Chrome Relay

Control the user's local Chrome browser via OpenClaw Browser Relay extension. Use when: (1) User asks to control/access their browser (2) User wants to automate browser actions (click, type, navigate, screenshot) (3) User wants to read page content from a specific Chrome tab (4) User wants to use existing logged-in sessions on websites (5) User provides a Chrome tab URL and wants you to interact with it Not for: headless browser automation without user session (use browser tool with default profile)

Chrome Relay Browser Control

Control the user's local Chrome browser through the OpenClaw Browser Relay extension. This provides access to the user's real logged-in browser sessions.

Setup (First Time)

If user doesn't have Browser Relay extension installed:

1. Get extension path:

   ~/.openclaw/browser/chrome-extension
   

   Or run: open ~/.openclaw/browser/chrome-extension (macOS)

2. Install in Chrome:

   • Open chrome://extensions
   • Enable "Developer mode" (top right)
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select the extension folder

3. Get Gateway token:

   openclaw config get gateway.auth.token
   

4. Configure extension:

   • Click extension icon → Settings
   • Enter the gateway token
   • Save

5. Connect:

   • Open the Chrome tab you want controlled
   • Click the extension icon to attach (badge shows ON)

Usage

Check Connected Tabs

openclaw browser tabs --profile chrome-relay

Or use the tool:

browser(action=tabs, profile=chrome-relay)

Read Page Content

browser(action=snapshot, profile=chrome-relay, targetId=<targetId>)

Navigate

browser(action=navigate, profile=chrome-relay, targetId=<targetId>, url="https://...")

Interact with Page

Note: aria-ref based selectors have reliability issues in chrome-relay mode. Prefer JavaScript evaluation for complex interactions:

// Click element
browser(action=act, kind=evaluate, profile=chrome-relay, 
  fn="document.querySelector('selector').click()")

// Type in input
browser(action=act, kind=evaluate, profile=chrome-relay, 
  fn="document.querySelector('input').value = 'text'")

// Get element info
browser(action=act, kind=evaluate, profile=chrome-relay, 
  fn="document.querySelector('selector').innerText")

Limitations

• aria-ref selectors may timeout; use JavaScript evaluate instead
• Extension must be attached (icon shows ON) for each tab
• Only works with Chrome browser
• Connection port: 18792

Troubleshooting

Red ! badge on extension:

• Gateway not running → start with openclaw gateway start
• Token mismatch → verify token in extension settings

Can't find element:

• Page may have loaded new DOM → re-snapshot
• Use browser devtools console to find selectors first