Download for MacApple silicon, macOS 14+
Skill

browsing

@obra Updated 2026-10-10

Use when you need direct browser control - teaches Chrome DevTools Protocol for controlling existing browser sessions, multi-tab management, form automation, and content extraction via use_browser MCP tool

Install

With your agent

Install OMGSkills skill "obra/superpowers-chrome:skills/browsing" into this agent's normal skills directory: call the OMGSkills MCP get_install_plan tool for your agent and run the script it returns (it installs only the pinned commit and verifies SKILL.md), and stop if MCP or the pin is unavailable. Do not overwrite or change existing skills without asking me.

Manual command

git clone https://github.com/obra/superpowers-chrome /tmp/superpowers-chrome && ln -s /tmp/superpowers-chrome/skills/browsing ~/.claude/skills/browsing

From README

Browsing with Chrome Direct Overview Control Chrome via DevTools Protocol using the usebrowser MCP tool. Single unified interface with auto-starting Chrome. Announce: "I'm using the browsing skill to control Chrome." When to Use Use this when: Controlling authenticated sessions Managing multiple tabs in running browser Playwright MCP unavailable or excessive Use Playwright MCP when: Need fresh browser instances Generating screenshots/PDFs Prefer higher-level abstractions Auto-Capture Every DOM action (navigate, click, type, select, eval, keyboardpress, hover, dragdrop, doubleclick, rightclick, fileupload) automatically saves: {prefix}.png — viewport screenshot {prefix}.md — page content as structured markdown {prefix}.html — full rendered DOM {prefix}-console.txt — browser console messages Files are saved to the session directory with sequential prefixes (001-navigate, 002-click, etc.). You must check these before using extract or screenshot actions.