Open Browser Use
[!TIP] Interested in Computer Use? Check out open-computer-use.
open-browser-use is a browser automation layer that stays neutral across
agent runtimes. It is also an open-source alternative to the Chrome Browser Use
capability recently shipped in Codex.app. For the story behind it, see the
Browser Use Deep Dive.
Under the hood, it pairs a browser extension with the open-browser-use CLI.
You can integrate it through the JavaScript SDK, Python SDK, Go SDK, or the CLI.
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Quick Start
npm i -g open-browser-use
open-browser-use setup
Install the CLI
# npm (macOS, Linux, Windows)
npm i -g open-browser-use
# Homebrew (macOS, Linux)
brew tap iFurySt/open-browser-use && brew install open-browser-use
# Upgrade
npm update -g open-browser-use
Set Up Chrome
Register the native host for the extension. The setup command also opens the Chrome Web Store page so you can install or enable the matching Chrome extension, then restart Chrome if needed.
open-browser-use setup
If the Chrome Web Store item is temporarily unavailable, use
open-browser-use setup beta to prepare a keyed release ZIP for manual
installation from chrome://extensions/.
Use It
SDK
# JavaScript / TypeScript
npm install open-browser-use-sdk
# Python
pip install open-browser-use-sdk
# Go
go get github.com/ifuryst/open-browser-use/packages/open-browser-use-go
The SDK package name is open-browser-use-sdk on both npm and PyPI. Python
code imports it as open_browser_use; Go code imports the SDK package as
obu.
Skill
Install the skill directly:
# Install for Codex
npx skills add iFurySt/open-browser-use -g -a codex --skill open-browser-use -y
npx skills ls -g -a codex | rg 'open-browser-use'
codex exec --skip-git-repo-check "Use open-browser-use to check today’s Hacker News and summarize the most worth-reading posts."
# Install for Claude Code
npx skills add iFurySt/open-browser-use -g -a claude-code --skill open-browser-use -y
Update an existing global install, including the Codex install created above:
npx skills update open-browser-use -g -y
# `upgrade` is an alias for `update`
npx skills upgrade open-browser-use -g -y
You can also manually download and install the
open-browser-use skill, then start using it from
your agent.
Downloadable .skill and .zip packages are available in
GitHub Releases.
MCP
Install the MCP server into all supported global agent configs:
npx add-mcp "obu mcp" --name open_browser_use --all -g -y
npx add-mcp list -g
You can also configure an agent runtime with local MCP stdio support manually:
[mcp_servers.open_browser_use]
command = "obu"
args = ["mcp"]
The server exposes browser tools for tab listing, opening, claiming, navigation, CDP, action plans, and cleanup.