aio-browser-cookie

name	aio-browser-cookie
description	Extract cookies from local browsers and export them for use in authenticated requests. Use when extracting Chrome cookies, Firefox cookies, or Safari cookies from the local browser store; reusing a browser session to replay an authenticated request; exporting a Netscape cookie jar for curl, wget, or yt-dlp cookies; making an authenticated curl request with your live browser session; or using rookiepy to read browser cookies programmatically. Also covers session replay — sending HTTP requests with the browser's own cookies injected automatically.
when_to_use	extract browser cookies, reuse browser session, export cookies, cookie jar, rookiepy, authenticated request, chrome cookies, firefox cookies, safari cookies, netscape cookies, session replay
effort	low
argument-hint	Domain or URL to extract cookies for

Browser Cookie

Environment

• python3: !which python3 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT INSTALLED"
• rookiepy: !python3 -c "import rookiepy" 2>/dev/null && echo "installed" || echo "NOT INSTALLED — pip3 install -U rookiepy"
• Scripts: !echo "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/aio-browser-cookie/scripts"

Use this skill to extract cookies from local browsers with rookiepy, export them as JSON or Netscape, or replay an authenticated request with the extracted session.

BCOOKIE="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/aio-browser-cookie/scripts"

Then run:

python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" ...

Quick Start

# Check environment and rookiepy availability
python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" doctor

# Show supported browser loaders on this machine
python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" list

# Extract cookies for one browser and one domain
python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" extract --browser chrome --domain github.com

# Export Netscape cookies for curl / yt-dlp / wget style tooling
python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" extract \
  --browser brave \
  --domain github.com \
  --format netscape \
  --output /tmp/github.cookies

# Replay a request using the browser session
python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" request \
  --browser chrome \
  --domain github.com \
  --url https://github.com/settings/profile

Commands

Command	Purpose
doctor	Check Python, platform, rookiepy, and available browser loaders
list	Print supported browser loaders on the current platform
extract	Load cookies and print/export them as json, netscape, or header
request	Send an HTTP request with cookies loaded from a browser session

Source Selection

Use exactly one source per command:

• --browser chrome
• --browser firefox
• --browser safari
• --path /path/to/Cookies --key-path /path/to/Local\ State
• omit both --browser and --path to let rookiepy.load() scan all supported browsers

Supported browser names depend on platform, but commonly include:

• arc
• brave
• chrome
• chromium
• edge
• firefox
• librewolf
• opera
• opera-gx
• vivaldi
• zen
• safari on macOS
• internet-explorer and octo-browser on Windows

Common Patterns

Export cookie header for another tool

python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" extract \
  --browser chrome \
  --domain example.com \
  --format header

Save cookies for curl

python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" extract \
  --browser chrome \
  --domain example.com \
  --format netscape \
  --output /tmp/example.cookies

curl --cookie /tmp/example.cookies https://example.com/account

Replay an authenticated API call

python3 "$BCOOKIE/rookie_tool.py" request \
  --browser brave \
  --domain app.example.com \
  --url https://app.example.com/api/me \
  --header 'Accept: application/json'

Install

If doctor reports that rookiepy is missing:

pip3 install -U rookiepy

Gotchas

• Chromium-based browsers on Linux or macOS may trigger a keychain or wallet prompt when cookies are decrypted.
• Chrome session cookies can depend on a temporary browser restart done by rookie; they can expire again after the browser closes.
• Safari cookie access on macOS may require Full Disk Access for the terminal app.
• Newer Chrome versions on Windows may require admin rights for app-bound encrypted cookies.
• Treat exported cookies as secrets. Do not paste them into chat or commit them.