cloud

Apps & Automation

Documentation reference for using Browser Use Cloud — the hosted API and SDK for browser automation. Use this skill whenever the user needs help with the Cloud REST API (v2 or v3), browser-use-sdk (Python or TypeScript), X-Browser-Use-API-Key authentication, cloud sessions, browser profiles, profile sync, CDP WebSocket connections, stealth browsers, residential proxies, CAPTCHA handling, webhooks, workspaces, skills marketplace, liveUrl streaming, pricing, or integration patterns (chat UI, subagent, adding browser tools to existing agents). Also trigger for questions about n8n/Make/Zapier integration, Playwright/ Puppeteer/Selenium on cloud infrastructure, or 1Password vault integration. Do NOT use this for the open-source Python library (Agent, Browser, Tools config) — use the open-source skill instead.

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Browser Use Cloud Reference

Reference docs for the Cloud REST API, SDKs, and integration patterns. Read the relevant file based on what the user needs.

API & Platform

Topic	Read
Setup, first task, pricing, FAQ	`references/quickstart.md`
v2 REST API: all 30 endpoints, cURL examples, schemas	`references/api-v2.md`
v3 BU Agent API: sessions, messages, files, workspaces	`references/api-v3.md`
Sessions, profiles, auth strategies, 1Password	`references/sessions.md`
CDP direct access, Playwright/Puppeteer/Selenium	`references/browser-api.md`
Proxies, webhooks, workspaces, skills, MCP, live view	`references/features.md`
Parallel, streaming, geo-scraping, tutorials	`references/patterns.md`

Integration Guides

Topic	Read
Building a chat interface with live browser view	`references/guides/chat-ui.md`
Using browser-use as a subagent (task in → result out)	`references/guides/subagent.md`
Adding browser-use tools to an existing agent	`references/guides/tools-integration.md`

Critical Notes

Cloud API base URL: https://api.browser-use.com/api/v2/ (v2) or https://api.browser-use.com/api/v3 (v3)
Auth header: X-Browser-Use-API-Key: <key>
Get API key: https://cloud.browser-use.com/new-api-key
Set env var: BROWSER_USE_API_KEY=<key>
Cloud SDK: uv pip install browser-use-sdk (Python) or npm install browser-use-sdk (TypeScript)
Python v2: from browser_use_sdk import AsyncBrowserUse
Python v3: from browser_use_sdk.v3 import AsyncBrowserUse
TypeScript v2: import { BrowserUse } from "browser-use-sdk"
TypeScript v3: import { BrowserUse } from "browser-use-sdk/v3"
CDP WebSocket: wss://connect.browser-use.com?apiKey=KEY&proxyCountryCode=us