claude-for-safari
Provides an AI “Skill” (installed via npx) that lets an agent control the user’s local Safari on macOS using AppleScript and macOS-native capabilities (including page interaction, tab listing/switching, JavaScript execution, and screenshots via screencapture).
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
No network API is described; access is via local macOS automation permissions and user confirmation prompts from the hosting agent. The threat model is primarily local/agent-driven (risk of unintended clicks/navigation and exposure through screenshots), and it depends on macOS privacy settings. No details are provided about dependency scanning, secret handling practices, or structured error reporting.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
You want an AI agent to work with your existing Safari session on macOS (real user context), with OS-level permissions controlling access to automation and screenshots.
Avoid When
You need a multi-platform/browser-agnostic solution or you cannot grant macOS automation/screen permissions; also avoid for handling highly sensitive browsing without strict user oversight.
Use Cases
- • Let an AI agent inspect what tabs/windows are open in Safari
- • Ask an agent to navigate to URLs, open new tabs/windows, and switch tabs
- • Enable the agent to read page content and extract information via AppleScript/JS
- • Allow form filling and page interaction (click/type/scroll) through scripted events
- • Provide visual context to the agent via Safari screenshots (foreground or background with permissions)
Not For
- • Automating non-Safari browsers (Chrome/Firefox/others) — the project describes Safari-only support
- • Headless/background server automation (it relies on macOS UI automation and system permissions)
- • Use cases requiring a documented network API contract, auth model, or server-side isolation
Interface
Authentication
There is no API-layer auth (no tokens/scopes described). Access is mediated through macOS privacy/permission dialogs and the agent’s own confirmation flow in the hosting AI agent (e.g., Claude Code).
Pricing
The repository is MIT-licensed and installed as a local “skill”; no service pricing is described. Costs would come from the user’s AI provider/agent usage, not from this package.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Requires macOS automation permissions; first-run may require user confirmation in System Settings
- ⚠ Screenshot mode affects UX: foreground screenshot can briefly activate Safari (~0.3s) unless Screen Recording permission is granted
- ⚠ Operations are stateful (click/type/navigate), so retries may cause duplicate actions unless the agent adds safeguards
- ⚠ Safari-only support; behavior may vary by page complexity and dynamic web apps
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