autobrowse agent skill by browserbase
Improves browser automation through an iterative loop that runs a browsing task, reads the trace, and refines the navigation strategy until it reliably passes.
At a glance
| Publisher | Browserbase Official |
|---|---|
| Repository | browserbase/skills (18 listed skills) |
| Category | AI Agents and LLM Engineering |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | September 1, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 393 lines, 2,693 words |
| Bundled files | 22 files, including references, scripts |
| Quality score | 83/100 · B Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: 6 script files (6 JavaScript). Your agent may run them, so read them first.
- Environment variables its scripts read:
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN. Check SKILL.md for which ones it needs. - Credential names SKILL.md mentions:
BROWSERBASE_API_KEY. - Tool permissions requested:
Bash Read Write Edit Glob Grep Agent(theallowed-toolsfield of SKILL.md). - License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install autobrowse
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/browserbase/skills/tree/main/skills/autobrowsetmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/browserbase/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/autobrowse .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo browserbase/skills \
--path skills/autobrowsebrowserbase/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Self-improving browser automation via the auto-research loop. Iteratively runs a browsing task, reads the trace, and improves the navigation skill (strategy.md) until it reliably passes. Supports parallel runs across multiple tasks using sub-agents. Use when you want to build or improve browser automation skills for specific website tasks.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Compatibility, from SKILL.md
| Compatibility | Requires Node.js 18+, browse CLI, and ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. Run from the autobrowse app directory. |
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Sections in SKILL.md
- Entry Points
- How to run
- Step 1 — Parse arguments and orient
- Step 2 — Set up the workspace
- Step 3 — Multi-task: spawn parallel sub-agents
- The Loop (run this for each task)
- Iteration start
- Requirements
- Run the inner agent
- Read the trace
- Form one hypothesis
- Update strategy.md
- Judge the result
- Generate a runnable script (optional)
- After all iterations — publish if ready
- Final report (multi-task mode)
Files in the skill folder
EXAMPLES.mdLICENSE.txtREADME.mdREFERENCE.mdSKILL.mdcodegen/prompts/playwright.mdcodegen/prompts/stagehand.mdcodegen/runners/lib/tsx-runner.mjscodegen/runners/playwright.mjscodegen/runners/stagehand.mjscodegen/scaffolds/playwright/package.jsoncodegen/scaffolds/playwright/tsconfig.jsoncodegen/scaffolds/stagehand/package.jsoncodegen/scaffolds/stagehand/tsconfig.jsonpackage-lock.jsonpackage.jsonreferences/example-skill.mdreferences/example-task.mdreferences/playwright-cdp-bridge.mdscripts/codegen.mjsscripts/evaluate.mjsscripts/unify-trace.mjs
Suede Skill Check: 83/100 · B
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
- Recent maintenance: 6 of 9 points. 9 for a repository commit within 30 days of the snapshot; 6 within 90; 3 within 180; 1 within 365.
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autobrowse passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 3 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 2 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 6 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 0 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 2 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 2 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
browserbase/skills is listed from its publisher's official collection or a listing request.