Claude for Safari
Drives the user's real Safari via AppleScript — read, click, type, screenshot.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 14, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 8f612d5
The skill's own prerequisite check (a plain osascript call to Safari) failed cleanly with an AppleEvent-timeout in this sandbox, which is exactly the no-permission scenario the SKILL.md already anticipates and gives System Settings remediation for -- graceful degradation rather than a silent hang or hallucinated result.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 7/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Claude for Safari does
Controls the user's actual macOS Safari session (real cookies, logins, open tabs) through AppleScript and screencapture instead of a separate automated browser instance. Triggers on 'safari', 'browser', 'open tab', 'screenshot the page', 'read this site', and requests to click, fill forms, scroll, or navigate — checks Automation and JavaScript-from-Apple-Events permissions up front and tells the user exactly which System Settings panel to open if they're missing.
How to install Claude for Safari
git clone https://github.com/SDLLL/claude-for-safari
cd claude-for-safari
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r . ~/.claude/skills/claude-for-safari
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Claude for Safari
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/claude-for-safariDrives the user's real Safari via AppleScript — read, click, type, screenshot.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Open this site in Safari and take a screenshot for me -
Can you check what tabs I currently have open in Safari? -
Fill out this form on the website that's open in my browser
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Claude for Safari skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from SDLLL/claude-for-safari. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Claude for Safari work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. The skill's own prerequisite check (a plain osascript call to Safari) failed cleanly with an AppleEvent-timeout in this sandbox, which is exactly the no-permission scenario the SKILL.md already anticipates and gives System Settings remediation for -- graceful degradation rather than a silent hang or hallucinated result.
- What is the Claude for Safari SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Claude for Safari?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Claude for Safari with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.