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Lightpanda Skill for LLM Agents

A skill that provides integration with Lightpanda, a fast headless browser optimized for data extraction and web automation.

What is this?

This is a generalist skill for LLM agents (Claude Code, Openclaw, and others) that teaches agents how to use Lightpanda as a drop-in replacement for Chrome/Chromium when performing web scraping and automation tasks.

Features

  • Faster and lighter than Chrome for headless operations (9x faster, 16x less memory)
  • Native MCP server with agent-optimized tools
  • CLI fetch command with wait strategies and multiple output formats
  • CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) compatible with custom LP domain extensions
  • Works with Playwright and Puppeteer
  • JavaScript execution support
  • Semantic tree and markdown extraction

Installation

Skill.sh

npx skills add https://github.com/lightpanda-io/agent-skill --skill Lightpanda

Claude Code Plugin

Add the marketplace and install the plugin:

/plugin marketplace add lightpanda-io/agent-skill
/plugin install lightpanda@lightpanda-io-agent-skill

Then install the Lightpanda binary:

bash scripts/install.sh

Manual Setup

Copy SKILL.md to your agent's skills directory, then run the install script:

bash scripts/install.sh

Then add the MCP server to Claude Code:

claude mcp add lightpanda -- $HOME/.local/bin/lightpanda mcp

Three Ways to Use Lightpanda

Interface Best for Command
MCP server Agent workflows, interactive browsing lightpanda mcp
CLI fetch Quick one-off page extraction lightpanda fetch --dump markdown URL
CDP server Custom Playwright/Puppeteer automation lightpanda serve --port 9222

Platform Support

  • Linux (x86_64, aarch64)
  • macOS (x86_64, arm64)
  • Windows via WSL2

Usage

See SKILL.md for detailed usage instructions, including:

  • MCP server setup and available tools
  • CLI fetch options and output formats
  • CDP server with Playwright or Puppeteer
  • Custom LP CDP domain methods
  • Important notes and limitations

License

Apache 2.0