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Obscura

The headless browser for AI agents and web scraping
20,793 stars1,493 forksRustUpdated 8/8/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Obscura is a headless browser for AI agents and web scraping, allowing you to automate interactions with websites and extract data in a Rust-based environment.

When to use it
  • •When you need to automate web interactions for your AI agent
  • •When you require a headless browser for web scraping tasks
  • •When you prefer a Rust-based solution for your web automation needs
Ready-to-paste prompt
cargo run --example simple https://www.example.com
Heads up: Ensure you have the latest version of Rust installed, as Obscura requires a recent version of the Rust compiler to build and run successfully
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Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/obscura && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/obscura/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/obscura/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Obscura works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Obscura is a large Rust project (~55k lines across 87 code files, plus 43 test files). Setup is light: runs with Docker. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Large codebase
~55k lines · 87 code files · ~8 h to skim
Setup
Light setup
Runs with Docker.
Runs on
Rust · Docker
No API keys detected
Rust 95%Python 4%HTML 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    Cargo.toml
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    skills/obscura/SKILL.md
    Inside skills/ — an example of what the AI is told to do
What's in each folder
skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions1 files
docs/Documentation22 files
crates/Folder150 files
render-repros/Folder77 files
scripts/Helper scripts3 files
tools/Helper scripts1 files
assets/Images & static assets15 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)8 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
h4ckf0r0day
Language
Rust
Category
devtools
Published
4/13/2026

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