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Install obscura with Homebrew, Nix

Headless browser for AI agents and web scraping. Version 0.2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-04. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#obscura.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install obscura

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#obscura

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ob/obscura/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Headless browser for AI agents and web scraping

Commands and aliases

  • obscura
  • obscura-worker

From the blog

When coding agents can find yesterday

history

Project history and usage

Obscura is an Apache-licensed headless browser written in Rust for web scraping, browser automation, and AI-agent tooling.

Project history

Obscura was created as an open-source headless browser engine for scraping and AI-agent automation. It embeds V8, implements Chrome DevTools Protocol compatibility, and later added an MCP server and production deployment guidance.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through GitHub releases, Homebrew, the Arch User Repository, and an official container image. Its compatibility surfaces target existing Chrome DevTools Protocol, Puppeteer, Playwright, and MCP workflows.

How it is used

Typical uses include rendering and extracting individual pages, parallel scraping, operating a CDP endpoint for Puppeteer or Playwright, and exposing browser tools through MCP. Runtime behavior is primarily configured with CLI flags and environment variables rather than a documented application configuration file.

Why package nerds care

Obscura is notable as a Rust-based, separately packaged browser engine that aims to replace a much larger Chrome installation for automation workloads. Releases bundle both the main executable and `obscura-worker`, an operational detail relevant to package maintainers.

Timeline

  • 2026: Official wiki revisions document installation, stealth/proxy configuration, testing, and production deployment.
  • 2026: The project documents distribution through release archives, Homebrew, AUR, and containers.

Related projects

  • Designed to interoperate with Puppeteer and Playwright through the Chrome DevTools Protocol and with AI-agent clients through MCP.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for obscura. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
obscuracliglobal executable
obscura-workercliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-10-12
manager version0.2.4
manager updated2026-10-04
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2.1

https://github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:obscura
Version0.2.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/obscura
Homepagehttps://obscura.sh
Repositoryhttps://github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura
Upstream docshttps://obscura.sh
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/h4ckf0r0day/obscura/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-10-04T18:55:51Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameobscura
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

obscura

nix profile install nixpkgs#obscura
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Obscura
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ob/obscura/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • flyscrapeLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: browser, headless, scraping, web.
  • agent-browserLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: agents, ai, browser.
  • gboxLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: agents, ai, browser.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database