jarvuslin/openapply/solve-captcha

Solve CAPTCHA

Clear a CAPTCHA on the current browser tab. Return solved or unsolved (the caller falls back). Authorized use only - the user's own applications. Call the API with openapply-api (../_shared/setup.md "Calling the API").

Before any attempt, call openapply-api GET /api/captcha/status. If entitled is not true, return unsolved without interacting with the challenge. The caller must park the job as needs_user, category verification, and leave its tab open. Never use proxies or change browser identity.

1. Dispatch + identify

If the argument is a URL → browser_navigate there first. browser_resize to a tall viewport (1280×1400) so the widget is fully on-screen, then browser_snapshot + browser_take_screenshot the captcha and classify:

• checkbox (reCAPTCHA "I'm not a robot" / hCaptcha / Turnstile) → §2. Always try this first - it escalates to the service only if it opens an image challenge.
• text (distorted characters + answer field) → §3.
• image-grid already open (no checkbox to click) → §4 directly.
• slider / unknown → unsolved.

2. Checkbox (free, first)

browser_click the control by ref, browser_wait_for, re-snapshot. Verified → solved. An image grid opened instead → escalate to §4. Never hand-click tiles - automated clicks get flagged and fail.

3. Text (free)

browser_take_screenshot, read the characters, browser_type the answer, submit. Verified → solved.

4. Image-grid → token service

Read the sitekey (browser_evaluate, read-only):

() => {
  const el = document.querySelector(".g-recaptcha, [data-sitekey]");
  let key = el?.getAttribute("data-sitekey");
  if (!key) {
    const f = [...document.querySelectorAll('iframe[src*="recaptcha"]')]
      .map((f) => f.src)
      .find((s) => /[?&]k=/.test(s));
    key = f && new URL(f).searchParams.get("k");
  }
  return { sitekey: key, pageurl: location.href };
};

hCaptcha: iframe[src*="hcaptcha"] → type:"hcaptcha". Turnstile: .cf-turnstile[data-sitekey] → type:"turnstile".

Solve it server-side (the endpoint resolves the configured key + polls the provider; the skill never sees the key):

openapply-api POST /api/captcha/solve --data '{"type":"recaptcha","sitekey":"<sitekey>","pageurl":"<pageurl>"}'

A failed call or an empty .token (no key configured, or solver failure) → unsolved.

Inject the token (sanctioned browser_evaluate - a real solved token, not a faked click), then browser_click the form's submit ref:

(t) => {
  document
    .querySelectorAll('textarea[name="g-recaptcha-response"], #g-recaptcha-response')
    .forEach((el) => {
      el.value = t;
      el.style.display = "";
    });
  try {
    for (const c of Object.values(window.___grecaptcha_cfg?.clients ?? {}))
      for (const o of Object.values(c))
        for (const m of Object.values(o ?? {}))
          if (typeof m?.callback === "function") m.callback(t);
  } catch {}
};

hCaptcha uses h-captcha-response; Turnstile uses cf-turnstile-response. browser_wait_for, verify → solved.

Rules

• Retry at most 3 rounds, then unsolved. Never loop indefinitely.
• Trusted clicks on widgets - browser_click a ref only. Never fake a widget click with browser_evaluate / .click() / scrollIntoView; reCAPTCHA flags synthetic clicks and hard-fails. JS is only for reading the sitekey and injecting a service token.
• unsolved → leave the page as-is for the caller to take over.
• Service solves cost ~$1–3 / 1000. Narrow snapshots (../_shared/browser-tips.md).