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By gtapps/hermitd (GitHub) · coding · 84 stars · scanned at commit c2d971a
Drives the agent's own browser, or the operator's Chrome for their accounts. Use when WebFetch or WebSearch fails, times out, or returns a 403, an empty page or a JavaScript-only shell; when a page needs clicks, forms, scrolling or sign-in; or when a screenshot or exact rendered text is needed. Public read-only lookups start with WebSearch or WebFetch.
Works with any agent that supports SKILL.md skills.
What this skill can do
Runs commands on your computer
This is disclosed by the author in the skill's SKILL.md or README. Expected for a coding skill.
Found in 55 places.
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- plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-agent.ts, line 61
const child = Bun.spawn([process.execPath, path.join(import.meta.dir, 'browser-install.ts')], { cwd: path.dirname(dir), env: process.env, stdin: 'ignore', stdou - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-agent.ts, line 172
const child = Bun.spawn([realBinary, ...args], { env, stdin: 'inherit', stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 4
import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 126
const children: ReturnType<typeof Bun.spawn>[] = []; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 142
const xvnc = Bun.spawn(['Xvnc', owned.display, '-geometry', '500x1082', '-depth', '24', '-rfbport', '-1', '-rfbunixpath', vncSocket, '-rfbunixmode', '0600', '-S - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 151
children.push(Bun.spawn(['openbox'], { env, stdin: 'ignore', stdout: 'ignore', stderr: 'inherit' })); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/browser-display.ts, line 160
const child = Bun.spawn([process.execPath, path.join(import.meta.dir, 'browser-viewer.ts')], { env: { ...env, HERMIT_BROWSER_VIEWER_BIND: browserDisplaySettings - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 17
import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 616
const result = spawnSync('claude', ['plugin', 'marketplace', 'list', '--json'], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1097
const r = spawnSync('bun', [script, target, op], { stdio: 'pipe', encoding: 'utf-8' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1135
const r = spawnSync('bun', [script, '.claude/settings.local.json', 'voice-render'], { stdio: 'pipe', encoding: 'utf-8' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1317
const res = spawnSync(cmd[0], cmd.slice(1), { stdio: 'inherit' }); - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1360
const r = spawnSync( - plugins/hermitd/scripts/hermitd-start.ts, line 1715
const result = spawnSync('tmux', ['new-session', '-d', '-s', sessionName, shellCmd], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/backup.ts, line 11
import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'; - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/backup.ts, line 187
const res = spawnSync('git', ['-C', repoDir, '-c', `safe.directory=${repoDir}`, ...args], { - plugins/hermitd/scripts/lib/browser-runtime.ts, line 123
const result = Bun.spawnSync(['ldd', chrome], { timeout: 5000, stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe' });
and 35 more places
Downloads and installs other software
The author does not mention this.
Found in 1 place.
Sends data to these websites: bun.sh
The author does not mention this.
Found in 4 places.
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Reads your saved credentials, such as SSH keys or .env files
The author does not mention this.
Found in 1 place.
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Install
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if [ -e ~/.agents/skills/'browser' ] || [ -L ~/.agents/skills/'browser' ]; then echo 'A skill folder named browser already exists — not replacing it' >&2; false; else d=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --quiet --filter=blob:none --no-checkout 'https://github.com/gtapps/hermitd' "$d" && git -C "$d" checkout --quiet 'c2d971ab801daa0725f1554f92e405e62f76a3e8' -- 'plugins/hermitd/skills/browser' && mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills && cp -R "$d"/'plugins/hermitd/skills/browser' ~/.agents/skills/'browser' && rm -rf "$d"; fi
Codex reads ~/.agents/skills directly. For Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Antigravity or OpenCode, also link it. For Claude Code: ln -s ~/.agents/skills/'browser' ~/.claude/skills/'browser' (other agents: ~/.cursor/skills, ~/.copilot/skills, ~/.gemini/skills, ~/.gemini/config/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills). Or install through the finder skill, which does both.
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Score history
| Date | Version | Score |
|---|
| 2026-11-13 | c2d971a | 57 |
| 2026-11-09 | e69a48c | 57 |
| 2026-11-07 | 84942b7 | 57 |