{"slug":"let-ai-browse-the-web-for-you","url":"https://agentics.page/recipes/let-ai-browse-the-web-for-you","title":"Let your AI assistant browse the web and compare prices for you","problem":"You want your AI assistant to actually open websites — compare prices, check availability, read pages that need a real browser — instead of telling you it cannot browse.","audience":"anyone","skills":[{"slug":"playwright","url":"https://agentics.page/skills/playwright","api":"https://agentics.page/api/skills/playwright"}],"clients":["claude-desktop","claude-code","cursor","vscode"],"timeMinutes":5,"steps":[{"title":"Install the Playwright Browser skill","body":"Pick your app in the install widget below and follow the one-click link or copy the snippet. For Claude Desktop you paste a short block into the config file — the widget shows exactly where it lives."},{"title":"Restart your app","body":"Fully quit and reopen the app (don't just close the window). After the restart you should see new browser tools listed in the tools menu."},{"title":"Paste the prompt","body":"Copy the prompt below into a new chat. The first run downloads a browser in the background, so give it an extra minute."}],"prompt":"Open duckduckgo.com, search for \"best 27 inch monitor\", open the top three results, and give me a comparison table with model names, prices, and the key pros and cons mentioned on each page.","expectedResult":"A browser window opens and navigates on its own while the assistant narrates what it is doing. After a minute you get a comparison table with real, current prices and links — data the assistant could not have known from training.","troubleshooting":[{"q":"The browser tools don't show up after installing.","a":"Two usual causes: the app was not fully restarted (quit it completely, including the menu-bar/tray icon), or Node.js is missing. Open a terminal and run `node -v` — if that errors, install Node.js from nodejs.org (LTS version) and restart the app."},{"q":"It says the browser isn't installed.","a":"The first run downloads a Chromium browser (~150 MB). If it timed out, just send the prompt again — the download resumes. You can also pre-install it by running `npx playwright install chromium` in a terminal."},{"q":"The assistant claims it can't browse the web.","a":"Make sure the skill is enabled in the tools menu of your app, and ask explicitly: \"Use the browser tools to open …\". Assistants sometimes need the nudge that browsing is now available."}],"lastReviewed":"2026-06-10","verified":null}