browse
Enables fast web browsing and interaction with web pages via a headless Chromium daemon for efficient data extraction and testing.
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The browse skill was audited on Jun 10, 2026 and we found 83 security issues across 5 threat categories. Review the findings below before installing.
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Security Issues
Template literal with variable interpolation in command context
| 31 | ```bash |
Template literal with variable interpolation in command context
| 281 | ```bash |
Template literal with variable interpolation in command context
| 297 | ```bash |
Template literal with variable interpolation in command context
| 331 | echo "before relying on \`gbrain search\` for code questions in this worktree." |
Curl to non-GitHub URL
| 528 | curl -fsSL "https://bun.sh/install" -o "$tmpfile" |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 32 | _UPD=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || .claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || true) |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 34 | mkdir -p ~/.gstack/sessions |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 35 | touch ~/.gstack/sessions/"$PPID" |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 36 | _SESSIONS=$(find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ') |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 37 | find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -exec rm {} + 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 38 | _PROACTIVE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get proactive 2>/dev/null || echo "true") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 39 | _PROACTIVE_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.proactive-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 42 | _SKILL_PREFIX=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skill_prefix 2>/dev/null || echo "false") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 46 | source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-repo-mode 2>/dev/null) || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 49 | _SESSION_KIND=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-session-kind 2>/dev/null || echo "interactive") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 52 | _LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 54 | _TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true) |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 55 | _TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 60 | _EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 63 | _QUESTION_TUNING=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get question_tuning 2>/dev/null || echo "false") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 65 | mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 67 | echo '{"skill":"browse","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(_repo=$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd 'a-zA-Z0-9._-'); echo "${_repo:-unknown} |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 69 | for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 71 | if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x "~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log" ]; then |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 72 | ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 78 | eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 84 | ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --limit 3 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 89 | ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log '{"skill":"browse","event":"started","branch":"'"$_BRANCH"'","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'"}' 2>/dev/null & |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 94 | _ROUTING_DECLINED=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get routing_declined 2>/dev/null || echo "false") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 105 | _CHECKPOINT_MODE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get checkpoint_mode 2>/dev/null || echo "explicit") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 106 | _CHECKPOINT_PUSH=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get checkpoint_push 2>/dev/null || echo "false") |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 127 | In plan mode, allowed because they inform the plan: `$B`, `$D`, `codex exec`/`codex review`, writes to `~/.gstack/`, writes to the plan file, and `open` for generated artifacts. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 135 | If `SKILL_PREFIX` is `"true"`, suggest/invoke `/gstack-*` names. Disk paths stay `~/.claude/skills/gstack/[skill-name]/SKILL.md`. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 137 | If output shows `UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>`: read `~/.claude/skills/gstack/gstack-upgrade/SKILL.md` and follow the "Inline upgrade flow" (auto-upgrade if configured, otherwise AskUserQuestion with |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 142 | - Missing `~/.claude/skills/gstack/.feature-prompted-continuous-checkpoint`: AskUserQuestion for Continuous checkpoint auto-commits. If accepted, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set che |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 143 | - Missing `~/.claude/skills/gstack/.feature-prompted-model-overlay`: inform "Model overlays are active. MODEL_OVERLAY shows the patch." Always touch marker. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 156 | If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set explain_level terse`. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 160 | rm -f ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompt-pending |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 161 | touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 170 | touch ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 183 | If A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry community` |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 193 | If B→A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry anonymous` |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 194 | If B→B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry off` |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 198 | touch ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 211 | If A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set proactive true` |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 212 | If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set proactive false` |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 216 | touch ~/.gstack/.proactive-prompted |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 258 | If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set routing_declined true` and say they can re-enable with `gstack-config set routing_declined false`. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 262 | If `VENDORED_GSTACK` is `yes`, warn once via AskUserQuestion unless `~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-$SLUG` exists: |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 274 | 3. Run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-team-init required` (or `optional`) |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 276 | 5. Tell the user: "Done. Each developer now runs: `cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup --team`" |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 282 | eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 283 | touch ~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-${SLUG:-unknown} |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 306 | _BRAIN_SYNC_BIN="~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 307 | _BRAIN_CONFIG_BIN="~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config" |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 411 | If A/B and `~/.gstack/.git` is missing, ask whether to run `gstack-artifacts-init`. Do not block the skill. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 416 | "~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" --discover-new 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 417 | "~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" --once 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 462 | ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-log '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","type":"operational","key":"SHORT_KEY","insight":"DESCRIPTION","confidence":N,"source":"observed"}' |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 472 | `~/.gstack/analytics/`, matching preamble analytics writes. |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 479 | rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 481 | ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","event":"completed","branch":"'$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)'","outcome":"OUTCOME","duration_s":"'"$_T |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 484 | echo '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","duration_s":"'"$_TEL_DUR"'","outcome":"OUTCOME","browse":"USED_BROWSE","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill- |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 487 | if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log ]; then |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 488 | ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \ |
Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory
| 793 | `$B` is the browse binary (resolved from `$_ROOT/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse` or `~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse`). |
Base64 decode operation
| 706 | | `fs.writeFileSync(out, Buffer.from(dataUrl.split(',')[1],'base64'))` | `$B js "<expr>" --out <file>` (data URL auto-decoded) | |
Base64 decode operation
| 932 | | `eval <file> [--out <file>] [--raw]` | Run JavaScript from a file in the page context and return result as string. Path must resolve under /tmp or cwd (no traversal). Use eval for multi-line scripts |
Base64 decode operation
| 935 | | `js <expr> [--out <file>] [--raw]` | Run inline JavaScript expression in the page context and return result as string. Same JS sandbox as eval; the only difference is js takes an inline expr while e |
External URL reference
| 166 | If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Off |
External URL reference
| 169 | open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean |
External URL reference
| 528 | curl -fsSL "https://bun.sh/install" -o "$tmpfile" |
External URL reference
| 545 | $B goto https://yourapp.com |
External URL reference
| 554 | $B goto https://app.com/login |
External URL reference
| 617 | $B diff https://staging.app.com https://prod.app.com |
External URL reference
| 761 | browse --headed goto https://example.com |
External URL reference
| 765 | browse --proxy socks5://user:[email protected]:1080 goto https://example.com |
External URL reference
| 768 | browse --proxy http://corp-proxy:3128 goto https://example.com |
External URL reference
| 773 | browse download "https://protected.example.com/file" /tmp/file.bin --navigate |
External URL reference
| 777 | download "https://protected.example.com/file" /tmp/file.bin --navigate |
External URL reference
| 868 | | `goto <url>` | Navigate to URL (http://, https://, or file:// scoped to cwd/TEMP_DIR) | |
External URL reference
| 913 | | `press <key>` | Press a Playwright keyboard key against the focused element. Names are case-sensitive: Enter, Tab, Escape, ArrowUp/Down/Left/Right, Backspace, Delete, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown. Mo |
External URL reference
| 958 | | `chain (JSON via stdin)` | Run a sequence of commands from JSON on stdin. One JSON array of arrays, each inner array is [cmd, ...args]. Output is one JSON result per command. Pipe a JSON array (e.g |