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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw browser` (profiles, tabs, actions, extension relay)"
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read_when:
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- You use `openclaw browser` and want examples for common tasks
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- You want to control a browser running on another machine via a node host
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- You want to use the Chrome extension relay (attach/detach via toolbar button)
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title: "browser"
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---
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# `openclaw browser`
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Manage OpenClaw’s browser control server and run browser actions (tabs, snapshots, screenshots, navigation, clicks, typing).
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Related:
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- Browser tool + API: [Browser tool](/tools/browser)
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- Chrome extension relay: [Chrome extension](/tools/chrome-extension)
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## Common flags
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- `--url <gatewayWsUrl>`: Gateway WebSocket URL (defaults to config).
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- `--token <token>`: Gateway token (if required).
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- `--timeout <ms>`: request timeout (ms).
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- `--browser-profile <name>`: choose a browser profile (default from config).
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- `--json`: machine-readable output (where supported).
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## Quick start (local)
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```bash
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openclaw browser --browser-profile chrome tabs
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openclaw browser --browser-profile openclaw start
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openclaw browser --browser-profile openclaw open https://example.com
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openclaw browser --browser-profile openclaw snapshot
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```
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## Profiles
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Profiles are named browser routing configs. In practice:
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- `openclaw`: launches/attaches to a dedicated OpenClaw-managed Chrome instance (isolated user data dir).
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- `chrome`: controls your existing Chrome tab(s) via the Chrome extension relay.
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```bash
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openclaw browser profiles
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openclaw browser create-profile --name work --color "#FF5A36"
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openclaw browser delete-profile --name work
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```
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Use a specific profile:
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```bash
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openclaw browser --browser-profile work tabs
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```
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## Tabs
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```bash
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openclaw browser tabs
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openclaw browser open https://docs.openclaw.ai
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openclaw browser focus <targetId>
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openclaw browser close <targetId>
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```
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## Snapshot / screenshot / actions
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Snapshot:
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```bash
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openclaw browser snapshot
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```
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Screenshot:
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```bash
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openclaw browser screenshot
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```
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Navigate/click/type (ref-based UI automation):
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```bash
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openclaw browser navigate https://example.com
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openclaw browser click <ref>
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openclaw browser type <ref> "hello"
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```
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## Chrome extension relay (attach via toolbar button)
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This mode lets the agent control an existing Chrome tab that you attach manually (it does not auto-attach).
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Install the unpacked extension to a stable path:
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```bash
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openclaw browser extension install
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openclaw browser extension path
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```
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Then Chrome → `chrome://extensions` → enable “Developer mode” → “Load unpacked” → select the printed folder.
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Full guide: [Chrome extension](/tools/chrome-extension)
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## Remote browser control (node host proxy)
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If the Gateway runs on a different machine than the browser, run a **node host** on the machine that has Chrome/Brave/Edge/Chromium. The Gateway will proxy browser actions to that node (no separate browser control server required).
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Use `gateway.nodes.browser.mode` to control auto-routing and `gateway.nodes.browser.node` to pin a specific node if multiple are connected.
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Security + remote setup: [Browser tool](/tools/browser), [Remote access](/gateway/remote), [Tailscale](/gateway/tailscale), [Security](/gateway/security)
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