A high-performance browser automation skill that enables AI agents to navigate, scrape, and interact with the live web.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install web-navigator
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 web-navigator using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Web Navigator?
Web Navigator is a robust extension for AI agents designed to provide seamless access to real-time web data and interactive browser sessions. As part of the Openclaw Skills library, it allows developers to build agents that can move beyond their training data to fetch current information, interact with web applications, and extract structured data from complex DOM structures.
This skill is particularly effective for workflows requiring high-fidelity web interaction, such as navigating through paginated results, handling JavaScript-heavy interfaces, or performing multi-step search sequences. By integrating Web Navigator, users can transform their coding agents into comprehensive research and automation powerhouses.
Web Navigator Use Cases
- Performing real-time market research and competitor price monitoring.
- Automating the extraction of technical documentation from dynamic web portals.
- Validating live API endpoints or web service availability during development.
- Conducting deep-dive research for content generation based on current events.
How Web Navigator Works
- The AI agent identifies a requirement for external data and triggers the Web Navigator skill.
- A browser instance is initialized to navigate to a specific URL or perform a search engine query.
- The skill analyzes the page content, identifying relevant HTML elements and navigation paths.
- Actions such as scrolling, clicking, or form submission are executed to reach the desired information.
- Structured content is scraped, cleaned, and returned to the agent context for analysis or storage.
Web Navigator Setup
To integrate this capability into your environment, use the following commands:
# Install the skill via the CLI
openclaw add web-navigator
# Ensure dependencies for browser automation are present
npm install playwright
npx playwright install chromium
Web Navigator Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Web Navigator skill organizes interaction data and results using the following schema:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
session_id |
A unique identifier for the current browsing instance. |
target_url |
The primary address being accessed for data extraction. |
extraction_map |
A JSON object mapping CSS selectors to desired data fields. |
navigation_history |
A log of all internal links followed during the session. |
result_payload |
The final structured data extracted from the web page. |
Web Navigator Advanced Features
- Support for headless and headful browsing modes depending on debugging needs.
- Session persistence to maintain login states across multiple Openclaw Skills tasks.
- Automated CAPTCHA handling and proxy rotation for uninterrupted research.
- Custom JavaScript injection for complex page manipulation and data formatting.
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