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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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31```bash
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281```bash
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297```bash
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331echo "before relying on \`gbrain search\` for code questions in this worktree."
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Curl to non-GitHub URL

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528curl -fsSL "https://bun.sh/install" -o "$tmpfile"
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32_UPD=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || .claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || true)
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34mkdir -p ~/.gstack/sessions
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35touch ~/.gstack/sessions/"$PPID"
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36_SESSIONS=$(find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
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37find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -exec rm {} + 2>/dev/null || true
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38_PROACTIVE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get proactive 2>/dev/null || echo "true")
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39_PROACTIVE_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.proactive-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
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42_SKILL_PREFIX=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skill_prefix 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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46source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-repo-mode 2>/dev/null) || true
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49_SESSION_KIND=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-session-kind 2>/dev/null || echo "interactive")
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52_LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
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54_TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
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55_TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
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60_EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
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63_QUESTION_TUNING=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get question_tuning 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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65mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
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67echo '{"skill":"browse","ts":"'$(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}
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69for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do
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71if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x "~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log" ]; then
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72~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
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78eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true
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84~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --limit 3 2>/dev/null || true
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89~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log '{"skill":"browse","event":"started","branch":"'"$_BRANCH"'","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'"}' 2>/dev/null &
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94_ROUTING_DECLINED=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get routing_declined 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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105_CHECKPOINT_MODE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get checkpoint_mode 2>/dev/null || echo "explicit")
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106_CHECKPOINT_PUSH=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get checkpoint_push 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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127In plan mode, allowed because they inform the plan: `$B`, `$D`, `codex exec`/`codex review`, writes to `~/.gstack/`, writes to the plan file, and `open` for generated artifacts.
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135If `SKILL_PREFIX` is `"true"`, suggest/invoke `/gstack-*` names. Disk paths stay `~/.claude/skills/gstack/[skill-name]/SKILL.md`.
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137If 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
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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
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143- Missing `~/.claude/skills/gstack/.feature-prompted-model-overlay`: inform "Model overlays are active. MODEL_OVERLAY shows the patch." Always touch marker.
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156If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set explain_level terse`.
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160rm -f ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompt-pending
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161touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
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170touch ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen
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183If A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry community`
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193If B→A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry anonymous`
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194If B→B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry off`
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198touch ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted
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211If A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set proactive true`
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212If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set proactive false`
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216touch ~/.gstack/.proactive-prompted
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258If 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`.
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262If `VENDORED_GSTACK` is `yes`, warn once via AskUserQuestion unless `~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-$SLUG` exists:
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2743. Run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-team-init required` (or `optional`)
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2765. Tell the user: "Done. Each developer now runs: `cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup --team`"
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282eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true
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283touch ~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-${SLUG:-unknown}
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306_BRAIN_SYNC_BIN="~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync"
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307_BRAIN_CONFIG_BIN="~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config"
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411If A/B and `~/.gstack/.git` is missing, ask whether to run `gstack-artifacts-init`. Do not block the skill.
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416"~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" --discover-new 2>/dev/null || true
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417"~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" --once 2>/dev/null || true
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462~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-log '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","type":"operational","key":"SHORT_KEY","insight":"DESCRIPTION","confidence":N,"source":"observed"}'
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472`~/.gstack/analytics/`, matching preamble analytics writes.
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479rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
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481~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","event":"completed","branch":"'$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)'","outcome":"OUTCOME","duration_s":"'"$_T
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484echo '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","duration_s":"'"$_TEL_DUR"'","outcome":"OUTCOME","browse":"USED_BROWSE","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-
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487if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log ]; then
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488~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \
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793`$B` is the browse binary (resolved from `$_ROOT/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse` or `~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse`).
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Base64 decode operation

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706| `fs.writeFileSync(out, Buffer.from(dataUrl.split(',')[1],'base64'))` | `$B js "<expr>" --out <file>` (data URL auto-decoded) |
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932| `eval <file> [--out <file>] [--raw]` | Run JavaScript from a file in the page context and return result as string. Path must resolve under /tmp or cwd (no traversal). Use eval for multi-line scripts
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935| `js <expr> [--out <file>] [--raw]` | Run inline JavaScript expression in the page context and return result as string. Same JS sandbox as eval; the only difference is js takes an inline expr while e
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166If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Off
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169open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
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528curl -fsSL "https://bun.sh/install" -o "$tmpfile"
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545$B goto https://yourapp.com
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554$B goto https://app.com/login
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617$B diff https://staging.app.com https://prod.app.com
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761browse --headed goto https://example.com
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765browse --proxy socks5://user:[email protected]:1080 goto https://example.com
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768browse --proxy http://corp-proxy:3128 goto https://example.com
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773browse download "https://protected.example.com/file" /tmp/file.bin --navigate
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777download "https://protected.example.com/file" /tmp/file.bin --navigate
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868| `goto <url>` | Navigate to URL (http://, https://, or file:// scoped to cwd/TEMP_DIR) |
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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
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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
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