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The Actionbook CLI and Skills/Workflows are the most powerful way to use Actionbook with AI agents.

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Using the CLI

The CLI allows you (and your agents) to search for actions, inspect them, and perform browser automation.

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Installation

npm install -g @actionbookdev/cli

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Core Commands

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Search Actions

Find available action manuals for a specific task or website. 
actionbook search "airbnb search"

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Get Action Details

Retrieve the full manual for a specific action ID. 
actionbook get "site/airbnb.com/page/home/element/search-button"

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Browser Automation

The CLI includes a built-in browser automation tool that uses the action manuals. 
# Open a website
actionbook browser open airbnb.com

# Click an element using its verified selector
actionbook browser click '[data-testid="search-button"]'

# Fill a form field
actionbook browser fill 'input[name="location"]' 'Tokyo'
Want to use your existing Chrome? Add --extension to any browser command to connect to your current browser with all login sessions intact. See the Browser Automation Guide for setup and all available commands.

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Using Skills

Skills are enhanced capabilities that you can add to your AI agent’s context. By adding the Actionbook skill, you give your agent a manual on how to use Actionbook effectively.

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Add the Skill

Run this command in your project root: 
npx skills add actionbook/actionbook
This will download the skill definition to your .skills (or similar) directory.

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Benefits of Skills

  1. Context Awareness: The skill provides the agent with specific instructions on when and how to call Actionbook CLI commands.
  2. Workflow Optimization: It teaches the agent the optimal workflow: search -> get -> operate.
  3. Reduced Hallucinations: By following the skill’s procedure, the agent relies on verified action manuals instead of guessing DOM selectors.

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Example Agent Workflow

Once the CLI is installed and the Skill is added, you can simply ask your agent:
“Go to Airbnb and search for a place in Tokyo.”
The agent will formatted:
  1. Read Skill: Understands it should use actionbook CLI.
  2. Search: Runs actionbook search "airbnb search".
  3. Get: Runs actionbook get ... to find the search input and button selectors.
  4. Operate: Runs actionbook browser ... commands to perform the search safely.