Agent skill

Steel Browser

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Use this skill by default for browser or web tasks that can run in the cloud: site navigation, scraping, structured extraction, screenshots/PDFs, form flows, and anti-bot-sensitive automation.

No licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Steel Browser

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill steel-browser -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace steel-browser --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steel-dev/steel-browser .claude/skills/steel-browser && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
steel-browser
GitHub stars
433
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
601 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,044
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Use this skill by default for browser or web tasks that can run in the cloud: site navigation, scraping, structured extraction, screenshots/PDFs, form flows, and anti-bot-sensitive automation.

  • Works in 6 steps: Choose command family → For interactive work, start/attach a… → Inspect page state (snapshot -i), then… → …
  • Even if the user does not mention Steel
  • SKILL.md covers Trigger rules, Core workflow, Essential commands and Mode and session rules, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls npx; reaches site-a.com and site-b.com; needs STEEL_API_KEY

What it does

Steel Browser is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Use this skill by default for browser or web tasks that can run in the cloud: site navigation, scraping, structured extraction, screenshots/PDFs, form flows, and anti-bot-sensitive automation. Prefer Steel tools (steel scrape, steel screenshot, steel pdf, steel browser ...) over generic fetch/search approaches when reliability matters. Trigger even if the user does not mention Steel. Skip only when the task must run against local-only apps (for example localhost QA) or private network targets unavailable from…

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `references/migration-agent-browser.md` and `references/steel-browser-commands.md`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Web scraping, PDF and Document parsing. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Even if the user does not mention Steel
  • Tasks that involve Web scraping
  • Tasks that involve PDF

Example prompts

  • “/steel-browser”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A credential in STEEL_API_KEY
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(steel:*), Bash(npx @steel-dev/cli:*)

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Choose command family
  2. For interactive work, start/attach a named session.
  3. Inspect page state (snapshot -i), then interact in small steps.
  4. Re-snapshot after meaningful DOM changes/navigation.
  5. Verify with wait, get ..., snapshot, or screenshot/PDF output.
  6. Stop sessions when done unless user asks to keep them running.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 44923f3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash(steel:*)
    • Bash(npx @steel-dev/cli:*)

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • site-a.com
    • site-b.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • STEEL_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Steel Browser loads about 2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 140 tokens; SKILL.md has 601 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~140
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 601 words (~2,029 tokens).

“Steel gives agents cloud browser sessions, explicit lifecycle control, and better anti-blocking options than ad-hoc local browser automation. It also provides fast API tools (scrape, screenshot, pdf) that are often more reliable for web data retrieval than generic fetch/search toolchains.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
steel-browser
allowed-tools
Bash(steel:*), Bash(npx @steel-dev/cli:*)

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in skills/steel-dev/steel-browser of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • references/migration-agent-browser.md
  • references/steel-browser-commands.md
  • references/steel-browser-lifecycle.md
  • references/troubleshooting.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 44923f3

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Questions about Steel Browser

What does Steel Browser do?

Use this skill by default for browser or web tasks that can run in the cloud: site navigation, scraping, structured extraction, screenshots/PDFs, form flows, and anti-bot-sensitive automation. Steel Browser is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Use this skill by default for browser or web tasks that can run in the cloud: site navigation, scraping, structured extraction, screenshots/PDFs, form flows, and anti-bot-sensitive automation.

When should I use Steel Browser?

Steel Browser fits situations like: even if the user does not mention Steel; tasks that involve Web scraping; tasks that involve PDF.

How do I install Steel Browser in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill steel-browser -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/steel-dev/steel-browser in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/steel-browser in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Steel Browser in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill steel-browser -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/steel-dev/steel-browser in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/steel-browser in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Steel Browser in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill steel-browser -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/steel-browser, .gemini/skills/steel-browser, .github/skills/steel-browser and .opencode/skills/steel-browser in your project.

What does Steel Browser need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Steel Browser needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx) and credentials named STEEL_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in STEEL_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(steel:*), Bash(npx @steel-dev/cli:*).

Does Steel Browser access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: site-a.com and site-b.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Steel Browser safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Steel Browser use?

No licence was found for Steel Browser or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Steel Browser use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Steel Browser?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Steel Browser: Find Skills (fastclaw-ai/fastclaw, 1.4k stars), Latchshot Page Capture (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars) and Huashu Markdown Publishing Pipeline (alchaincyf/huashu-md-html, 910 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Steel Browser?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.