Set up headless browser automation in Clawdbot using Playwright Chromium. Use when configuring browser tools for WSL/Linux environments, installing browser d...
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name: playwright-browser
description: Set up headless browser automation in Clawdbot using Playwright Chromium. Use when configuring browser tools for WSL/Linux environments, installing browser dependencies, or enabling headless web automation. Handles Chromium installation, system library dependencies, and Clawdbot browser configuration.
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# Playwright Browser Setup
Configure Clawdbot's browser tool to use Playwright-managed Chromium for headless automation in WSL/Linux environments.
## Quick Setup
Run the setup script to install everything:
```bash
./scripts/setup.sh
```
This will:
1. Install Playwright and Chromium
2. Install required system libraries (requires sudo)
3. Patch Clawdbot config to use the Playwright browser
## Manual Setup
### 1. Install Playwright Chromium
```bash
npx playwright install chromium
```
### 2. Install System Dependencies
Chromium requires NSS and ALSA libraries:
```bash
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install -y libnss3 libasound2t64
# If libasound2t64 doesn't exist (older Ubuntu):
sudo apt-get install -y libnss3 libasound2
```
### 3. Find Chromium Path
```bash
find ~/.cache/ms-playwright -name "chrome" -path "*/chrome-linux64/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1
```
### 4. Configure Clawdbot
Patch the gateway config:
```bash
clawdbot config patch '{"browser": {"executablePath": "<path-from-step-3>", "headless": true, "noSandbox": true}}'
```
Or use the provided script:
```bash
./scripts/configure-clawdbot.sh
```
## Verification
Test the browser works:
```bash
~/.cache/ms-playwright/chromium-*/chrome-linux64/chrome --headless --no-sandbox --disable-gpu --dump-dom https://example.com
```
## Notes
- `noSandbox: true` is required for WSL/container environments
- `headless: true` runs without a visible window (faster, no display needed)
- For visible browser, set `headless: false` and ensure WSLg or X11 is configured
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