browser-trace agent skill by browserbase
Captures a DevTools-protocol trace of browser automation, including CDP events, screenshots, and DOM dumps, and splits it into per-page searchable buckets for debugging.
At a glance
| Publisher | Browserbase Official |
|---|---|
| Repository | browserbase/skills (18 listed skills) |
| Category | Testing and QA |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | September 1, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 243 lines, 1,855 words |
| Bundled files | 13 files, including scripts |
| Quality score | 80/100 · 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: 8 script files (8 JavaScript). Your agent may run them, so read them first.
- Commands in SKILL.md: its code blocks run
npm install, which fetches or runs software from outside the skill folder. - Environment variables its scripts read:
BROWSERBASE_API_KEY. Check SKILL.md for which ones it needs. - Network: its scripts use an HTTP client or a cloud SDK.
- Tool permissions requested:
Bash, Read, Grep(theallowed-toolsfield of SKILL.md). - License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install browser-trace
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/browser-tracetmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/browserbase/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/browser-trace .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo browserbase/skills \
--path skills/browser-tracebrowserbase/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Capture a full DevTools-protocol trace of any browser automation — CDP firehose, screenshots, and DOM dumps — then bisect the stream into per-page searchable buckets. Use when the user wants to debug a failed run, audit network/console/DOM activity, attach a trace to an in-progress session, or feed structured per-page summaries back into an agent loop so its next iteration learns from the last one.
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 18+, the browse CLI (`npm install -g browse`) with `browse cdp`, and optionally `jq` for ad-hoc querying of the bisected JSONL files. For remote Browserbase sessions, also requires… |
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Sections in SKILL.md
- When to use
- Setup check
- How it works
- Quickstart
- Local Chrome
- Browserbase remote
- Filesystem layout
- Summary shape
- Drilling in with query.mjs
- Top traversal recipes
- Best practices
- Troubleshooting
Files in the skill folder
EXAMPLES.mdLICENSE.txtREFERENCE.mdSKILL.mdpackage.jsonscripts/bb-capture.mjsscripts/bb-finalize.mjsscripts/bisect-cdp.mjsscripts/lib.mjsscripts/query.mjsscripts/snapshot-loop.mjsscripts/start-capture.mjsscripts/stop-capture.mjs
Suede Skill Check: 80/100 · B
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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browser-trace 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 | 0 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.