web-access-claude-skill

Web Access Skill for Claude Code

Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

A skill that gives Claude Code complete internet access using three-layer channel dispatch (WebSearch / WebFetch / CDP), Chrome DevTools Protocol browser automation via a local proxy, parallel sub-agent task splitting, and cross-session site experience accumulation.

What This Project Does

Claude Code ships with WebSearch and WebFetch but lacks:

• Dispatch strategy — knowing when to use which tool
• Browser automation — clicking, scrolling, file upload, dynamic pages
• Accumulated site knowledge — domain-specific patterns reused across sessions

Web Access fills all three gaps with:

Capability	Detail
Auto tool selection	WebSearch / WebFetch / curl / Jina / CDP chosen per scenario
CDP Proxy	Connects directly to your running Chrome, inherits login state
Three click modes	/click (JS), /clickAt (real mouse events), /setFiles (upload)
Parallel dispatch	Multiple targets → sub-agents share one Proxy, tab-isolated
Site experience store	Per-domain URL patterns, quirks, traps — persisted across sessions
Media extraction	Pull image/video URLs from DOM, screenshot any video frame

Installation

Option A — Let Claude install it:

帮我安装这个 skill：https://github.com/eze-is/web-access

or in English:

Install this skill for me: https://github.com/eze-is/web-access

Option B — Manual:

git clone https://github.com/eze-is/web-access ~/.claude/skills/web-access

The skill file is ~/.claude/skills/web-access/SKILL.md. Claude Code loads all SKILL.md files under ~/.claude/skills/ automatically.

Prerequisites

Node.js 22+

node --version   # must be >= 22

Enable Chrome Remote Debugging

1. Open chrome://inspect/#remote-debugging in your Chrome
2. Check Allow remote debugging for this browser instance
3. Restart Chrome if prompted

Verify Dependencies

bash ~/.claude/skills/web-access/scripts/check-deps.sh

Expected output:

✅ Node.js 22.x found
✅ Chrome DevTools reachable at localhost:9222
✅ curl available

CDP Proxy — Core Component

The proxy is a lightweight Node.js WebSocket bridge between Claude and your Chrome instance.

Start the Proxy

# Start in background (auto-exits after 20 min idle)
node ~/.claude/skills/web-access/scripts/cdp-proxy.mjs &

# Confirm it's running
curl -s http://localhost:3456/ping
# → {"status":"ok"}

Full HTTP API Reference

# ── Tab management ──────────────────────────────────────────
# Open new tab, returns tab ID
curl -s "http://localhost:3456/new?url=https://example.com"
# → {"targetId":"ABC123","url":"https://example.com"}

# Close a tab
curl -s "http://localhost:3456/close?target=ABC123"
# → {"closed":true}

# ── Page content ────────────────────────────────────────────
# Execute JavaScript, returns result
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/eval?target=ABC123" \
  -d 'document.title'
# → {"result":"Example Domain"}

# Get full page HTML
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/eval?target=ABC123" \
  -d 'document.documentElement.outerHTML'

# ── Interaction ─────────────────────────────────────────────
# JS click (fast, works for most buttons)
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/click?target=ABC123" \
  -d 'button.submit'

# Real mouse click via CDP (use for upload triggers, canvas elements)
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/clickAt?target=ABC123" \
  -d '.upload-btn'

# File upload via input element
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/setFiles?target=ABC123" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"selector":"input[type=file]","files":["/tmp/photo.png"]}'

# ── Navigation ──────────────────────────────────────────────
# Scroll to bottom
curl -s "http://localhost:3456/scroll?target=ABC123&direction=bottom"

# Scroll to top
curl -s "http://localhost:3456/scroll?target=ABC123&direction=top"

# ── Visual ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Screenshot to file
curl -s "http://localhost:3456/screenshot?target=ABC123&file=/tmp/shot.png"

# Screenshot returned as base64
curl -s "http://localhost:3456/screenshot?target=ABC123"
# → {"base64":"iVBORw0KGgo..."}

Three-Layer Channel Dispatch

The skill teaches Claude to pick the right tool automatically:

Task type                  → Tool choice
─────────────────────────────────────────
General search query       → WebSearch
Static page / docs / API   → WebFetch or Jina
Login-gated / dynamic page → CDP Proxy
Heavy JS / SPA             → CDP Proxy
Video / canvas interaction → CDP Proxy (clickAt)
Bulk text extraction       → Jina (token-efficient)
Raw HTTP / custom headers  → curl

Jina Usage (Token-Efficient Reads)

# Jina converts any URL to clean markdown — great for docs/articles
curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/https://docs.example.com/api"

Code Examples

Example 1: Open a Page and Extract Data

// Claude runs this flow via CDP Proxy

// 1. Open tab
const tabRes = await fetch('http://localhost:3456/new?url=https://news.ycombinator.com');
const { targetId } = await tabRes.json();

// 2. Wait for load, then extract top story titles
const evalRes = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/eval?target=${targetId}`, {
  method: 'POST',
  body: `
    Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.titleline > a'))
      .slice(0, 10)
      .map(a => ({ title: a.textContent, href: a.href }))
  `
});
const { result } = await evalRes.json();
console.log(JSON.parse(result));

// 3. Clean up
await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/close?target=${targetId}`);

Example 2: Login-Gated Page (Uses Existing Chrome Session)

// Chrome already has the user logged in — CDP inherits cookies automatically

async function scrapeAuthenticatedPage(url) {
  // Open tab in the user's real Chrome — no login needed
  const { targetId } = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/new?url=${url}`)
    .then(r => r.json());

  // Wait for dynamic content
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/eval?target=${targetId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: `new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000))`
  });

  // Extract content
  const { result } = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/eval?target=${targetId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: `document.querySelector('.main-content')?.innerText`
  }).then(r => r.json());

  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/close?target=${targetId}`);
  return result;
}

Example 3: File Upload Automation

async function uploadFile(pageUrl, filePath) {
  const { targetId } = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/new?url=${pageUrl}`)
    .then(r => r.json());

  // Wait for page
  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1500));

  // Click the upload trigger button (real mouse event — required for some SPAs)
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/clickAt?target=${targetId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: '.upload-trigger-button'
  });

  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));

  // Set file on the (possibly hidden) input
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/setFiles?target=${targetId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      selector: 'input[type=file]',
      files: [filePath]
    })
  });

  // Submit
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/click?target=${targetId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: 'button[type=submit]'
  });

  // Screenshot to verify
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/screenshot?target=${targetId}&file=/tmp/upload-result.png`);

  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/close?target=${targetId}`);
}

Example 4: Parallel Research with Sub-Agents

// Instruct Claude to dispatch parallel sub-agents like this:

const targets = [
  'https://product-a.com',
  'https://product-b.com',
  'https://product-c.com',
  'https://product-d.com',
  'https://product-e.com'
];

// Each sub-agent opens its own tab (tab-isolated, same Proxy)
const results = await Promise.all(
  targets.map(async (url) => {
    const { targetId } = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/new?url=${url}`)
      .then(r => r.json());

    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000));

    const { result } = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/eval?target=${targetId}`, {
      method: 'POST',
      body: `({
        title: document.title,
        description: document.querySelector('meta[name=description]')?.content,
        h1: document.querySelector('h1')?.textContent,
        pricing: document.querySelector('[class*="pric"]')?.innerText?.slice(0,200)
      })`
    }).then(r => r.json());

    await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/close?target=${targetId}`);
    return { url, data: JSON.parse(result) };
  })
);

console.table(results);

Example 5: Video Frame Screenshot

async function screenshotVideoAt(pageUrl, timestampSeconds) {
  const { targetId } = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/new?url=${pageUrl}`)
    .then(r => r.json());

  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000));

  // Seek video to timestamp
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/eval?target=${targetId}`, {
    method: 'POST',
    body: `
      const v = document.querySelector('video');
      v.currentTime = ${timestampSeconds};
      v.pause();
    `
  });

  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));

  // Capture the frame
  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/screenshot?target=${targetId}&file=/tmp/frame-${timestampSeconds}s.png`);

  await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/close?target=${targetId}`);
}

Common Patterns

Pattern: Check Proxy Before CDP Tasks

# Always verify proxy is up before a CDP workflow
curl -s http://localhost:3456/ping || \
  node ~/.claude/skills/web-access/scripts/cdp-proxy.mjs &

Pattern: Use Jina for Documentation

# Cheaper and cleaner than WebFetch for text-heavy pages
curl -s "https://r.jina.ai/https://api.anthropic.com/docs"

Pattern: Prefer WebSearch for Discovery, CDP for Execution

1. WebSearch  → find the right URLs
2. WebFetch   → read static/public content
3. CDP        → interact, authenticate, dynamic content

Pattern: Extract All Media URLs

// Get all images and videos on current page
const media = await fetch(`http://localhost:3456/eval?target=${targetId}`, {
  method: 'POST',
  body: `({
    images: Array.from(document.images).map(i => i.src),
    videos: Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('video source, video[src]'))
               .map(v => v.src || v.getAttribute('src'))
  })`
}).then(r => r.json());

Troubleshooting

Proxy won't start

# Check if port 3456 is already in use
lsof -i :3456

# Kill existing proxy
kill $(lsof -ti :3456)

# Restart
node ~/.claude/skills/web-access/scripts/cdp-proxy.mjs &

Chrome not reachable

# Verify Chrome remote debugging is on
curl -s http://localhost:9222/json/version
# Should return Chrome version JSON

# If empty — go to chrome://inspect/#remote-debugging and enable it

/clickAt has no effect

• The element may need scrolling into view first:

curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/eval?target=ID" \
  -d 'document.querySelector(".btn").scrollIntoView()'

• Then retry /clickAt

Page content is empty / JS not rendered

# Add a wait after /new before /eval
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3456/eval?target=ID" \
  -d 'new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000))'
# Then fetch content

File upload input not found

Some SPAs render <input type=file> only after the trigger click. Always:

1. /clickAt the visible upload button first
2. Wait 500ms
3. Then /setFiles

Sub-agent tabs interfering

Each sub-agent should store its own targetId and never share it. The Proxy is stateless per-tab.

Proxy Auto-Shutdown

The proxy exits automatically after 20 minutes of no requests. For long-running tasks:

# Keep-alive ping in background
while true; do curl -s http://localhost:3456/ping > /dev/null; sleep 300; done &

Site Experience Store

The skill accumulates domain knowledge in a local JSON store. When Claude visits twitter.com, it reads any saved notes about:

• Known working URL patterns
• Login flow quirks
• Selectors that are stable vs dynamic
• Rate limiting behavior

This persists across Claude sessions. The store lives at:

~/.claude/skills/web-access/data/site-experience.json

You can inspect or edit it manually to add your own domain knowledge.

Project Structure

~/.claude/skills/web-access/
├── SKILL.md                    ← This skill file (loaded by Claude)
├── scripts/
│   ├── cdp-proxy.mjs          ← CDP Proxy server (Node.js 22+)
│   └── check-deps.sh          ← Dependency checker
└── data/
    └── site-experience.json   ← Accumulated domain knowledge

Capability Summary for Task Routing

User says	Claude should use
"Search for X"	WebSearch
"Read this URL"	WebFetch or Jina
"Go to my dashboard on X"	CDP (login state)
"Click the submit button on X"	CDP /click or /clickAt
"Upload this file to X"	CDP /setFiles
"Research these 5 products"	Parallel sub-agents via CDP
"Extract images from X"	CDP /eval + DOM query
"Screenshot X at 1:23 in the video"	CDP /eval seek + /screenshot