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clawdbot browser

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

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Common flags

  • --url <controlUrl>: override browser.controlUrl for this command invocation.
  • --browser-profile <name>: choose a browser profile (default comes from config).
  • --json: machine-readable output (where supported).

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Quick start (local)

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

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Profiles

Profiles are named browser routing configs. In practice:
  • clawd: launches/attaches to a dedicated Clawdbot-managed Chrome instance (isolated user data dir).
  • chrome: controls your existing Chrome tab(s) via the Chrome extension relay.
clawdbot browser profiles
clawdbot browser create-profile --name work --color "#FF5A36"
clawdbot browser delete-profile --name work
Use a specific profile: 
clawdbot browser --browser-profile work tabs

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Tabs

clawdbot browser tabs
clawdbot browser open https://docs.clawd.bot
clawdbot browser focus <targetId>
clawdbot browser close <targetId>

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Snapshot / screenshot / actions

Snapshot: 
clawdbot browser snapshot
Screenshot: 
clawdbot browser screenshot
Navigate/click/type (ref-based UI automation): 
clawdbot browser navigate https://example.com
clawdbot browser click <ref>
clawdbot browser type <ref> "hello"

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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: 
clawdbot browser extension install
clawdbot browser extension path
Then Chrome → chrome://extensions → enable “Developer mode” → “Load unpacked” → select the printed folder. Full guide: Chrome extension

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Remote browser control (clawdbot browser serve)

If the Gateway runs on a different machine than the browser, run a standalone browser control server on the machine that runs Chrome: 
clawdbot browser serve --bind 127.0.0.1 --port 18791 --token <token>
Then point the Gateway at it using browser.controlUrl + browser.controlToken (or CLAWDBOT_BROWSER_CONTROL_TOKEN). Security + TLS best-practices: Browser tool, Tailscale, Security