How to Set Up Browser Automation with OpenClaw

# In your OpenClaw directory:
npm install playwright
npx playwright install chromium

# For Docker, add to Dockerfile:
# RUN npx playwright install-deps chromium

# ~/.openclaw/skills/browser-auto/skill.md
---
name: browser-auto
version: 1.0.0
description: Automates browser tasks using Playwright
author: your-name
permissions:
  - network:outbound
  - process:spawn
triggers:
  - command: /browse
  - pattern: "scrape|screenshot|fill out form"
---

## Instructions
You have access to a headless browser via Playwright.
When asked to perform browser tasks:
1. Launch browser with stealth settings
2. Navigate to the target URL
3. Perform the requested action
4. Return results (screenshots, extracted data, etc.)
5. Always close the browser when done

// ~/.openclaw/skills/browser-auto/scripts/browser.js
import { chromium } from 'playwright';

export async function browse(url, action) {
  const browser = await chromium.launch({
    headless: true,
    args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox']
  });
  const page = await browser.newPage();

  try {
    await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });

    if (action === 'screenshot') {
      return await page.screenshot({ fullPage: true });
    }
    if (action === 'text') {
      return await page.textContent('body');
    }
    // Add more actions as needed
  } finally {
    await browser.close();
  }
}

// Recommended Playwright settings:
const context = await browser.newContext({
  viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
  userAgent: 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7)...',
  locale: 'en-US',
  timezoneId: 'America/New_York',
  // Block unnecessary resources for speed:
  // images, fonts, stylesheets
});

// Wrap all browser actions in retry logic:
export async function browseWithRetry(url, action, maxRetries = 3) {
  for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++) {
    try {
      return await browse(url, action);
    } catch (error) {
      if (attempt === maxRetries) throw error;
      // Wait before retry (exponential backoff)
      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000 * attempt));
    }
  }
}

# In OpenClaw chat:
/browse https://example.com screenshot

# Check for errors:
tail -f ~/.openclaw/logs/skills.log | grep browser-auto