A high-performance web automation skill that empowers AI agents to navigate websites, interact with UI elements, and capture data using Python and Selenium.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install selenium-browser-skill
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install selenium-browser-skill using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Selenium Automation?
The Selenium Automation skill provides a robust framework for AI agents to perform complex browser-based tasks. By leveraging the industry-standard Selenium WebDriver and Python, this addition to your Openclaw Skills library enables headless browsing, dynamic content interaction, and automated testing.
It is designed with safety in mind, ensuring that all automation scripts are reviewed by the user before execution. Whether you need to scrape data from modern single-page applications or automate repetitive web-based workflows, this skill provides the necessary abstractions for your agent to succeed in any web-native environment.
Selenium Automation Use Cases
- Automated web scraping of data from dynamic or password-protected websites.
- Generating high-resolution screenshots of specific UI components or full web pages.
- Executing custom JavaScript snippets to modify page state or extract hidden metadata.
- Performing cross-browser regression testing within a CLI environment.
- Interacting with complex form elements, buttons, and navigation menus.
How Selenium Automation Works
- The user requests a web-related task, such as scraping a URL or capturing a visual screenshot.
- The AI agent generates a specialized Python script utilizing Selenium WebDriver and ChromeDriver configurations.
- The agent presents the code to the user for review to ensure security and intent alignment.
- Upon receiving explicit user approval, the agent uses the exec tool to run the automation script.
- The browser (typically in headless mode) navigates, interacts, and processes the page according to the generated script.
- Results, such as console output or generated image files, are returned to the agent and presented to the user.
Selenium Automation Setup
Install the necessary system dependencies and the Selenium Python package to get started with Openclaw Skills.
# Install Python dependencies
pip install selenium
# Ensure system dependencies are installed
# Requirements: python3, chromedriver, google-chrome
Selenium Automation Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the local file system to store outputs and manage execution state. Data is typically organized as follows:
| File/Data Type | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Automation Scripts | Temporary or persistent Python files containing Selenium logic. | .py |
| Screenshots | Visual captures of web elements or full browser windows. | .png |
| Scraped Data | Text or structured data extracted from the DOM. | stdout / .json |
| Browser Logs | Metadata regarding navigation and driver status. | stdout |
Selenium Automation Advanced Features
- Headless execution mode for efficient resource usage in server or CLI environments.
- Implicit and explicit waits using WebDriverWait to handle asynchronous content loading reliably.
- Direct JavaScript injection for bypassing UI limitations or manipulating the DOM on the fly.
- Element-level screenshotting for precise visual documentation of specific components.
- Support for complex user interactions including keyboard shortcuts, mouse hovers, and click events.
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