Get Started with xbrowser CLI
Install the xbrowser CLI and start using plugins from the marketplace in minutes
1
Install xbrowser CLI
Install globally via npm:
npm install -g @xbrowser/cli
Or using yarn: yarn global add @xbrowser/cli
2
Browse & Install Plugins
Search and install plugins directly from the CLI:
# Search for plugins xbrowser plugin search "ecommerce" # Install a plugin xbrowser plugin install baidu-search # List installed plugins xbrowser plugin list # Run a plugin command xbrowser baidu-search search --query "AI"
3
Publish Your Plugin
Publish your plugin directly from the web:
# Publish from your browser (recommended) # Visit: https://xbrowser.dev/zh/publish # CLI publishing via marketplace plugin (coming soon) # xbrowser plugin install @xbrowser/plugin-marketplace # marketplace login --token <your-api-key> # marketplace publish
Prefer the web UI? Publish from your browser → — get an API key from your developer settings
4
Quick Start
Common commands to get you started:
# Start Chrome with CDP (required for browser commands) google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 # Navigate and get the page title xbrowser "goto https://example.com && title" # Scrape a page to markdown xbrowser scrape https://example.com --cdp 9222 # Run a marketplace plugin command xbrowser baidu search --query "AI"
AI-Assisted Plugin Development
Load the xbrowser skill into your AI coding agent to build plugins faster. The skill provides templates, best practices, command patterns, and automated scaffolding.
1. Download the skill:
curl -o plugin-dev.md https://xbrowser.dev/skills/plugin-dev.md
2. Place in your skills directory:
# For Claude Code / OpenCode mv plugin-dev.md .opencode/skills/ # For Cursor / other agents mv plugin-dev.md .cursor/skills/
3. Ask your AI agent:
"Create an xbrowser plugin for scraping product data from example.com"
Plugin Development Workflow
Create
→Test
→Login
→Publish
→AI Assist
Create → Test locally → Login → Publish to marketplace. Use AI to speed up every step.