Playwright Headless Browser (Chromium)

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.

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