clawdbot/docs/cli/browser.md

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CLI reference for `moltbot browser` (profiles, tabs, actions, extension relay)	You use `moltbot browser` and want examples for common tasks You want to control a browser running on another machine via a node host You want to use the Chrome extension relay (attach/detach via toolbar button)

moltbot browser

Manage Moltbot’s browser control server and run browser actions (tabs, snapshots, screenshots, navigation, clicks, typing).

Related:

• Browser tool + API: Browser tool
• Chrome extension relay: Chrome extension

Common flags

• --url <gatewayWsUrl>: Gateway WebSocket URL (defaults to config).
• --token <token>: Gateway token (if required).
• --timeout <ms>: request timeout (ms).
• --browser-profile <name>: choose a browser profile (default from config).
• --json: machine-readable output (where supported).

Quick start (local)

moltbot browser --browser-profile chrome tabs
moltbot browser --browser-profile clawd start
moltbot browser --browser-profile clawd open https://example.com
moltbot browser --browser-profile clawd snapshot

Profiles

Profiles are named browser routing configs. In practice:

• clawd: launches/attaches to a dedicated Moltbot-managed Chrome instance (isolated user data dir).
• chrome: controls your existing Chrome tab(s) via the Chrome extension relay.

moltbot browser profiles
moltbot browser create-profile --name work --color "#FF5A36"
moltbot browser delete-profile --name work

Use a specific profile:

moltbot browser --browser-profile work tabs

Tabs

moltbot browser tabs
moltbot browser open https://docs.molt.bot
moltbot browser focus <targetId>
moltbot browser close <targetId>

Snapshot / screenshot / actions

Snapshot:

moltbot browser snapshot

Screenshot:

moltbot browser screenshot

Navigate/click/type (ref-based UI automation):

moltbot browser navigate https://example.com
moltbot browser click <ref>
moltbot browser type <ref> "hello"

Chrome extension relay (attach via toolbar button)

This mode lets the agent control an existing Chrome tab that you attach manually (it does not auto-attach).

Install the unpacked extension to a stable path:

moltbot browser extension install
moltbot browser extension path

Then Chrome → chrome://extensions → enable “Developer mode” → “Load unpacked” → select the printed folder.

Full guide: Chrome extension

Remote browser control (node host proxy)

If the Gateway runs on a different machine than the browser, run a node host on the machine that has Chrome/Brave/Edge/Chromium. The Gateway will proxy browser actions to that node (no separate browser control server required).

Use gateway.nodes.browser.mode to control auto-routing and gateway.nodes.browser.node to pin a specific node if multiple are connected.

Security + remote setup: Browser tool, Remote access, Tailscale, Security