curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/cli/install.sh | bash

& "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" -c 'curl -fsSL https://browser-use.com/cli/install.sh | bash'

browser-use doctor   # Validate installation
browser-use setup    # Run setup wizard (optional)

browser-use init                          # Interactive template selection
browser-use init --list                   # List available templates
browser-use init --template basic         # Generate specific template
browser-use init --output my_script.py    # Specify output file
browser-use init --force                  # Overwrite existing files

uv pip install -e .

# 1. Install the package
uv pip install browser-use

# 2. Install Chromium
browser-use install

# 3. Validate
browser-use doctor

# Open a webpage (starts browser automatically)
browser-use open https://example.com

# See clickable elements with their indices
browser-use state

# Click an element by index
browser-use click 5

# Type text into focused element
browser-use type "Hello World"

# Fill a specific input field (click + type)
browser-use input 3 "[email protected]"

# Take a screenshot
browser-use screenshot output.png

# Close the browser
browser-use close

# Default: headless Chromium
browser-use open https://example.com

# Visible browser window
browser-use --headed open https://example.com

# Use your real Chrome with Default profile (with existing logins/cookies)
browser-use --profile "Default" open https://gmail.com

# Use a specific Chrome profile
browser-use --profile "Profile 1" open https://gmail.com

# Auto-discover and connect to running Chrome
browser-use --connect open https://example.com

# Connect to an existing browser via CDP URL
browser-use --cdp-url http://localhost:9222 open https://example.com

# WebSocket CDP URL also works
browser-use --cdp-url ws://localhost:9222/devtools/browser/... state

browser-use python "x = 42"           # Set variable
browser-use python "print(x)"         # Access variable (prints: 42)
browser-use python "print(browser.url)"  # Access browser
browser-use python --vars             # Show defined variables
browser-use python --reset            # Clear namespace
browser-use python --file script.py   # Run Python file

# Save API key (or set BROWSER_USE_API_KEY env var)
browser-use cloud login sk-abc123...

# Provision a cloud browser and connect
browser-use cloud connect
browser-use state                    # works normally
browser-use close                    # disconnects AND stops cloud browser

# List browsers
browser-use cloud v2 GET /browsers

# Create a task
browser-use cloud v2 POST /tasks '{"task":"Search for AI news","url":"https://google.com"}'

# Poll until done
browser-use cloud v2 poll <task-id>

# Remove API key
browser-use cloud logout

# Example: Test local dev server with cloud browser
npm run dev &                              # localhost:3000
browser-use tunnel 3000                    # → https://abc.trycloudflare.com
browser-use cloud connect                  # Provision cloud browser
browser-use open https://abc.trycloudflare.com

# Default behavior unchanged
browser-use open https://example.com           # uses session 'default'
browser-use state                              # talks to 'default' daemon

# Named sessions
browser-use --session work open https://example.com
browser-use --session work state
browser-use --session cloud cloud connect

# List active sessions
browser-use sessions

# Close specific session
browser-use --session work close

# Close all sessions
browser-use close --all

# Env var fallback
BROWSER_USE_SESSION=work browser-use state

browser-use open https://example.com/contact
browser-use state
# Shows: [0] input "Name", [1] input "Email", [2] button "Submit"
browser-use input 0 "John Doe"
browser-use input 1 "[email protected]"
browser-use click 2

browser-use open https://news.ycombinator.com
browser-use eval "Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.titleline a')).slice(0,5).map(a => a.textContent)"

browser-use open https://example.com
browser-use python "
for i in range(5):
    browser.scroll('down')
    browser.wait(0.5)
browser.screenshot('scrolled.png')
"

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/browser-use
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/browser-use/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/browser-use/browser-use/main/skills/browser-use/SKILL.md

~/.browser-use/
├── config.json          # API key, settings (shared with profile-use)
├── bin/
│   └── profile-use      # Managed Go binary (auto-downloaded)
├── tunnels/
│   ├── {port}.json      # Tunnel metadata
│   └── {port}.log       # Tunnel logs
├── default.sock         # Daemon socket (ephemeral)
├── default.pid          # Daemon PID (ephemeral)
└── cli.log              # Daemon log

winget install Python.Python.3.11 --architecture x64

$env:PY_PYTHON=3.11

# Check PATH
echo $env:PATH

# Or run via Git Bash
& "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" -c 'browser-use --help'

# Find browser-use Python processes
tasklist | findstr python

# Kill by PID
taskkill /PID <pid> /F

# Or kill all Python
taskkill /IM python.exe /F

taskkill /IM python.exe /F
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.browser-use-env"
# Then run installer again