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Observe a browser session in NextBrowser Live View

Use NextBrowser Live View alongside Chat to inspect the active browser page, catch wrong-tab errors and diagnose an empty or stalled session.

About this reference video

The video demonstrates an OpenClaw/Docker session through a Clawbrowser dashboard stream. NextBrowser provides its own Live View for the same observation need. The instructions below use the desktop workspace, not the dashboard link or Docker setup shown in the clip.

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Overview

An agent report alone does not show which browser page it used. NextBrowser Live View gives you the visual session context while Chat shows the agent activity. Combining them with tab and page-state checks makes it easier to detect a wrong profile, stalled navigation or incomplete result.

What happens in the video

OpenClaw identifies its Linux Docker environment on a Mac host, retries after a connection error, and opens the Multilogin website. The operator follows the stream link into the Clawbrowser dashboard, scrolls the remote page, and types into its input field. The clip demonstrates both viewing and direct interaction through the stream.

Before you start

  • NextBrowser with a paired account and intended browser profile
  • A running session with an open page
  • An authenticated local agent for the optional observation task

Run this in NextBrowser

Follow these steps in your own NextBrowser workspace. The video summary records the source demonstration; your result needs the checks below.

  1. Start the intended session

    Select the profile in the NextBrowser sidebar and check that it is running. Open a public test page and confirm which tab is active before opening Live View.

  2. Match Live View to the task

    Inspect the visible page and compare its URL and content with the task in Chat. Ask the agent to report the active tab if the page does not match; do not assume that a selected profile means the intended page is active.

  3. Observe a small navigation task

    Send the prompt below and watch the streamed activity together with Live View. Check that the destination page is actually reached. Stop the agent if it navigates outside the agreed scope.

  4. Diagnose missing frames

    If Live View is empty, check session status and open tabs first. Compare available page state and screenshots. If diagnostics show the page but Live View stays blank, collect the app version, profile status and redacted logs for a support report.

Send this prompt in NextBrowser Chat

Suggested prompt

In NextBrowser profile [profile name], confirm the active session and open [public URL]. Report its final URL and title, then leave the page visible in Live View. If navigation or the session fails, report the failed layer instead of retrying indefinitely.

Replace the placeholders, then send this in NextBrowser Chat with the intended profile and agent selected. This is a suggested task, not the recording transcript.

What to verify in your run

  • A Live View page that corresponds to the intended profile and agent task
  • A verified destination or a diagnostic report distinguishing session, page and viewing failures

Questions about this workflow

Do I need a Docker stream link?

No. This guide uses NextBrowser Live View in the desktop app. The dashboard stream in the recording is a different interface.

Does seeing the page prove the task succeeded?

No. Check the requested output and final page state as well. Live View helps supervise the session but is not a substitute for result validation.

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NextBrowser documentation

NextBrowser documentation ↗Product guide: profiles, agents and sessions ↗Live View troubleshooting ↗

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