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

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