When a site requires login, sign in manually in the host browser profile (the openclaw browser).

Do not give the model your credentials. Automated logins often trigger anti‑bot defenses and can lock the account.

Back to the main browser docs: Browser.

OpenClaw controls a dedicated Chrome profile (named openclaw, orange‑tinted UI). This is separate from your daily browser profile.

Two easy ways to access it:

1. Ask the agent to open the browser and then log in yourself.
2. Open it via CLI:

openclaw browser start
openclaw browser open https://x.com

If you have multiple profiles, pass --browser-profile <name> (the default is openclaw).

• Read/search/threads: use the bird CLI skill (no browser, stable).
  • Repo: https://github.com/steipete/bird
• Post updates: use the host browser (manual login).

Sandboxed browser sessions are more likely to trigger bot detection. For X/Twitter (and other strict sites), prefer the host browser.

If the agent is sandboxed, the browser tool defaults to the sandbox. To allow host control:

{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      sandbox: {
        mode: "non-main",
        browser: {
          allowHostControl: true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Then target the host browser:

openclaw browser open https://x.com --browser-profile openclaw --target host

Or disable sandboxing for the agent that posts updates.