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steel-browser

Open Source Browser API for AI Agents & Apps. Steel Browser is a batteries-included browser sandbox that lets you automate the web without worrying about infrastructure.

About steel-browser

The open-source browser API for AI agents & apps. The best way to build live web agents and browser automation tools.

Steel.dev is an open-source browser API that makes it easy to build AI apps and agents that interact with the web. Instead of building automation infrastructure from scratch, you can focus on your AI application while Steel handles the complexity.

Under the hood, it manages sessions, pages, and browser processes, allowing you to perform complex browsing tasks programmatically without any of the headaches: - Full Browser Control: Uses Puppeteer and CDP for complete control over Chrome instances -- allowing you to connect using Puppeteer, Playwright, or Selenium. - Session Management: Maintains browser state, cookies, and local storage across requests - Proxy Support: Built-in proxy chain management for IP rotation - Extension Support: L…

From the project's README

steel-browser is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 7.5k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in August 2026.

Install

docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 9223:9223 ghcr.io/steel-dev/steel-browser
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