Documentation

Getting Started

New to browse? Start here.

• Quickstart — Install and run your first browsing session in 5 minutes
• Installation — npm, Bun, npx, system requirements, troubleshooting

CLI Reference

Browse the complete command reference — 128 commands across 13 categories.

• Navigation — goto, back, forward, reload, url
• Content Extraction — text, html, links, forms, accessibility
• Interaction — click, fill, select, hover, type, scroll, wait
• Snapshot & Find — snapshot flags, find selectors, @ref workflow
• Visual & Compare — screenshot, pdf, responsive, diff
• React DevTools — component tree, props, Suspense, hydration
• View all 13 categories →

Configuration

• browse.json — Project-level configuration file
• CLI Flags — --session, --profile, --json, --headed, --runtime, --provider
• Environment Variables — BROWSE_PORT, BROWSE_SESSION, BROWSE_RUNTIME

Native App Automation

Automate Android, iOS, and macOS apps with the same @ref workflow.

• Native App Guide — Setup, enable, sim lifecycle, platform commands
• browse enable android|ios|macos|all — Install native drivers
• browse sim start --platform ios --app com.apple.Preferences --visible — Boot and interact

Skills

Agent skills that wrap browse workflows into slash commands.

• Skills overview — install all skills in one command
• /browse-seo — full on-page SEO audit
• /browse-aeo — Answer Engine Optimization (AI Overviews, Perplexity)
• /browse-geo — Generative Engine Optimization (multi-engine visibility tracking)
• /browse-stealth — anti-detection browsing with camoufox
• /browse-config — guided camoufox config generator
• /browse-qa — QA features and generate regression flows

Guides

Deep-dive guides for advanced use cases.

• AI Agent Integration — Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf setup
• MCP Server Mode — Run browse as an MCP server for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf
• Sessions & Profiles — Parallel agents, persistent state, multiplexing
• Runtimes & Cloud Providers — Playwright, Rebrowser (stealth), LightPanda, Camoufox (anti-detection), Browserbase, Browserless
• Security — Domain allowlists, encrypted vault, content boundaries
• React DevTools — Component inspection, hydration debugging, profiling
• Performance Audit — Core Web Vitals, framework detection, coverage analysis