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browser-gui-inspect

Automates read-only browser inspection of network controller GUIs via Chrome DevTools MCP.

650|182|Updated Feb 19, 2026
Search Tags:#mcp#Chrome DevTools#Browser Automation#api discovery#watch mode#network controller#gui inspection
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/automateyournetwork/netclaw --skill browser-gui-inspect
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: browser-gui-inspect
Source: https://github.com/automateyournetwork/netclaw/tree/main/workspace/skills/browser-gui-inspect
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/automateyournetwork/netclaw --skill browser-gui-inspect

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires chrome-devtools-mcp.

What problem does it solve?

Network controllers and web tools often expose reports, dialogs, or visualizations only through their GUI, with no REST API equivalent — and some tools have no API integration at all. This Skill drives a persistent, manually-authenticated Chrome session to read, search, and capture that GUI-only information without hardcoding any vendor-specific page knowledge.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • GUI Gap-Filling: Pull reports or settings from a controller dashboard that its REST API doesn't expose, returning extracted values plus screenshots.
  • Undocumented API Discovery: Load a dashboard feature, trigger an action, and capture the underlying network requests to reveal undocumented endpoints for future API-based skills.
  • Watch Mode: Run any workflow in a visible Chrome window so an operator can watch the automation happen live.
  • Use Case: Ask NetClaw to pull the bridge domain list from an ACI APIC tenant page that the API doesn't expose the way you need — it navigates with the authenticated profile, reads the table, and returns the values with a screenshot.

Quick Start

Ask NetClaw to open a specific controller dashboard URL and extract the information you need, for example: read the client list from my Meraki dashboard page and tell me what API calls the SSID filter triggers.

Frequently Asked Questions about browser-gui-inspect

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I extract data from a network controller GUI that has no API?▼

Provide the target dashboard URL and a plain-language intent describing what to read. The skill navigates with a persistent authenticated Chrome profile, reads the page via accessibility-tree snapshots, and returns the extracted values with a screenshot.

How to discover undocumented API endpoints behind a web dashboard?▼

Load the dashboard page, trigger the action of interest, then use list_network_requests and get_network_request to capture the exact method, URL, payload, and response shape of the underlying calls for replication in an API-based skill.

Can browser automation submit configuration changes to network devices?▼

No. Interactive tools like click and fill are restricted to reading, filtering, and searching. Configuration changes must go through the relevant API-based skill, which enforces the observe-baseline-modify-verify workflow and ServiceNow CR gating.

Does chrome-devtools-mcp require storing website credentials?▼

No credentials are requested, stored, or transmitted. Sign-in is done manually once by the operator, and the session persists in the shared Chrome profile at ~/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile for subsequent headless runs.

What happens when the browser session hits a login page?▼

The skill detects sign-in walls and returns a sign_in_required status instead of interacting with the login form. The operator must complete a manual sign-in pattern, after which the request can be retried.

Can I watch the browser automation happen live?▼

Yes. Watch Mode uses the chrome-devtools-mcp-visible server registration, which runs headed Chrome so the operator can observe every step. It is selected per request when phrasing like 'watch' or 'show me' is used.

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