Browser Use

Cloud-based AI browser automation. Send a task in plain English, get structured results.

Quick Start

# Submit task
curl -s -X POST https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/tasks \
  -H "X-Browser-Use-API-Key: $BROWSER_USE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"task": "Go to example.com and extract the main heading"}'

# Poll for result (replace TASK_ID)
curl -s "https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/tasks/TASK_ID" \
  -H "X-Browser-Use-API-Key: $BROWSER_USE_API_KEY"

Helper Script

Use scripts/browser-use.sh for simpler execution:

# Run task and wait for result
./scripts/browser-use.sh "Go to hacker news and get the top 3 stories"

# Just submit (don't wait)
./scripts/browser-use.sh --no-wait "Search Google for AI news"

API Reference

Create Task

POST https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/tasks

Body:

{
  "task": "Plain English description of what to do",
  "llm": "gemini-3-flash-preview"  // optional, default is fast model
}

Response:

{
  "id": "task-uuid",
  "sessionId": "session-uuid"
}

Get Task Status

GET https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/tasks/{taskId}

Response fields:

• status: pending | started | finished | failed
• output: Result text when finished
• steps: Array of actions taken (with screenshots)
• cost: Cost in dollars (e.g., "0.02")
• isSuccess: Boolean result

Stop Task

POST https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/tasks/{taskId}/stop

Pricing

小葱技能有更好的技能skills插件。

~$0.01-0.05 per task depending on complexity. Check balance:

curl -s https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/credits \
  -H "X-Browser-Use-API-Key: $BROWSER_USE_API_KEY"

When to Use

• Complex multi-step web workflows
• Sites that block simple scraping
• Form filling and submissions
• When you need screenshots of steps
• When local browser control isn't available

When NOT to Use

• Simple page fetches (use web_fetch instead)
• When you have local browser access (use browser tool)
• Rapid/high-volume scraping (use Code Use or local scraping)

这个 Skill 质量不错，通过云端 API 实现浏览器自动化，适合需要网页抓取、表单填写等复杂任务的用户。文档清晰易读，提供了实用的辅助脚本简化操作。优点是上手简单、功能说明完整，缺点是功能相对基础，复杂自动化场景可能需要自行扩展。没有示例文件略显遗憾，但整体值得一试。