# WebScout

> Use this tool when you need to automate reverse engineering of chat interfaces, analyze chat APIs, or debug streaming implementations. WebScout provides automated browser automation and network traffic analysis, capturing HTTP requests, WebSocket frames, and Server-Sent Events, with outputs including screenshots, network logs, and API endpoint data. It is ideal for developers working with chat platforms, requiring inputs such as URLs, test messages, and authentication credentials to navigate complex workflows.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/pyscout-webscout  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pyscout-webscout

## Description

WebScout provides automated reverse engineering capabilities for chat interfaces through browser automation and network traffic analysis. Built by pyscout using Playwright and Chrome DevTools Protocol, it offers both one-shot analysis that automatically navigates to URLs, sends test messages, and captures streaming API endpoints, as well as persistent interactive sessions for complex multi-step workflows requiring authentication or manual navigation. The implementation captures HTTP requests/responses, WebSocket frames, and Server-Sent Events while providing browser control including screenshots, form filling, element clicking, and network monitoring, making it valuable for developers analyzing chat APIs, debugging streaming implementations, or building integrations with existing chat platforms.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.90
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** browser-automation
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/pyscout-webscout)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pyscout/webscout-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "pyscout-webscout"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pyscout-webscout` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pyscout-webscout/pull`

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