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fluffbuzz browser

Manage FluffBuzz’s browser control server and run browser actions (tabs, snapshots, screenshots, navigation, clicks, typing). Related:

Common flags

  • --url <gatewayWsUrl>: Gateway WebSocket URL (defaults to config).
  • --token <token>: Gateway token (if required).
  • --timeout <ms>: request timeout (ms).
  • --browser-profile <name>: choose a browser profile (default from config).
  • --json: machine-readable output (where supported).

Quick start (local)

fluffbuzz browser profiles
fluffbuzz browser --browser-profile fluffbuzz start
fluffbuzz browser --browser-profile fluffbuzz open https://example.com
fluffbuzz browser --browser-profile fluffbuzz snapshot

Profiles

Profiles are named browser routing configs. In practice:
  • fluffbuzz: launches or attaches to a dedicated FluffBuzz-managed Chrome instance (isolated user data dir).
  • user: controls your existing signed-in Chrome session via Chrome DevTools MCP.
  • custom CDP profiles: point at a local or remote CDP endpoint.
fluffbuzz browser profiles
fluffbuzz browser create-profile --name work --color "#FF5A36"
fluffbuzz browser create-profile --name chrome-live --driver existing-session
fluffbuzz browser delete-profile --name work
Use a specific profile:
fluffbuzz browser --browser-profile work tabs

Tabs

fluffbuzz browser tabs
fluffbuzz browser open https://docs.fluffbuzz.com
fluffbuzz browser focus <targetId>
fluffbuzz browser close <targetId>

Snapshot / screenshot / actions

Snapshot:
fluffbuzz browser snapshot
Screenshot:
fluffbuzz browser screenshot
Navigate/click/type (ref-based UI automation):
fluffbuzz browser navigate https://example.com
fluffbuzz browser click <ref>
fluffbuzz browser type <ref> "hello"

Existing Chrome via MCP

Use the built-in user profile, or create your own existing-session profile:
fluffbuzz browser --browser-profile user tabs
fluffbuzz browser create-profile --name chrome-live --driver existing-session
fluffbuzz browser create-profile --name brave-live --driver existing-session --user-data-dir "~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser"
fluffbuzz browser --browser-profile chrome-live tabs
This path is host-only. For Docker, headless servers, Browserless, or other remote setups, use a CDP profile instead.

Remote browser control (node host proxy)

If the Gateway runs on a different machine than the browser, run a node host on the machine that has Chrome/Brave/Edge/Chromium. The Gateway will proxy browser actions to that node (no separate browser control server required). Use gateway.nodes.browser.mode to control auto-routing and gateway.nodes.browser.node to pin a specific node if multiple are connected. Security + remote setup: Browser tool, Remote access, Tailscale, Security