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

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

bash scripts/install.sh

Quick Setup for Claude Code (MCP)

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