Awesome-openclaw-skills browser-use-2

Cloud browser automation via Browser Use API. Use when you need AI-driven web browsing, scraping, form filling, or multi-step web tasks without local browser control. Triggers on "browser use", "cloud browser", "scrape website", "automate web task", or when local browser isn't available/suitable.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/browser-use-2" ~/.claude/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-browser-use-2 && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/browser-use-2" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-browser-use-2 && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/browser-use-2/SKILL.md
source content

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

~$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)