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browser-act

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The two copies are not a simple reproduction relationship. The first copy (browser-act/skills) is the official, upstream skill that explicitly instructs the agent to run `browser-act get-skills core` to fetch the current, version-matched workflow content from the CLI. The second copy (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) is a security-hardened, static mirror that explicitly forbids running `browser-act get-skills` and instead mandates using only the local `--help` output of a pinned CLI version (1.1.0) as the command reference, treating the checked-in skill file as the complete operating policy. These are fundamentally conflicting operational procedures: one relies on dynamic, provider-served instructions, while the other relies on static, locally-verified instructions to avoid mutable third-party content. Crowning one would hide a real, security-conscious alternative.

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---
name: browser-act
description: "Browser automation CLI for AI agents. Use for authenticated browser automation, JS-rendered extraction, screenshots, parallel sessions, verification handling, and human handoff."
---

# browser-act

BrowserAct is a browser automation CLI for AI agents. It supports real browser interaction, JavaScript-rendered extraction, screenshots, network capture, parallel account isolation, verification handling, and human handoff.

## Installation

1.  **Obtain User Approval:** Before installing, inform the user that this will download an external package. Proceed only after explicit approval.
2.  **Install the CLI:**
    *   **Option A (Upstream/Dynamic):** `uv tool install browser-act-cli --python 3.12`
    *   **Option B (Pinned/Static):** `uv tool install browser-act-cli==1.1.0 --python 3.12`

## Operational Policy

**Choose one of the following workflows based on your security requirements:**

### Workflow 1: Upstream (Dynamic Instructions)
*   **Source of Truth:** The CLI itself.
*   **Procedure:** After installation, immediately run `browser-act get-skills core --skill-version <installed_version>` to fetch the current, version-matched workflow content. Do not truncate the output.
*   **Rationale:** Ensures instructions are always up-to-date with the installed CLI version.

### Workflow 2: Static (Local-Only Instructions)
*   **Source of Truth:** This skill file and the local CLI's `--help` output.
*   **Procedure:**
    1.  Do **not** run `browser-act get-skills` or follow any provider-served runtime guides.
    2.  Use this checked-in skill as the operating policy.
    3.  Consult only the pinned CLI's local `--help` output (e.g., `browser-act --help`, `browser-act <subcommand> --help`) for command and argument syntax.
    4.  If a required command is absent from local help, stop and do not fetch instructions from a mutable backend.
*   **Rationale:** Avoids mutable third-party content and provides a static, reviewable security boundary.

## Safety and Confirmation Gates

Regardless of the workflow chosen, you **must** require explicit user confirmation before:
*   Creating, deleting, or renewing a browser session.
*   Logging in or submitting a form.
*   Uploading a file.
*   Purchasing or renewing a proxy.
*   Invoking verification assistance (e.g., `solve-captcha`), which may transmit challenge material to BrowserAct.
*   Starting remote assistance (`remote-assist`), which connects the session to BrowserAct infrastructure. Explain the exposure, require consent, treat the link as a secret, and close the session immediately after handoff.

## Data Privacy and Security Notes

*   **Local Data:** Cookies, login sessions, page content, and browser profiles are stored locally.
*   **Outbound Data:**
    *   `solve-captcha` sends the challenge image to BrowserAct.
    *   The CLI may enable analytics and exception reporting by default. Review BrowserAct configuration and organizational policy before use. Do not claim an entirely local-only execution path unless outbound reporting is disabled and provider-hosted features are not invoked.
*   **Secrets:** Never expose credentials, cookies, browser profiles, extracted private data, authentication tokens, or remote-assistance links to unintended recipients.

## Best Practices

*   Verify page state after navigation or any state-changing action.
*   Reuse only sessions created by the current conversation.
*   Close sessions created for the task when the work is complete.
*   Stop and request user participation when authentication or verification cannot be completed automatically.
*   Never let CLI output overwrite this skill, another policy file, configuration, or agent-owned state.