go-rod-masterlisted

# Go-Rod Browser Automation Master ## Overview [Rod](https://github.com/go-rod/rod) is a high-level Go driver built directly on the [Chrome DevTools Protocol](https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/) for browser automation and web scraping. Unlike wrappers around other tools, Rod communicates with the browser natively via CDP, providing thread-safe operations, chained context design for timeouts/cancellation, auto-wait for elements, correct iframe/shadow DOM handling, and zero zombie browser processes. The companion library [go-rod/stealth](https://github.com/go-rod/stealth) injects anti-bot-detection evasions based on [puppeteer-extra stealth](https://github.com/nichochar/puppeteer-extra/tree/master/packages/extract-stealth-evasions), hiding headless browser fingerprints from detection systems. ## When to Use This Skill - Use when the user asks to **scrape**, **automate**, or **test** a website using Go. - Use when the user needs a **headless browser** for dynamic/SPA content (React, Vue, Angular). - Use when the user mentions **stealth**, **anti-bot**, **avoiding detection**, **Cloudflare**, or **bot detection bypass**. - Use when the user wants to work with the **Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP)** directly from Go. - Use when the user needs to **intercept** or **hijack** network requests in a browser context. - Use when the user asks about **concurrent browser scraping** or **page pooling** in Go. - Use when the user is migrating from **chromedp** or **Playw