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BROWSER_OPEN_URL

Open a URL in a specific browser.

macOS only
This capability uses native Apple apps and is available in the macOS edition. The Linux editions offer equivalent cross-platform capabilities instead.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
urlstringyesURL to open
browserSafari | Google Chrome | Brave Browser | Microsoft EdgeyesTarget browser

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects BROWSER_OPEN_URL automatically. For example:

Try saying
“use mac browser to browser …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "mac_browser",
  "action": "BROWSER_OPEN_URL",
  "args": {
    "url": "https://example.com",
    "browser": "Safari"
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"BROWSER_OPEN_URL","args":{"url":"https://example.com","browser":"Safari"}}'

Part of the mac_browser plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.