Puppeteer Browser Automation Library

---
name: "Puppeteer Browser Automation Library"
slug: "puppeteer-browser-automation-library"
description: "A practical guide to Puppeteer for browser automation, scraping, and testing. It tracks the official install flow, the Chrome/Firefox control API, and the docs you need to get started quickly."
github_stars: 94115
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer"
author: "puppeteer"
category: "Browser Automation"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "puppeteer/puppeteer"
  github_stars: 94115
  npm_package: "puppeteer"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 40191842
---

# Puppeteer Browser Automation Library

A practical guide to Puppeteer for browser automation, scraping, and testing. It tracks the official install flow, the Chrome/Firefox control API, and the docs you need to get started quickly.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm i puppeteer # Downloads compatible Chrome during installation.
- npm i puppeteer-core # Alternatively, install as a library, without downloading Chrome.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash npm2yarn
- ## MCP
- a Puppeteer-based MCP server for browser automation and debugging.

- Source: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://pptr.dev/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/puppeteer-browser-automation-library/)