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SKILL.md
npx skills add browserbase/skills --skill functions
Deploy serverless browser automation as cloud functions using Browserbase. Use when the user wants to deploy browser automation to run on a schedule or cron, create a webhook endpoint for browser tasks, run automation in the cloud instead of locally, or asks about Browserbase Functions.
npx skills add browserbase/skills --skill functions
Deploy serverless browser automation using the official browse CLI.
Get an API key from: https://browserbase.com/settings
This creates:
Key objects:
context.session.connectUrl - CDP endpoint to connect Playwrightcontext.params - Input parameters from invocationServer runs at http://127.0.0.1:14113
The dev server auto-reloads on file changes. Use console.log() for debugging - output appears in the terminal.
Output:
Save the Function ID - you need it to invoke.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
browse functions init <name> | Create new project |
browse functions dev <file> | Start local dev server |
browse functions publish <file> | Deploy to Browserbase |
For invocation examples, common patterns, and troubleshooting, see REFERENCE.md.
echo "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=$BROWSERBASE_API_KEY" >> .envpnpm installimport { defineFn } from "@browserbasehq/sdk-functions";
import { chromium } from "playwright-core";
defineFn("my-function", async (context) => {
const { session, params } = context;
// Connect to browser
const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.connectUrl);
const page = browser.contexts()[0]!.pages()[0]!;
// Your automation
await page.goto(params.url || "https://example.com");
const title = await page.title();
// Return JSON-serializable result
return { success: true, title };
});browse functions dev index.tscurl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:14113/v1/functions/my-function/invoke \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"params": {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com"}}'browse functions publish index.tsFunction published successfully
Build ID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
Function ID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx