google-search-browser-use
Use browser-use to perform Google searches, open results, and extract key information from live pages. Use when the user asks to "search Google", "look this up on Google", or needs current web results via a real browser session (often to avoid bot blocks).
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About google-search-browser-use
The google-search-browser-use skill enables AI agents to perform live Google searches using a real browser session through the browser-use tool. Unlike traditional web scraping or API-based approaches, this skill leverages the user's existing browser session to execute searches, navigate results, and extract relevant information while minimizing bot detection and CAPTCHA challenges. By operating in real browser mode, it reuses authenticated sessions and cookies, making searches appear as legitimate user activity.
This skill provides a comprehensive workflow for web research automation. It handles the complete search lifecycle: launching Google search queries, inspecting search result pages, clicking through to specific results, extracting page content, and closing browser sessions. The skill includes built-in fallback mechanisms, such as using Jina AI's text-friendly content extraction service when direct parsing proves difficult. It also manages common issues like command path resolution and provides clear installation instructions for the browser-use dependency.
The primary use cases include real-time web research, competitive intelligence gathering, fact-checking current information, and any scenario requiring fresh search results that might be blocked by traditional scraping methods. It's particularly valuable for users who need to bypass bot detection systems, researchers requiring up-to-date information, developers building search-dependent applications, and AI agents that need to access current web content. The skill is designed for both interactive use and automated workflows where live web data is essential.
FAQ
What is the main advantage of using real browser mode?
Real browser mode reuses your existing browser session with logged-in accounts and cookies, which significantly reduces CAPTCHA challenges and bot detection. Google treats the requests as coming from a legitimate user rather than an automated script.
What should I do if the browser-use command is not found?
First, install it using 'python3 -m pip install --user browser-use'. If it's still not found, locate the installation path with 'python3 -m site --user-base' and use the full path to the binary, typically at '<USER_BASE>/bin/browser-use'.
How do I handle CAPTCHAs that appear during searches?
If CAPTCHAs appear, you need to solve them manually in the open browser window. The real browser mode allows human interaction while the automation is running, so you can complete the CAPTCHA and the skill will continue.
What is the fallback method if browser-use struggles with content extraction?
The skill includes a fallback to Jina AI's reader service. You can use 'curl -L "https://r.jina.ai/<URL>"' to get a clean, text-friendly version of any webpage that browser-use has difficulty parsing.
Do I need any special permissions or API keys to use this skill?
No API keys are required. You only need Python 3 and the ability to install the browser-use package. The skill operates through your local browser, so you need standard internet access and permissions to run browser automation tools.
Install google-search-browser-use
Quick Setup:
- Copy the skill folder to
.claude/skills/ - Claude will automatically detect and use the skill
Repository
grasseed/google-search-browser-use