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# Browser Automation with Vercel Sandbox

Run agent-browser + headless Chrome inside ephemeral Vercel Sandbox microVMs. A Linux VM spins up on demand, executes browser commands, and shuts down. Works with any Vercel-deployed framework (Next.js, SvelteKit, Nuxt, Remix, Astro, etc.).

## Dependencies

```bash
pnpm add @agent-browser/sandbox @vercel/sandbox
```

The sandbox VM needs system dependencies for Chromium plus agent-browser itself. The `@agent-browser/sandbox` helpers install them by default for fresh sandboxes and use sandbox snapshots (below) for sub-second startup. Pass `installSystemDependencies: false` only when the sandbox image already provides Chromium's required libraries.

## Core Pattern

```ts
import {
  createAgentBrowserSnapshot,
  runAgentBrowserCommand,
  withAgentBrowserSandbox,
  type VercelSandboxSession,
} from "@agent-browser/sandbox/vercel";

async function withBrowser<T>(
  fn: (sandbox: VercelSandboxSession) => Promise<T>,
): Promise<T> {
  return withAgentBrowserSandbox(fn);
}
```

## Screenshot

The `screenshot --json` command saves to a file and returns the path. Read the file back as base64:

```ts
export async function screenshotUrl(url: string) {
  return withBrowser(async (sandbox) => {
    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["open", url]);

    const titleResult = await runAgentBrowserCommand<{ data?: { title?: string } }>(sandbox, [
      "get", "title",
    ]);
    const title = titleResult.json?.data?.title || url;

    const ssResult = await runAgentBrowserCommand<{ data?: { path?: string } }>(sandbox, [
      "screenshot",
    ]);
    const ssPath = ssResult.json?.data?.path;
    if (!ssPath) throw new Error("Screenshot did not return a file path.");
    const b64Result = await sandbox.runCommand("base64", ["-w", "0", ssPath]);
    const screenshot = (await b64Result.stdout()).trim();

    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["close"], { json: false });

    return { title, screenshot };
  });
}
```

## Accessibility Snapshot

```ts
export async function snapshotUrl(url: string) {
  return withBrowser(async (sandbox) => {
    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["open", url]);

    const titleResult = await runAgentBrowserCommand<{ data?: { title?: string } }>(sandbox, [
      "get", "title",
    ]);
    const title = titleResult.json?.data?.title || url;

    const snapResult = await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["snapshot", "-i", "-c"], {
      json: false,
    });

    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["close"], { json: false });

    return { title, snapshot: snapResult.stdout };
  });
}
```

## Multi-Step Workflows

The sandbox persists between commands, so you can run full automation sequences:

```ts
export async function fillAndSubmitForm(
  url: string,
  data: Record<string, string>,
  postSubmitWaitArgs: string[],
) {
  return withBrowser(async (sandbox) => {
    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["open", url]);

    const snapResult = await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["snapshot", "-i"], {
      json: false,
    });
    const snapshot = snapResult.stdout;
    // Parse snapshot to find element refs...

    for (const [ref, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
      await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["fill", ref, value]);
    }

    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["click", "@e5"]);
    // Pass an app-specific wait, such as ["--url", "**/checkout/complete"],
    // ["--text", "Thanks"], or ["#confirmation"].
    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["wait", ...postSubmitWaitArgs]);

    const ssResult = await runAgentBrowserCommand<{ data?: { path?: string } }>(sandbox, [
      "screenshot",
    ]);
    const ssPath = ssResult.json?.data?.path;
    if (!ssPath) throw new Error("Screenshot did not return a file path.");
    const b64Result = await sandbox.runCommand("base64", ["-w", "0", ssPath]);
    const screenshot = (await b64Result.stdout()).trim();

    await runAgentBrowserCommand(sandbox, ["close"], { json: false });

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