Agent skill

Hanzi Browse

by hanzili in hanzili/hanzi-browse

Delegates a browsing task to a sub-agent running in the USER'S OWN Chrome — the browser they have open right now, already signed into everything.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Hanzi Browse

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hanzili/hanzi-browse --skill hanzi-browse -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hanzili/hanzi-browse hanzi-browse --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/hanzili/hanzi-browse.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/server/skills/hanzi-browse .claude/skills/hanzi-browse && 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
hanzi-browse
GitHub stars
177
Token cost
~2.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,050 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Delegates a browsing task to a sub-agent running in the USER'S OWN Chrome — the browser they have open right now, already signed into everything.

  • Tasks that involve Subagents
  • SKILL.md covers The one-line rule, Reach for Hanzi IMMEDIATELY…, How to delegate properly and Monitoring and steering the…, plus 8 more sections
  • Calls npx; reaches linkedin.com
  • Tasks that involve Web search

What it does

Hanzi Browse is an agent skill from hanzili/hanzi-browse. Delegates a browsing task to a sub-agent running in the USER'S OWN Chrome — the browser they have open right now, already signed into everything. Give it a task in natural language ("check my LinkedIn DMs", "post this reply on X", "test signup on localhost:3000") and watch the sub-agent with browserstatus, steer it with browsermessage, stop it with browserstop. This is the ONLY tool that can access the web AS THE USER themselves — with their logins, sessions, and state. Reach for it whenever the task needs the…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Subagents, Web search and Messaging and chat bots. It works with LinkedIn, Tavily and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: let any ai agent use the local browser.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Subagents
  • Tasks that involve Web search
  • Tasks that involve Messaging and chat bots

Example prompts

  • “check my LinkedIn DMs”
  • “post this reply on X”
  • “test signup on localhost:3000”
  • “/hanzi-browse”

Requirements

  • Node.js

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ce6e10d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    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:

    • linkedin.com

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

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Hanzi Browse loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 158 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,050 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~158
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.4k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,050 words (~2,407 tokens).

“You're not driving the browser directly. You're delegating to a sub-agent that runs inside the user's own Chrome — the one they have open right now, already signed into everything (Gmail, LinkedIn, GitHub, their bank, admin panels, paid subscriptions, localhost…”

— opening of SKILL.md by hanzili, Custom licence
name
hanzi-browse
category
core

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in server/skills/hanzi-browse of hanzili/hanzi-browse.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ce6e10d

Compare with similar skills

Hanzi Browse next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Hanzi Browse this skillhanzili/hanzi-browse177—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Mysearchskernelx/MySearch-Proxy159—~1.4kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Mysearchskernelx/MySearch-Proxy159—~3kAutomated safety check: NotesNone
Bright Data MCPbrightdata/skills2641 repos~3.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Ag2 Use Builtin Toolsag2ai/build-with-ag2252—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Hanzi Browse

What does Hanzi Browse do?

Delegates a browsing task to a sub-agent running in the USER'S OWN Chrome — the browser they have open right now, already signed into everything. Hanzi Browse is an agent skill from hanzili/hanzi-browse. Delegates a browsing task to a sub-agent running in the USER'S OWN Chrome — the browser they have open right now, already signed into everything.

When should I use Hanzi Browse?

Hanzi Browse fits situations like: tasks that involve Subagents; tasks that involve Web search; tasks that involve Messaging and chat bots.

How do I install Hanzi Browse in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hanzili/hanzi-browse --skill hanzi-browse -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (server/skills/hanzi-browse in hanzili/hanzi-browse) into .claude/skills/hanzi-browse in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hanzi Browse in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hanzili/hanzi-browse --skill hanzi-browse -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (server/skills/hanzi-browse in hanzili/hanzi-browse) into .agents/skills/hanzi-browse in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hanzi Browse 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 hanzili/hanzi-browse --skill hanzi-browse -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hanzi-browse, .gemini/skills/hanzi-browse, .github/skills/hanzi-browse and .opencode/skills/hanzi-browse in your project.

What does Hanzi Browse need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Hanzi Browse needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Hanzi Browse access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: linkedin.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Hanzi Browse 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 Hanzi Browse use?

Hanzi Browse has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Hanzi Browse use?

About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Hanzi Browse?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hanzi Browse: Agent Reach (EdisonChenAI/agent-reach, 115 stars), Mysearch (skernelx/MySearch-Proxy, 159 stars), Mysearch (skernelx/MySearch-Proxy, 159 stars) and Bright Data MCP (brightdata/skills, 264 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Hanzi Browse?

hanzili (a GitHub user) maintains it in hanzili/hanzi-browse, which has 177 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 25, 2026.

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