# cloudflare-browser

> Control headless Chrome via Cloudflare Browser Rendering CDP WebSocket. Use for screenshots, page navigation, scraping, and video capture when browser automation is needed in a Cloudflare Workers environment. Requires CDP_SECRET env var and cdpUrl configured in browser.profiles.

- Author: Charl Kruger
- Repository: charl-kruger/charl
- Version: 20260131093643
- Stars: 6
- Forks: 0
- Last Updated: 2026-02-08
- Source: https://github.com/charl-kruger/charl
- Web: https://mule.run/skillshub/@@charl-kruger/charl~cloudflare-browser:20260131093643

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name: cloudflare-browser
description: Control headless Chrome via Cloudflare Browser Rendering CDP WebSocket. Use for screenshots, page navigation, scraping, and video capture when browser automation is needed in a Cloudflare Workers environment. Requires CDP_SECRET env var and cdpUrl configured in browser.profiles.
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# Cloudflare Browser Rendering

Control headless browsers via Cloudflare's Browser Rendering service using CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) over WebSocket.

## Prerequisites

- `CDP_SECRET` environment variable set
- Browser profile configured in clawdbot.json with `cdpUrl` pointing to the worker endpoint:
  ```json
  "browser": {
    "profiles": {
      "cloudflare": {
        "cdpUrl": "https://your-worker.workers.dev/cdp?secret=..."
      }
    }
  }
  ```

## Quick Start

### Screenshot

```bash
node /path/to/skills/cloudflare-browser/scripts/screenshot.js https://example.com output.png
```

### Multi-page Video

```bash
node /path/to/skills/cloudflare-browser/scripts/video.js "https://site1.com,https://site2.com" output.mp4
```

## CDP Connection Pattern

The worker creates a page target automatically on WebSocket connect. Listen for Target.targetCreated event to get the targetId:

```javascript
const WebSocket = require("ws");
const CDP_SECRET = process.env.CDP_SECRET;
const WS_URL = `wss://your-worker.workers.dev/cdp?secret=${encodeURIComponent(CDP_SECRET)}`;

const ws = new WebSocket(WS_URL);
let targetId = null;

ws.on("message", (data) => {
  const msg = JSON.parse(data.toString());
  if (
    msg.method === "Target.targetCreated" &&
    msg.params?.targetInfo?.type === "page"
  ) {
    targetId = msg.params.targetInfo.targetId;
  }
});
```

## Key CDP Commands

| Command                            | Purpose            |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| Page.navigate                      | Navigate to URL    |
| Page.captureScreenshot             | Capture PNG/JPEG   |
| Runtime.evaluate                   | Execute JavaScript |
| Emulation.setDeviceMetricsOverride | Set viewport size  |

## Common Patterns

### Navigate and Screenshot

```javascript
await send("Page.navigate", { url: "https://example.com" });
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000)); // Wait for render
const { data } = await send("Page.captureScreenshot", { format: "png" });
fs.writeFileSync("out.png", Buffer.from(data, "base64"));
```

### Scroll Page

```javascript
await send("Runtime.evaluate", { expression: "window.scrollBy(0, 300)" });
```

### Set Viewport

```javascript
await send("Emulation.setDeviceMetricsOverride", {
  width: 1280,
  height: 720,
  deviceScaleFactor: 1,
  mobile: false
});
```

## Creating Videos

1. Capture frames as PNGs during navigation
2. Use ffmpeg to stitch: `ffmpeg -framerate 10 -i frame_%04d.png -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p output.mp4`

## Troubleshooting

- **No target created**: Race condition - wait for Target.targetCreated event with timeout
- **Commands timeout**: Worker may have cold start delay; increase timeout to 30-60s
- **WebSocket hangs**: Verify CDP_SECRET matches worker configuration