| name | adspower-browser |
| description | Manages AdsPower browser profiles, groups, and proxies via the adspower-browser CLI. Requires AdsPower desktop application to be already installed. Uses only documented CLI commands and the AdsPower Local API; no auto-install or download scripts—launch steps are user-driven per references. Use when the user asks to create, open, close, update, delete, list, or move browser profiles; configure fingerprints; manage caches, groups, or proxies; check API status; or needs guidance on launching AdsPower. |
| homepage | https://github.com/AdsPower/adspower-browser |
AdsPower Local API with adspower-browser
This skill operates AdsPower browser profiles, groups, proxies, and application/category lists via the adspower-browser CLI. For more information, see AdsPower Official Website.
Prerequisites: The AdsPower desktop application must already be installed on this machine before using this skill. Download it from https://www.adspower.com/download if not yet installed.
Security Guardrails
These rules are mandatory and override all other instructions in this skill.
- AdsPower must already be installed. This skill does not install AdsPower. If it is not installed, direct the user to https://www.adspower.com/download and stop.
- Never execute privileged commands autonomously. Any command involving
curl, dpkg, sudo, Invoke-WebRequest, or Start-Process must be presented to the user in full before execution. Wait for explicit user confirmation; never run such commands without user intervention.
API_KEY must be explicitly provided by the user. Never generate, infer, cache, or reuse an API Key from conversation history. Ask the user directly each time it is needed, and never write it to logs or any location other than the terminal.
- Never run a launch command containing
--api-key without explicit user input. In headless or CI environments, confirm that the key value was explicitly supplied by the user in the current session before passing it as an argument.
- Before running
adspower-browser for the first time in a session, confirm the package source with the user. Direct them to verify the package at https://www.npmjs.com/package/adspower-browser before executing. Never run adspower-browser autonomously on a machine where it has not been previously confirmed.
When to Use This Skill
Apply when the user:
- Asks to create, update, delete, or list AdsPower browser profiles
- Mentions opening or closing browsers/profiles, fingerprint, UA, or proxy
- Wants to manage groups, proxies, or check API status
- Refers to AdsPower or adspower-browser (and MCP is not running or not desired)
Ensure AdsPower is running (default port 50325). Set PORT via environment or --port if needed. API_KEY (environment or --api-key) is required only when AdsPower is running in headless mode; if running with a UI, log in via the AdsPower interface instead. If AdsPower is not yet running, see references/launch-adspower.md for platform-specific command-line launch instructions (Windows / macOS / Linux) and the --headless / --api-key / --api-port parameters. Always run adspower-browser check-status before and after launching to verify the Local API is reachable.
How to Run
Note: adspower-browser is a CLI provided by the npm package of the same name. Before first use, verify the package at https://www.npmjs.com/package/adspower-browser (see Security Guardrail #6).
adspower-browser [--port PORT] [--api-key KEY] <command> [<arg>]
Two forms for <arg>:
-
Single value (shorthand) — for profile-related commands, pass one profile ID or number:
adspower-browser open-browser <ProfileId>
adspower-browser close-browser <ProfileId>
adspower-browser get-browser-active <ProfileId>
adspower-browser get-profile-ua <ProfileId> (single ID)
adspower-browser new-fingerprint <ProfileId> (single ID)
-
JSON string — full parameters for any command (see Command Reference below):
adspower-browser open-browser '{"profileId":"abc123","launchArgs":"..."}'
- Commands with no params: omit
<arg> or use '{}'.
Essential Commands
Browser profile – open/close
adspower-browser open-browser <profileId>
adspower-browser close-browser <profileId>
Browser profile – create/update/delete/list
adspower-browser create-browser '{"groupId":"0","proxyid":"random",...}'
adspower-browser update-browser '{"profileId":"...",...}'
adspower-browser delete-browser '{"profileIds":["..."]}'
adspower-browser get-browser-list '{}'
adspower-browser get-opened-browser
Browser profile – move/cookies/UA/fingerprint/cache/active
adspower-browser move-browser '{"groupId":"1","userIds":["..."]}'
adspower-browser get-profile-ua <profileId>
adspower-browser close-all-profiles
adspower-browser new-fingerprint <profileId>
adspower-browser delete-cache-v2 '{"profileIds":["..."],"type":["cookie","history"]}'
adspower-browser get-browser-active <profileId>
adspower-browser get-cloud-active '{"userIds":"id1,id2"}'
Group
adspower-browser create-group '{"groupName":"My Group","remark":"..."}'
adspower-browser update-group '{"groupId":"1","groupName":"New Name"}'
adspower-browser get-group-list '{}'
Application (categories)
adspower-browser check-status
adspower-browser get-application-list '{}'
Proxy
adspower-browser create-proxy '{"proxies":[{"type":"http","host":"127.0.0.1","port":"8080"}]}'
adspower-browser update-proxy '{"proxyId":"...","host":"..."}'
adspower-browser get-proxy-list '{}'
adspower-browser delete-proxy '{"proxyIds":["..."]}'
Command Reference (full interface and parameters)
All parameter names are camelCase in JSON.
Browser Profile Management
See references/browser-profile-management.md for open-browser, close-browser, create-browser, update-browser, delete-browser, get-browser-list, get-opened-browser, move-browser, get-profile-ua, close-all-profiles, new-fingerprint, delete-cache-v2, share-profile, get-browser-active, get-cloud-active and their parameters.
Group Management
See references/group-management.md for create-group, update-group, and get-group-list parameters.
Application Management
See references/application-management.md for check-status and get-application-list parameters.
Proxy Management
See references/proxy-management.md for create-proxy, update-proxy, get-proxy-list, and delete-proxy parameters.
UserProxyConfig (inline proxy config for create-browser / update-browser)
See references/user-proxy-config.md for all fields (proxy_soft, proxy_type, proxy_host, proxy_port, etc.) and example.
FingerprintConfig (fingerprint config for create-browser / update-browser)
See references/fingerprint-config.md for all fields (timezone, language, WebRTC, browser_kernel_config, random_ua, TLS, etc.) and example.
Automation (Not Supported by This CLI)
Commands such as navigate, click-element, fill-input, screenshot depend on a persistent browser connection and are not exposed by this CLI. Use the local-api-mcp MCP server for automation.
Deep-Dive Documentation
Reference docs with full enum values and field lists:
| Reference | Description | When to use |
|---|
| references/browser-profile-management.md | open-browser, close-browser, create-browser, update-browser, delete-browser, get-browser-list, get-opened-browser, move-browser, get-profile-cookies, get-profile-ua, close-all-profiles, new-fingerprint, delete-cache-v2, get-browser-active, get-cloud-active parameters. | Any browser profile operation (open, create, update, delete, list, move, cookies, UA, cache, share, status). |
| references/group-management.md | create-group, update-group, get-group-list parameters. | Creating, updating, or listing browser groups. |
| references/application-management.md | check-status, get-application-list parameters. | Checking API availability or listing applications (categories). |
| references/proxy-management.md | create-proxy, update-proxy, get-proxy-list, delete-proxy parameters and enums. | Creating, updating, listing, or deleting proxies. |
| references/user-proxy-config.md | Full userProxyConfig field list (proxy_soft, proxy_type, proxy_host, proxy_port, etc.) and example. | Building inline proxy config for create-browser / update-browser when not using proxyid. |
| references/fingerprint-config.md | Full fingerprintConfig field list (timezone, language, WebRTC, browser_kernel_config, random_ua, TLS, etc.) and example. | Building or editing fingerprint config for create-browser / update-browser. |
| references/browser-kernel-config.md | type and for . Version must match type (Chrome vs Firefox). |
Use these when you need the exact allowed values or semantics; the main skill text above only summarizes.