ai-coding-skills/skills/web-automation/codex/SKILL.md

name, description

name	description
web-automation	Browse and scrape web pages using Playwright with Camoufox anti-detection browser. Use when automating web workflows, extracting page content to markdown, handling authenticated sessions, or scraping websites with bot protection.

Web Automation with Camoufox (Codex)

Automated web browsing and scraping using Playwright with Camoufox anti-detection browser.

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• pnpm
• Network access to download browser binaries

First-Time Setup

cd ~/.codex/skills/web-automation/scripts
pnpm install
npx camoufox-js fetch

If native dependency build errors appear (e.g., better-sqlite3), rebuild from the reported package directory.

Quick Reference

• Browse page: npx tsx browse.ts --url "https://example.com"
• Scrape markdown: npx tsx scrape.ts --url "https://example.com" --mode main --output page.md
• Authenticate: npx tsx auth.ts --url "https://example.com/login"

Notes

• Sessions persist in Camoufox profile storage.
• Use --wait for dynamic pages.
• Use --mode selector --selector "..." for targeted extraction.