obscura — security grade SAFE, quality 71/100

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 71/100

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About obscura

Obscura The open-source headless browser for AI agents and web scraping. Lightweight, stealthy, and built in Rust. Obscura is a headless browser engine written in Rust, built for web scraping and AI agent automation. It runs real JavaScript via V8, supports the Chrome DevTools Protocol, and acts as a drop-in replacement for headless Chrome with Puppeteer and Playwright. Why Obscura over headless Chrome? Designed for automation at scale, not desktop browsing. Install Download Grab the latest binary from Releases: bash Linux x8664 curl -LO https://github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura/releases/latest/download/obscura-x8664-linux.tar.gz tar xzf obscura-x8664-linux.tar.gz ./obscura fetch https://example.com --eval "document.title" macOS Apple Si

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Quick Facts

Stars21,654
Forks1,568
LanguageRust
CategoryAgent Tool
LicenseApache-2.0
Quality Score70.7020428870551/100
Open Issues82
Last Updated2026-08-15
Created2026-04-13
Platformsbrowser, rust
Est. Tokens~23k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with obscura for enhanced workflows:

  • webclaw — semantic(0.21)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (57%)
  • fetcher-mcp — semantic(0.42)+complementary+similar_pop+shared_platform (55%)
  • brightdata-mcp — semantic(0.29)+complementary+similar_pop+shared_platform (50%)
  • browser39 — semantic(0.41)+complementary+same_lang+shared_platform (49%)
  • HolyClaude — semantic(0.38)+complementary+similar_pop+shared_platform (48%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is obscura?

obscura is The headless browser for AI agents and web scraping. It is categorized as a Agent Tool with 21.7k GitHub stars.

What programming language is obscura written in?

obscura is primarily written in Rust. It covers topics such as antidetect, antidetect-browser, browser.

How do I install or use obscura?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the obscura GitHub repository at github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura. The project has 21.7k stars and 1568 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does obscura use?

obscura is released under the Apache-2.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to obscura?

The top alternatives to obscura on Agent Skills Hub include nanobrowser, chrome-devtools-mcp, stagehand. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

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