses current URL + state) bun x agent-browser click @e1 # Perform actions bun x agent-browser record stop # Stop and save video bun x agent-browser record restart ./take2.webm # Stop current + start new recording
Recording creates a fresh context but preserves cookies/storage from your session. If no URL is provided, it automatically returns to your current page. For smooth demos, explore first, then start recording.
Wait
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bun x agent-browser wait @e1 # Wait for element bun x agent-browser wait 2000 # Wait milliseconds bun x agent-browser wait --text "Success" # Wait for text bun x agent-browser wait --url "**/dashboard" # Wait for URL pattern bun x agent-browser wait --load networkidle # Wait for network idle bun x agent-browser wait --fn "window.ready" # Wait for JS condition
Mouse control
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bun x agent-browser mouse move 100 200 # Move mouse bun x agent-browser mouse down left # Press button bun x agent-browser mouse up left # Release button bun x agent-browser mouse wheel 100 # Scroll wheel
Semantic locators (alternative to refs)
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bun x agent-browser find role button click --name "Submit" bun x agent-browser find text "Sign In" click bun x agent-browser find label "Email" fill "user@test.com" bun x agent-browser find first ".item" click bun x agent-browser find nth 2 "a" text
Browser settings
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bun x agent-browser set viewport 1920 1080 # Set viewport size
bun x agent-browser set device "iPhone 14" # Emulate device
bun x agent-browser set geo 37.7749 -122.4194 # Set geolocation
bun x agent-browser set offline on # Toggle offline mode
bun x agent-browser set headers '{"X-Key":"v"}' # Extra HTTP headers
bun x agent-browser set credentials user pass # HTTP basic auth
bun x agent-browser set media dark # Emulate color scheme
Cookies & Storage
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bun x agent-browser cookies # Get all cookies bun x agent-browser cookies set name value # Set cookie bun x agent-browser cookies clear # Clear cookies bun x agent-browser storage local # Get all localStorage bun x agent-browser storage local key # Get specific key bun x agent-browser storage local set k v # Set value bun x agent-browser storage local clear # Clear all
Network
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bun x agent-browser network route <url> # Intercept requests
bun x agent-browser network route <url> --abort # Block requests
bun x agent-browser network route <url> --body '{}' # Mock response
bun x agent-browser network unroute [url] # Remove routes
bun x agent-browser network requests # View tracked requests
bun x agent-browser network requests --filter api # Filter requests
Tabs & Windows
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bun x agent-browser tab # List tabs bun x agent-browser tab new [url] # New tab bun x agent-browser tab 2 # Switch to tab bun x agent-browser tab close # Close tab bun x agent-browser window new # New window
Frames
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bun x agent-browser frame "#iframe" # Switch to iframe bun x agent-browser frame main # Back to main frame
Dialogs
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bun x agent-browser dialog accept [text] # Accept dialog bun x agent-browser dialog dismiss # Dismiss dialog
JavaScript
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bun x agent-browser eval "document.title" # Run JavaScript
Example: Form submission
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bun x agent-browser open https://example.com/form bun x agent-browser snapshot -i # Output shows: textbox "Email" [ref=e1], textbox "Password" [ref=e2], button "Submit" [ref=e3] bun x agent-browser fill @e1 "user@example.com" bun x agent-browser fill @e2 "password123" bun x agent-browser click @e3 bun x agent-browser wait --load networkidle bun x agent-browser snapshot -i # Check result
Example: Authentication with saved state
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# Login once bun x agent-browser open https://app.example.com/login bun x agent-browser snapshot -i bun x agent-browser fill @e1 "username" bun x agent-browser fill @e2 "password" bun x agent-browser click @e3 bun x agent-browser wait --url "**/dashboard" bun x agent-browser state save auth.json # Later sessions: load saved state bun x agent-browser state load auth.json bun x agent-browser open https://app.example.com/dashboard
Sessions (parallel browsers)
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bun x agent-browser --session test1 open site-a.com bun x agent-browser --session test2 open site-b.com bun x agent-browser session list
JSON output (for parsing)
Add --json for machine-readable output:
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bun x agent-browser snapshot -i --json bun x agent-browser get text @e1 --json
Debugging
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bun x agent-browser open example.com --headed # Show browser window bun x agent-browser console # View console messages bun x agent-browser errors # View page errors bun x agent-browser record start ./debug.webm # Record from current page bun x agent-browser record stop # Save recording bun x agent-browser open example.com --headed # Show browser window bun x agent-browser --cdp 9222 snapshot # Connect via CDP bun x agent-browser console # View console messages bun x agent-browser console --clear # Clear console bun x agent-browser errors # View page errors bun x agent-browser errors --clear # Clear errors bun x agent-browser highlight @e1 # Highlight element bun x agent-browser trace start # Start recording trace bun x agent-browser trace stop trace.zip # Stop and save trace