Add cookie-sync skill [Experimental]

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Summary

• Adds a new cookie-sync skill that exports cookies from a local Chrome browser (via CDP) and injects them into a Browserbase cloud session
• Enables authenticated cloud browsing with full session replay and observability — the cloud browser is logged into all the same sites as your local Chrome
• Integrates with Browserbase Contexts for persistent cookie reuse across sessions (sync once, create many sessions)
• Zero npm dependencies — uses Node 22+ built-in WebSocket and fetch
• Supports Chrome 146+ (remote debugging flag) and older Chrome (--remote-debugging-port=9222), plus Brave, Edge, and Chromium

What's in the skill

File	Purpose
SKILL.md	Agent-facing docs with prereqs, usage, troubleshooting
scripts/cookie-sync.mjs	Self-contained sync script (~200 lines)
REFERENCE.md	Architecture, env vars, browser compat, security notes
EXAMPLES.md	Common patterns (basic sync, context reuse, screenshots)
LICENSE.txt	MIT

Context integration (new vs Shub's original)

The original script creates a plain keepAlive session. This version also creates a Browserbase Context with persist: true, so:

1. Cookies are saved back to the context when the session ends
2. Future sessions can reuse the context via BROWSERBASE_CONTEXT_ID env var
3. No need to re-sync from Chrome every time (until cookies expire)

Marked as Experimental because

• Requires Chrome 146+ or manual --remote-debugging-port flag
• Cookie lifetime depends on target site session policies (not in our control)
• Chrome's DevToolsActivePort file can be flaky if Chrome crashes

Test plan

• Run cookie-sync with Chrome 146+ remote debugging enabled
• Verify cookies are exported and injected (check cookie count)
• Navigate to an authenticated page (e.g., Gmail) and confirm login state
• Save context ID and create a second session reusing it
• Verify second session starts with cookies from context

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Note

Medium Risk
Adds a new script that exports sensitive local browser cookies and injects them into a persistent Browserbase context/session, so misconfiguration or misuse could expose credentials. Also introduces new Node dependencies and a large lockfile that may affect supply-chain/update risk.

Overview
Adds a new experimental cookie-sync skill that exports cookies from a locally running Chromium-based browser (via CDP) and injects them into a persistent Browserbase context for reuse with the browse CLI.

Includes a new Node.js CLI script (scripts/cookie-sync.mjs) with flags for domain filtering, reusing an existing context, and optional advanced stealth and geolocated residential proxy settings, plus supporting docs (SKILL.md, REFERENCE.md, EXAMPLES.md) and new npm manifests (package.json/package-lock.json) under skills/cookie-sync.

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Cursor Bugbot has reviewed your changes and found 4 potential issues.

There are 6 total unresolved issues (including 2 from previous reviews).

Autofix Details

Bugbot Autofix prepared fixes for all 4 issues found in the latest run.

• ✅ Fixed: Documented CDP_URL env var is never read
  • Added early return in getLocalWsUrl() to check and return process.env.CDP_URL if set, enabling the documented fallback for Chrome < 146.
• ✅ Fixed: Version check hard-exits for valid older Chrome
  • Modified checkChromeVersion() to skip version check when CDP_URL or CDP_PORT_FILE env vars are set, allowing older Chrome versions with custom debugging configurations.
• ✅ Fixed: getDebugUrl function is defined but never called
  • Removed the unused getDebugUrl function definition to eliminate dead code.
• ✅ Fixed: Documented BROWSERBASE_CONTEXT_ID env var is never read
  • Added fallback to process.env.BROWSERBASE_CONTEXT_ID when CLI.contextId is not provided, enabling the documented env var approach.

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Preview (6979b9d909)

diff --git a/skills/cookie-sync/scripts/cookie-sync.mjs b/skills/cookie-sync/scripts/cookie-sync.mjs
--- a/skills/cookie-sync/scripts/cookie-sync.mjs
+++ b/skills/cookie-sync/scripts/cookie-sync.mjs
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function getLocalWsUrl() {
+  if (process.env.CDP_URL) {
+    return process.env.CDP_URL;
+  }
+
   const home = homedir();
   const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32';
 
@@ -249,10 +253,6 @@
   });
 }
 
-async function getDebugUrl(sessionId) {
-  return bbFetch(`/sessions/${sessionId}/debug`);
-}
-
 async function waitForSessionRunning(sessionId, maxWaitMs = 30000) {
   const start = Date.now();
   while (Date.now() - start < maxWaitMs) {
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function checkChromeVersion() {
+  if (process.env.CDP_URL || process.env.CDP_PORT_FILE) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const chromePaths = [
     '/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome',
     '/Applications/Google Chrome Beta.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome Beta',
@@ -331,7 +335,7 @@
   }
 
   // Step 3: Set up context (create new, reuse existing, or skip)
-  let contextId = CLI.contextId;
+  let contextId = CLI.contextId || process.env.BROWSERBASE_CONTEXT_ID;
 
   if (!contextId && CLI.persist) {
     const ctx = await createContext();

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