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๐ฏ OpenClaw Chrome Extension Relay๏ผGUI ๆจกๅผๆงๅถไฝ ็็่ฆฝๅจ
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ๅพ Headless ๅฐ GUI๏ผ้ๆฐๅฎ็พฉ็่ฆฝๅจ่ชๅๅ
2026 ๅนด็ AI Agent ้็ผๆญฃๅจ็ถๆญทไธๅ ด้่ฆ็่ฝๆโโๅพใ้ฑๅฝขๅพๅฐใๅฐใๅฏ่ฆ GUIใใOpenClaw Chrome Extension Relay ่ฎไฝ ไธๅ่ขซ้ๅถๅจ headless Chrome ็้ปๆไธญ๏ผ่ๆฏๅฏไปฅ็ดๆฅ่ไฝ ็ๆฅๅธธ็่ฆฝๅจไบๅใ
๐ฏ ๆ ธๅฟๆฆๅฟต๏ผ็บไป้บผ้่ฆ GUI๏ผ
ๅณ็ตฑ็็่ฆฝๅจ่ชๅๅๅทฅๅ ท้ๅธธไพ่ณด headless Chrome๏ผ้ๆๅณ่๏ผ
- โ ็กๆณ่ฆ่ฆบ้ฉ่ญ
- โ ็กๆณ่็้่ฆ GUI ็ๆ็จ
- โ ็กๆณไฝฟ็จ็่ฆฝๅจ็ๅ็ๅ่ฝ
- โ ้ฏ่ชคๆๆฅๅฐ้ฃ
OpenClaw Chrome Extension Relay ็้ฉๅฝๆงไน่ๅจๆผ๏ผ
- โ ็ดๆฅๆงๅถไฝ ็พๆ็ Chrome tab
- โ ไฟ็ๆๆ GUI ๅ่ฝ๏ผ่ฆ่ฆบ้ฉ่ญใๅ็ๅ่ฝ๏ผ
- โ ้้ๅฎไธๅทฅๅ ทๅๆ้้ๅ /ๅ้ข
- โ ๅฎๅ จๅฏๆง็ CDP๏ผChrome DevTools Protocol๏ผๆฉๆฅ
๐ง ๅฎ่ฃๆๅ๏ผไธๆญฅๅฎๆ
ๆญฅ้ฉ 1๏ผๅฎ่ฃๆดๅฑ
ๅจ็ต็ซฏๆฉๅท่ก๏ผ
openclaw browser extension install
้ๆๅฐๆดๅฑๆไปถ่ค่ฃฝๅฐ็ฉฉๅฎ็ๆฌๅฐ่ทฏๅพใ
้ ๆ่ผธๅบ๏ผ
Extension installed at: /root/.openclaw/browser-extension/
ๆญฅ้ฉ 2๏ผๆฅ็ๆดๅฑ่ทฏๅพ
ๅท่กไปฅไธๅฝไปค็ขบ่ชๅฎ่ฃไฝ็ฝฎ๏ผ
openclaw browser extension path
่ผธๅบ็ฏไพ๏ผ
Extension installed at: /root/.openclaw/browser-extension/
ๆญฅ้ฉ 3๏ผๅจ Chrome ไธญๅ ่ผๆดๅฑ
- ๆ้ Chrome๏ผGUI ๆจกๅผ๏ผ้ headless๏ผ
- ่จชๅ
chrome://extensions - ้ๅใ้็ผ่ ๆจกๅผใ๏ผๅณไธ่ง๏ผ
- ้ปๆ ใ่ผๅ ฅๅทฒ่งฃๅฃ็ธฎ็ๆดๅ ๅ่ฝใ
- ้ธๆๆญฅ้ฉ 2 ่ผธๅบ็่ทฏๅพ
- ๅบๅฎๆดๅฑๅฐๅทฅๅ ทๅ๏ผๅณ้ต โ ๅบๅฎ๏ผ
๐ ไฝฟ็จๆนๆณ๏ผ้ๅ ่ๆงๅถ
้ๅ ็่ฆฝๅจ
- ๆ้ไฝ ๆณ่ฎ OpenClaw ๆงๅถ็ ไปปๆ็ถฒ้ tab
- ้ปๆๅทฅๅ ทๅ็ OpenClaw icon
- Badge ้กฏ็คบ
ON่กจ็คบๅทฒ้ฃๆฅ - ๅๆฌก้ปๆๅณๅฏๅ้ข
Badge ็ๆ ่ชชๆ๏ผ
ON๏ผๅทฒ้ๅ ๏ผOpenClaw ๅฏ้ฉ ๅ่ฉฒ tabโฆ๏ผๆญฃๅจ้ฃๆฅๅฐๆฌๅฐ relay!๏ผrelay ไธๅฏ้๏ผGateway ๆช้่ก๏ผ
ๆงๅถๆๅฎ Tab
โ ๏ธ ้่ฆๆ็คบ๏ผ
ไธๆ่ชๅๆงๅถใ็ถๅๆฅ็็ tabใใๅชๆ ้ปๆ้ๅ ็ tab ๆๆ่ขซๆงๅถใ
- ่ฆๅๆๆงๅถ็ฎๆจ๏ผๆ้ๅ ถไป tab ไธฆ้ปๆๆดๅฑ icon
- ็ณป็ตฑๆ่จไฝๆฏๅ tab ็้ๅ ็ๆ
API ่ชฟ็จ็คบไพ
# ไฝฟ็จ browser ๅทฅๅ
ท๏ผ้ธๆ chrome profile๏ผ
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="navigate",
targetUrl="https://example.com"
)
# ๆชๅไธฆๆฅ็
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="screenshot",
output="screenshot.png",
fullPage=True
)
# ้ปๆๅ
็ด
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="click",
ref="e12"
)
# ่ผธๅ
ฅๆๆฌ
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="type",
ref="e15",
text="Hello World"
)
โ๏ธ ๆถๆง่งฃๆ๏ผๅฆไฝๅฏฆ็พ๏ผ
ไธๅฑคๆถๆง
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Agent / Tool Layer โ
โ (browser tool, CLI commands) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Gateway / Node Host Layer โ
โ (API ่ชฟ็จ, ่ช่ญ, ๆฌ้ๆงๅถ) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Local Relay Server โ
โ (loopback CDP: http://127.0.0.1:18792) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Chrome Extension โ
โ (chrome.debugger API, CDP message pipe) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ Chrome Browser โ
โ (UI, DOM, JavaScript execution) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
ๆ ธๅฟๆฉๅถ
-
Extension ไฝฟ็จ chrome.debugger API
- ้ๅ ๅฐๆๅฎ tab
- ๅปบ็ซ CDP๏ผChrome DevTools Protocol๏ผ้ฃๆฅ
- ่ฝ็ผๆถๆฏๅฐๆฌๅฐ relay
-
Relay Server ็ฃ่ฝ loopback
- ้ ่จญๅฐๅ๏ผ
http://127.0.0.1:18792 - ๅฎๅ จ้้ข๏ผๅ ๅ ่จฑๆฌๅฐ้ฃๆฅ
- ๅ ง้จ่ช่ญ๏ผCDP ๅฎขๆถ็ซฏ้่ฆ token
- ้ ่จญๅฐๅ๏ผ
-
Agent ้้ Gateway ๆงๅถ
- ๅทฅๅ ท่ชฟ็จ โ Gateway API
- Gateway ่ฝ็ผๅฐๅฐๆ็ node host
- Node host ้้ relay ๆงๅถ็่ฆฝๅจ
๐ ๅฎๅ จๆง๏ผๆฌ้่้ขจ้ช
ๆฌ้็ฏๅ
็ถ้ๅ ๅพ๏ผOpenClaw ๅฏไปฅ๏ผ
- โ ้ปๆ/่ผธๅ ฅ/ๅฐ่ชๅจ่ฉฒ tab ไธญ
- โ ่ฎๅ้ ้ขๅ งๅฎน๏ผDOM, HTML, ๆๆฌ๏ผ
- โ ็ฃๆง็ถฒ่ทฏ่ซๆฑ
- โ ๅท่ก JavaScript
- โ ่จชๅ่ฉฒ tab ็ๆๆๅธณ่ๆฌ้
้ขจ้ช่ฉไผฐ
| ้ขจ้ช้กๅฅ | ่ชชๆ | ๅชๅ ็ด |
|---|---|---|
| ๅธณ่ๆฌ้ | ้ๅ ๅฐๆฅๅธธไฝฟ็จ tab = ็ตฆไบ่ฉฒๅธณ่็ๆๆๆฌ้ | ๐ด ้ซ |
| ๆฌๅฐๆด้ฒ | Relay port ๆ่ฉฒๅ loopback | ๐ก ไธญ |
| ๆฒ็้ๅถ | ๆฒ็ session ๅฏ่ฝ็กๆณๆงๅถ host browser | ๐ก ไธญ |
ๅฎๅ จๅปบ่ญฐ
-
ไฝฟ็จๅฐ็จ Chrome Profile
- ไธ่ฆ็จๆฅๅธธ็่ฆฝ profile
- ๅตๅปบๅฐ็จ profile ็จๆผ AI ่ชๅๅ
-
้ๅถ็ถฒ่ทฏๆด้ฒ
- ไฝฟ็จ Tailscale ๆ Gateway ่ช่ญ
- ้ฟๅ ๆด้ฒ relay port ๅฐ LAN
- ้ฟๅ ไฝฟ็จ Funnel๏ผๅ ฌๅ ฑ๏ผ
-
Session ๆฒ็
- ๅฆๆ้่ฆๆฒ็๏ผ็ขบไฟๅ ่จฑ host browser control
- ๆไฝฟ็จ้ๆฒ็ session
๐ฏ ้ฉ็จๅ ดๆฏ
็ๆณๅ ดๆฏ
-
่ฆ่ฆบ้ฉ่ญๆธฌ่ฉฆ
- ๆชๅ้ฉ่ญ UI ้กฏ็คบ
- ๆธฌ่ฉฆ้ฟๆๅผ่จญ่จ
-
้่ฆ GUI ็ๆ็จ
- ๆไปถไธ่ผๅฐ่ฉฑๆก
- ๅผทๅถๅๆญขๅฝ็ช
- ้่ฆไบคไบ็่กจๅฎ
-
ๅคๅฑค็ด็ถฒ็ซ
- ้่ฆ็ป้็็ซ้ป
- ๅคๆญฅ้ฉๆต็จ้ฉ่ญ
- ๅๆ ๅ ่ผ็ๅ งๅฎน
-
่ชฟ่ฉฆ่้็ผ
- ๆฅ็ๅฏฆๆ DOM ็ตๆง
- ็ฃๆง็ถฒ่ทฏ่ซๆฑ
- ้ฉ่ญ JavaScript ๅท่ก
ไธ้ฉๅๅ ดๆฏ
-
็ด headless ไปปๅ
- ็ฐกๅฎ็ๆธๆๆๅ
- ๆน้ๆไปถ่็
- ไธ้่ฆ่ฆ่ฆบ็ๆธฌ่ฉฆ
-
้่ฆๅค็่ฆฝๅจ profile
- ๅคๅธณ่ไธฆ่กๆไฝ
- ไธฆ่ก็่ฆฝไธๅ็ซ้ป
๐ง ้ซ็ด้ ็ฝฎ
่ชๅฎ็พฉ Profile
ๅฆๆ้่ฆไธๅๅ็จฑๆ็ซฏๅฃ๏ผ
openclaw browser create-profile \
--name my-chrome \
--driver extension \
--cdp-url http://127.0.0.1:18792 \
--color "#00AA00"
ๅๆธ่ชชๆ๏ผ
--name๏ผprofile ๅ็จฑ--driver๏ผ้ฉ ๅ้กๅ๏ผextension๏ผ--cdp-url๏ผCDP relay ๅฐๅ--color๏ผๅทฅๅ ทๅ้ก่ฒ
้ ็จ Gateway ่จญ็ฝฎ
ๅฆๆ Gateway ๅจ้ ็จๆฉๅจ๏ผ
- ๅจ Chrome ๆๅจๆฉๅจๅๅ node host
- Gateway ๆไปฃ็ browser ๅไฝๅฐ่ฉฒ node
- ไฝฟ็จ
target="node"ๅๆธ
้ ็ฝฎ็ฏไพ๏ผ
{
"gateway": {
"nodes": {
"browser": {
"mode": "proxy",
"node": "chrome-machine"
}
}
}
}
๐ ๆ ้ๆๆฅ
ๅ้ก 1๏ผBadge ้กฏ็คบ !
ๅๅ ๏ผGateway ๆช้่กๆ relay ็กๆณ้ฃๆฅ
่งฃๆฑบๆนๆก๏ผ
# ๆชขๆฅ Gateway ็ๆ
openclaw gateway status
# ๅฆๆๆช้่ก๏ผๅๅ
openclaw gateway start
ๅ้ก 2๏ผ็กๆณๅฐ่ชๆๆชๅ
ๆชขๆฅๆธ ๅฎ๏ผ
- โ Gateway ๆฏๅฆ้่ก๏ผ
- โ Chrome ๆฏๅฆ GUI ๆจกๅผ๏ผ๏ผไธๆฏ headless๏ผ
- โ
Badge ๆฏๅฆ้กฏ็คบ
ON๏ผ - โ ๆฏๅฆๅจ้ๅ ็ tab ไธญๆไฝ๏ผ
- โ Session ๆฏๅฆๅ ่จฑ host browser control๏ผ
่ชฟ่ฉฆๅฝไปค๏ผ
# ๆฅ็ session ็ๆ
openclaw session status
# ๆชขๆฅ sandbox ้
็ฝฎ
openclaw sandbox explain
ๅ้ก 3๏ผๅ้ขๅพไป่ขซๆงๅถ
่งฃๆฑบๆนๆก๏ผ
- ้ปๆ badge ้กฏ็คบ
ON็ tab - ๅๆฌก้ปๆ icon ็ดๅฐ badge ๆถๅคฑ
- ๆๅจ
chrome://extensions้ๆฐ่ผๅ ฅๆดๅฑ
๐ ๅฎๆดๆต็จๅ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ 1. ๅฎ่ฃๆดๅฑ โ
โ openclaw browser extension install โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ 2. Chrome ๅ ่ผๆดๅฑ โ
โ chrome://extensions โ Load unpacked โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ 3. ๆ้ไปปๆ็ถฒ้ โ
โ (GUI Chrome, ้ headless) โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ 4. ้ปๆ OpenClaw icon โ
โ Badge ้กฏ็คบ ON โ ้ฃๆฅๆๅ โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ 5. ไฝฟ็จ browser ๅทฅๅ
ทๆงๅถ โ
โ (profile="chrome", action="navigate") โ
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
โ ๅฎ่ฃ้ฉ่ญ
ๅฎ่ฃๅฎๆๅพ๏ผๅท่กไปฅไธๆธฌ่ฉฆ๏ผ
# 1. ๆชขๆฅ Gateway ็ๆ
openclaw gateway status
# ้ ๆ่ผธๅบ๏ผ
# Gateway: running
# Port: 18789
# Status: online
# 2. ๆชขๆฅๆดๅฑ่ทฏๅพ
openclaw browser extension path
# ้ ๆ่ผธๅบ๏ผ
# Extension installed at: /root/.openclaw/browser-extension/
# 3. ๆ้ Chrome tab
# 4. ้ปๆ OpenClaw icon
# 5. Badge ๆ้กฏ็คบ ON
๐ ๅญธ็ฟ่ณๆบ
ๅฎๆนๆๆช
- Browser Tool: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/browser
- Chrome Extension: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension
- Gateway Security: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/security
็คพๅ่ณๆบ
- GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/clawd
- ClawHub: https://clawhub.com
๐ ไธไธๆญฅ
ๅฎ่ฃๅฎๆๅพ๏ผไฝ ๅฏไปฅ๏ผ
-
ๆข็ดขๅบๆฌๅ่ฝ
- ๆชๅใ้ปๆใ่ผธๅ ฅๆธฌ่ฉฆ
- ้ฉ่ญ GUI ๆงๅถๆฏๅฆๆญฃๅธธ
-
ๅตๅปบ่ชๅๅไปปๅ
- ไฝฟ็จ workflow engine๏ผn8n๏ผ
- ็ตๅๅ ถไปๅทฅๅ ท๏ผTTS, Message๏ผ
-
ๅญธ็ฟ้ซ็ดๆๅทง
- Session ็ฎก็ๅฐ
- ๅค็่ฆฝๅจ profile
- ้ ็จ Gateway ้ ็ฝฎ
ๆบๅๅฅฝไบๅ๏ผ ๐ฏ
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From Headless to GUI: Redefining Browser Automation
AI Agent development in 2026 is undergoing an important transition - from โinvisible backgroundโ to โvisible GUIโ. OpenClaw Chrome Extension Relay lets you no longer be locked into the darkness of headless Chrome and interact directly with your everyday browser.
๐ฏ Core concept: Why do we need a GUI?
Traditional browser automation tools often rely on headless Chrome, which means:
- โ Unable to visually verify
- โ Cannot handle applications requiring GUI
- โ Unable to use the browserโs native functions
- โ Difficulty in troubleshooting
OpenClaw Chrome Extension Relay is revolutionary because:
- โ Directly control your existing Chrome tabs
- โ Retains all GUI functionality (visual verification, native functionality)
- โ Attach/Detach via single toolbar button
- โ Secure and controllable CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) bridge
๐ง Installation Guide: Three steps to complete
Step 1: Install the extension
Execute in terminal:
openclaw browser extension install
This will copy the expansion files to a stable local path.
Expected Output:
Extension installed at: /root/.openclaw/browser-extension/
Step 2: View the extension path
Execute the following command to confirm the installation location:
openclaw browser extension path
Example output:
Extension installed at: /root/.openclaw/browser-extension/
Step 3: Load the extension in Chrome
- Open Chrome (GUI mode, not headless)
- Access
chrome://extensions - Turn on โDeveloper Modeโ (upper right corner)
- Click โLoad unzipped extensionโ
- Select the path output in step 2
- Fix extension to toolbar (right click โ Pin)
๐ How to use: Attach and control
Additional browser
- Open any webpage you want OpenClaw to control
- Click the OpenClaw icon on the toolbar
- Badge displays
ONindicating connected - Click again to separate
Badge status description:
ON: Attached, OpenClaw can drive the tabโฆ: Connecting to local relay!: relay unreachable (Gateway is not running)
Control specified Tab
โ ๏ธ IMPORTANT NOTE:
Will not automatically control the โcurrently viewed tabโ. Only clicking on the attached tab will be controlled.
- To switch control targets: Open another tab and click the extension icon
- The system will remember the additional status of each tab
API call example
# ไฝฟ็จ browser ๅทฅๅ
ท๏ผ้ธๆ chrome profile๏ผ
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="navigate",
targetUrl="https://example.com"
)
# ๆชๅไธฆๆฅ็
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="screenshot",
output="screenshot.png",
fullPage=True
)
# ้ปๆๅ
็ด
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="click",
ref="e12"
)
# ่ผธๅ
ฅๆๆฌ
browser(
profile="chrome",
action="type",
ref="e15",
text="Hello World"
)
โ๏ธ Architecture analysis: how to implement?
Three-tier architecture
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โ Agent / Tool Layer โ
โ (browser tool, CLI commands) โ
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โ Gateway / Node Host Layer โ
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โ Local Relay Server โ
โ (loopback CDP: http://127.0.0.1:18792) โ
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โ Chrome Extension โ
โ (chrome.debugger API, CDP message pipe) โ
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โ Chrome Browser โ
โ (UI, DOM, JavaScript execution) โ
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Core Mechanism
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Extension uses chrome.debugger API
- Attach to specified tab
- Establish CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) connection
- Forward messages to local relay
-
Relay Server monitor loopback
- Default address:
http://127.0.0.1:18792 - Security isolation: only local connections allowed
- Internal authentication: CDP client requires token
- Default address:
-
Agent controlled through Gateway
- Tool call โ Gateway API
- Gateway forwards to the corresponding node host
- Node host controls the browser through relay
๐ Security: Permissions and Risks
Scope of authority
When attached, OpenClaw can:
- โ Click/type/navigate in the tab
- โ Read page content (DOM, HTML, text)
- โ Monitor network requests
- โ Execute JavaScript
- โ Access to all accounts of this tab
Risk Assessment
| Risk Category | Description | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Account Permissions | Attached to daily use tab = All permissions given to this account | ๐ด High |
| Local Exposure | Relay port should only loopback | ๐ก Medium |
| Sandbox Limitations | Sandbox sessions may not control the host browser | ๐ก Medium |
Security Advice
-
Use a dedicated Chrome Profile
- Do not use daily browsing profile
- Create dedicated profiles for AI automation
-
Limit network exposure
- Use Tailscale or Gateway authentication
- Avoid exposing relay port to LAN
- Avoid using Funnel (public)
-
Session Sandbox
- If sandboxing is required, make sure to allow host browser control
- or use a non-sandbox session
๐ฏ Applicable scenarios
Ideal scenario
-
Visual Verification Test
- Screenshot verification UI display
- Test responsive design
-
Applications that require GUI
- File download dialog
- Force stop pop-ups
- Forms that require interaction
-
Multi-level website
- Sites that require login
- Multi-step process verification
- Dynamically loaded content
-
Debugging and Development
- View live DOM structure
- Monitor network requests
- Verify JavaScript execution
Not suitable for the scene
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Pure headless tasks
- Simple data scraping
- Batch file processing
- Tests that do not require vision
-
Multiple browser profiles required
- Parallel operation with multiple accounts
- Browse different sites side by side
๐ง Advanced configuration
Custom Profile
If a different name or port is required:
openclaw browser create-profile \
--name my-chrome \
--driver extension \
--cdp-url http://127.0.0.1:18792 \
--color "#00AA00"
Parameter Description:
--name: profile name--driver: driver type (extension)--cdp-url: CDP relay address--color: Toolbar color
Remote Gateway settings
If the Gateway is on a remote machine:
- Start node host on the machine where Chrome is located
- Gateway will proxy the browser action to the node
- Use the
target="node"parameter
Configuration Example:
{
"gateway": {
"nodes": {
"browser": {
"mode": "proxy",
"node": "chrome-machine"
}
}
}
}
๐ Troubleshooting
Question 1: Badge shows !
Cause: Gateway is not running or relay cannot connect
Solution:
# ๆชขๆฅ Gateway ็ๆ
openclaw gateway status
# ๅฆๆๆช้่ก๏ผๅๅ
openclaw gateway start
Issue 2: Unable to navigate or take screenshots
CHECKLIST:
- โ Is Gateway running?
- โ Is Chrome in GUI mode? (not headless)
- โ
Does Badge show
ON? - โ Are you operating in an additional tab?
- โ Does Session allow host browser control?
DEBUG COMMAND:
# ๆฅ็ session ็ๆ
openclaw session status
# ๆชขๆฅ sandbox ้
็ฝฎ
openclaw sandbox explain
Problem 3: Still under control after separation
Solution:
- Click the badge to display the tab of
ON - Click the icon again until the badge disappears
- or reload the extension in
chrome://extensions
๐ Complete flow chart
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โ 1. ๅฎ่ฃๆดๅฑ โ
โ openclaw browser extension install โ
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โ 2. Chrome ๅ ่ผๆดๅฑ โ
โ chrome://extensions โ Load unpacked โ
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โ 3. ๆ้ไปปๆ็ถฒ้ โ
โ (GUI Chrome, ้ headless) โ
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โ 4. ้ปๆ OpenClaw icon โ
โ Badge ้กฏ็คบ ON โ ้ฃๆฅๆๅ โ
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โ 5. ไฝฟ็จ browser ๅทฅๅ
ทๆงๅถ โ
โ (profile="chrome", action="navigate") โ
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โ Installation verification
After the installation is complete, perform the following tests:
# 1. ๆชขๆฅ Gateway ็ๆ
openclaw gateway status
# ้ ๆ่ผธๅบ๏ผ
# Gateway: running
# Port: 18789
# Status: online
# 2. ๆชขๆฅๆดๅฑ่ทฏๅพ
openclaw browser extension path
# ้ ๆ่ผธๅบ๏ผ
# Extension installed at: /root/.openclaw/browser-extension/
# 3. ๆ้ Chrome tab
# 4. ้ปๆ OpenClaw icon
# 5. Badge ๆ้กฏ็คบ ON
๐ Learning Resources
Official Documentation
- Browser Tool: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/browser
- Chrome Extension: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension
- Gateway Security: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/security
Community Resources
- GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/clawd
- ClawHub: https://clawhub.com
๐ Next step
After installation is complete, you can:
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Explore Basic Functionality
- Screenshot, click, input test
- Verify that GUI controls are functioning properly
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Create automated tasks
- Use workflow engine (n8n)
- Combine with other tools (TTS, Message)
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Learn advanced techniques
- Session management pair
- Multiple browser profiles
- Remote Gateway configuration
**Are you ready? ** ๐ฏ
Now, let OpenClaw take over your browser and experience the power of GUI automation!
โ ๏ธ Remember: This is a double-edged sword. Always be vigilant, use dedicated profiles, and limit network exposure.