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gstack: Persistent Browser for Claude Code

Persistent headless Chromium daemon. First call auto-starts the server (~3s). Every subsequent call: ~100-200ms. Auto-shuts down after 30 min idle.

SETUP (run this check BEFORE any browse command)

Before using any browse command, find the skill and check if the binary exists:

# Check project-level first, then user-level
if test -x .claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse; then
  echo "READY_PROJECT"
elif test -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse; then
  echo "READY_USER"
else
  echo "NEEDS_SETUP"
fi

Set B to whichever path is READY and use it for all commands. Prefer project-level if both exist.

If NEEDS_SETUP:

1. Tell the user: "gstack browse needs a one-time build (~10 seconds). OK to proceed?" Then STOP and wait for their response.
2. If they approve, determine the skill directory (project-level .claude/skills/gstack or user-level ~/.claude/skills/gstack) and run:

cd <SKILL_DIR> && ./setup

1. If bun is not installed, tell the user to install it: curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash
2. Verify the .gitignore in the skill directory contains browse/dist/ and node_modules/. If either line is missing, add it.

Once setup is done, it never needs to run again (the compiled binary persists).

IMPORTANT

• Use the compiled binary via Bash: .claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse (project) or ~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse (user).
• NEVER use mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools. They are slow and unreliable.
• The browser persists between calls — cookies, tabs, and state carry over.
• The server auto-starts on first command. No setup needed.

Quick Reference

B=~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse

# Navigate to a page
$B goto https://example.com

# Read cleaned page text
$B text

# Take a screenshot (then Read the image)
$B screenshot /tmp/page.png

# Snapshot: accessibility tree with refs
$B snapshot -i

# Click by ref (after snapshot)
$B click @e3

# Fill by ref
$B fill @e4 "[email protected]"

# Run JavaScript
$B js "document.title"

# Get all links
$B links

# Click by CSS selector
$B click "button.submit"

# Fill a form by CSS selector
$B fill "#email" "[email protected]"
$B fill "#password" "abc123"
$B click "button[type=submit]"

# Get HTML of an element
$B html "main"

# Get computed CSS
$B css "body" "font-family"

# Get element attributes
$B attrs "nav"

# Wait for element to appear
$B wait ".loaded"

# Accessibility tree
$B accessibility

# Set viewport
$B viewport 375x812

# Set cookies / headers
$B cookie "session=abc123"
$B header "Authorization:Bearer token123"