#OpenClaw Browser Access

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signal raft
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I have a super basic openclaw bot set up with telegram and a VM in google cloud. I want to hook it up to a browser and be able to see what it is doing. If i set up chrome remote desktop with it, will it work? Can I give it a login to a specific website and it do things for me?

spice basaltBOT
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magic driftBOT
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Yep — OpenClaw can do browser automation, and you can watch it, but the “best” setup depends on where you want the browser to live.

Option A (recommended): keep Gateway on the cloud VM, run the browser on your own computer

This gives you the nicest “I can see what it’s doing” experience.

  • Run a node host on the machine where you have a normal Chrome UI
  • Use the Chrome extension relay to “attach” a tab (toolbar button → badge ON)
  • The cloud Gateway proxies browser actions to your local machine, so you can watch it live

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/chrome-extension

Option B: run an OpenClaw-managed browser on the VM, and watch via Chrome Remote Desktop

This works if your VM has a desktop environment / display.

  • Make sure the browser is not headless (browser.headless: false)
  • Start the OpenClaw-managed profile (openclaw), then use Chrome Remote Desktop to view the VM desktop