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steel-browser

Use this skill for live web tasks where WebFetch or curl would fail or be insufficient: JavaScript-rendered pages, forms, screenshots, PDFs, login flows, CAPTCHA/bot-protection flows, and multi-step navigation. It runs a real Steel cloud browser through the Steel CLI. Use when the agent should visit, click, type, scrape, screenshot, or extract now. Do not use for writing reusable Steel SDK/API code; use steel-developer for code. If a live task fails, hand off to steel-session-debugging; if evid…

First seen Jun 3, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add steel-dev/skills --skill steel-browser
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

Summary

  • Use this skill for live web tasks where WebFetch or curl would fail or be insufficient: JavaScript-rendered pages, forms, screenshots, PDFs, login flows, CAPTCHA/bot-protection flows, and multi-step navigation.
  • It runs a real Steel cloud browser through the Steel CLI.
  • Use when the agent should visit, click, type, scrape, screenshot, or extract now.
  • Do not use for writing reusable Steel SDK/API code; use steel-developer for code.
  • If a live task fails, hand off to steel-session-debugging; if evidence points to bot detection, proxies, CAPTCHA, or identity, hand off to steel-reliability.

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More details

Agent compatibility

Declared targets from SKILL.md / docs. Unmarked agents are not listed — the skill may still install via the CLI.

Claude Code Declared
Cursor Declared
Codex Declared
GitHub Copilot Not declared
Windsurf Not declared
Gemini CLI Not declared
Cline Not declared
OpenCode Declared

Repository health

Stars 3
License MIT
Default branch main
Open issues 0
Status Active

Skill metadata

Parsed from SKILL.md frontmatter.

LicenseMIT
Compatibilityclaude-code,codex,cursor,opencode,pi
Allowed toolsBash(steel:*)
Declared agents claude-code cursor codex opencode
More metadata
owner
steel
category
operate
stage
ga

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 3,168 B
  • docs README.md 2,594 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 611 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 482 installs

SKILL.md

Steel Browser

Use Steel CLI browser tools to complete live web work now.

Setup

If Steel is missing or unauthenticated:

steel --version
steel login
steel doctor --preflight

If the CLI or installed skills look broken, run:

steel skills doctor

Done when this smoke test succeeds:

steel scrape https://example.com

Choose The Right Path

  • Static page content: steel scrape <url>
  • Screenshot: steel screenshot <url>
  • PDF: steel pdf <url>
  • Multi-step interaction, login, forms, or JS-heavy pages: steel browser ...
  • Bot detection, CAPTCHA, proxy, or login reliability failure: collect evidence with steel-session-debugging, then use steel-reliability
  • Reusable application code: use steel-developer

Start with the smallest tool that can finish the task. Escalate from scrape/screenshot/PDF to an interactive browser session only when interaction or state is required.

Interactive Session Workflow

steel browser start --session my-task --session-timeout 3600000
steel browser navigate https://example.com --session my-task
steel browser snapshot -i --session my-task
steel browser click @e1 --session my-task
steel browser wait --load networkidle --session my-task
steel browser snapshot -i --session my-task
steel browser stop --session my-task

Rules:

  • Always use the same --session <name> on every command.
  • Take a fresh snapshot -i after navigation or DOM changes because element refs expire.
  • Prefer @eN refs from snapshots over brittle CSS selectors.
  • Use steel browser batch when a sequence needs an action and immediate re-snapshot.
  • Release/stop sessions unless the user explicitly asks to keep them open.

Troubleshooting

  1. Run steel skills doctor for install or CLI-skill mismatch issues.
  2. Run steel doctor --preflight for auth/API issues.
  3. Use steel browser sessions and steel browser live --session <name> for active sessions.
  4. For failed completed sessions, load steel-session-debugging.
  5. For bot/proxy/CAPTCHA/identity fixes, load steel-reliability.

References

  • references/steel-browser-commands.md: command reference.
  • references/steel-browser-lifecycle.md: session lifecycle discipline.
  • references/troubleshooting.md: recovery playbooks.
  • references/migration-agent-browser.md: migration from upstream agent-browser.