browserbase-cli
browserbase cli
What it does
- run Browserbase commands through browse
- scaffold, develop, publish, or invoke Browserbase Functions
- inspect or manage Browserbase sessions, projects, contexts, or extensions
- fetch a page through Browserbase without opening a browser session
- search the web through Browserbase without opening a browser session
- browse or scaffold starter templates with browse templates
- For interactive browsing, page inspection, screenshots, clicking, typing, or login flows, prefer the browser skill.
Requirements & configuration
- For authenticated commands, set the API key:
- For local browser work, browse open <url> --local starts a clean isolated browser. Use browse open <url> --auto-connect only when you need to attach to an existing debuggable Chrome session.
- Missing API key: set BROWSERBASEAPIKEY or pass --api-key
Configuration: BROWSERBASE_API_KEY
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
browserbase-cli FAQ
What does the browserbase-cli skill do?
Use the Browserbase CLI (`browse`) for Browserbase Functions and platform API workflows. Use when the user asks to run `browse`, deploy or invoke functions, manage sessions, projects, contexts, or extensions, fetch a page through the Browserbase Fetch API, search the web through the Browserbase Search API, or scaffold starter templates. Prefer the Browser skill for interactive browsing; use the top-level `browse` driver commands (`browse open`, `browse get`, etc.) only when the user explicitly wants the CLI path. run Browserbase commands through browse scaffold, develop, publish, or invoke Browserbase Functions
What does browserbase-cli require?
For authenticated commands, set the API key: For local browser work, browse open <url> --local starts a clean isolated browser. Use browse open <url> --auto-connect only when you need to attach to an existing debuggable Chrome session. Missing API key: set BROWSERBASEAPIKEY or pass --api-key Configuration keys: BROWSERBASE_API_KEY.
How do I install browserbase-cli?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/browserbase/skills --skill browserbase-cli --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/browserbase/skills.
Maintain browserbase-cli?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[browserbase-cli on getagentictools](https://getagentictools.com/skills/browserbase-skills-browserbase-cli?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/browserbase-skills-browserbase-cli The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.
