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<h3>Give AI agents control of the web.</h3>
<p>Connect your existing agent, run Browser Use in Python, or send a task to our cloud.</p>
<p>
<a href="#quickstart">Quickstart</a> ·
<a href="#navigate-the-web-like-a-human-does">Demos</a> ·
<a href="https://docs.browser-use.com">Docs</a> ·
<a href="https://cloud.browser-use.com">Cloud</a>
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<img alt="The AI browser agent." src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9955dda9-ede3-4971-8ee0-91cbc3850125" width="400">
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<div align="center">
<a href="https://cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-badge-downloads"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/package" height="48" alt="Browser-Use Package Download Statistics"></a>
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<div align="center">
<a href="#navigate-the-web-like-a-human-does"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/demos" alt="Demos"></a>
<img width="16" height="1" alt="">
<a href="https://docs.browser-use.com"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/docs" alt="Docs"></a>
<img width="16" height="1" alt="">
<a href="https://browser-use.com/posts"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/blog" alt="Blog"></a>
<img width="16" height="1" alt="">
<a href="https://browsermerch.com"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/merch" alt="Merch"></a>
<img width="100" height="1" alt="">
<a href="https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/github" alt="Github Stars"></a>
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<a href="https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=browser_use"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/twitter" alt="Twitter"></a>
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<a href="https://link.browser-use.com/discord"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/discord" alt="Discord"></a>
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<a href="https://cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-badge-cloud"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/cloud" height="48" alt="Browser-Use Cloud"></a>
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<a href="https://browser-use.com">
<img src="https://browser-use.com/lander/plates/browsers-8dd60aa0.jpg" alt="A person crossing an orange canyon on a giant key-shaped bridge, from the Browser Use website." width="720">
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<img alt="Three ways to use Browser Use: fully hosted cloud; your existing agent with Browser Use CLI; or the open source Browser Use agent, available as a Python library. The CLI and library each connect to a local or cloud browser." src="static/readme/which-product-light.svg" width="100%">
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- **[Path 1: Fully Hosted Cloud](#path-1-fully-hosted-cloud):** Send a task through the API; we run the agent and browser.
- **[Path 2: CLI](#path-2-cli):** Give Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, OpenCode, Pi, or another agent browser access.
- **[Path 1: Fully Hosted Cloud](#path-1-fully-hosted-cloud):** Scale up with a fully hosted agent and browser.
- **[Path 2: CLI](#path-2-cli):** Automate your own browser tasks.
- **[Path 3: Python Library](#path-3-python-library):** Run the open source Browser Use agent locally from your own code.
# Quickstart
## Path 1: Fully Hosted Cloud
Send a task to our hosted agent. We run the agent, stealth browser, and scalable infrastructure, and handle profiles, recordings, and data policies so you can scale your browser automation.
Scale browser automation with our hosted agent, stealth browsers, and infrastructure for profiles, recordings, and data policies.
[Get started with the API ↗](https://docs.browser-use.com/cloud/agent/quickstart)
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## Path 2: CLI
If you want to use Browser Use in your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, OpenCode, Pi, Cursor, etc.), paste this prompt, and it sets everything up itself:
Paste this setup prompt into your agent to automate your own browser tasks.
```text
Install or upgrade browser-use to the latest stable version with uv using Python 3.12, run `browser-use skill install` to register the skill, and connect it to my browser. If setup or connection fails, follow https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness/blob/main/install.md.
```
Then tell your agent what you want done.
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## Path 3: Python Library
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<summary><b>Should I use the fully hosted cloud, CLI, or Python library?</b></summary>
- **[Fully Hosted Cloud](#path-1-fully-hosted-cloud):** Send tasks through the API and let Browser Use run the agent, browser, and infrastructure.
- **[CLI](#path-2-cli):** Give an existing agent (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, OpenCode, Pi, Cursor, etc.) browser access. You can use it interactively or in scripts.
- **[CLI](#path-2-cli):** Give an existing agent (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, Pi, Cursor, etc.) browser access. You can use it interactively or in scripts.
- **[Python Library](#path-3-python-library):** Run the open source agent in your own application, with custom tools, structured output, and your choice of model.
The CLI and Python library can each connect to a local or cloud browser. A cloud browser hosts the browser; the fully hosted API runs the agent as well.
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| Repository | What it's for |
| --- | --- |
| [Browser Harness](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness) | Connect your existing AI agent to a real browser. |
| [Browser Harness](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness) | Our CLI for giving AI agents control of your browser. |
| [Browser Use Pi](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use-pi) | Run a TypeScript browser agent built on Pi. |
| [Cloud SDK](https://github.com/browser-use/sdk) | Integrate Browser Use Cloud into your application. |
| [Video Use](https://github.com/browser-use/video-use) | Edit videos with your coding agent. |
| [macOS Harness](https://github.com/browser-use/macos-harness) | Give your agent control of Mac apps, browsers, and files. |
| [Benchmark](https://github.com/browser-use/benchmark) | Explore browser tasks and compare agent performance. |
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<a href="https://browser-use.com/posts">Blog</a> ·
<a href="https://link.browser-use.com/discord">Discord</a> ·
<a href="https://x.com/browser_use">X</a> ·
<a href="https://browsermerch.com">Merch</a>
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<a href="https://cloud.browser-use.com?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme-badge-downloads"><img src="https://media.browser-use.tools/badges/package" height="48" alt="Browser-Use Package Download Statistics"></a>
**Tell your computer what to do, and it gets it done.**
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The README version shows three paths:
- Path 1, fully hosted cloud: OpenCode → Browser Use CLI → cloud browser.
- Path 1, fully hosted cloud: our hosted agent → Browser Use CLI → cloud browser.
- Path 2, CLI: your existing agent → Browser Use CLI → local or cloud browser.
- Path 3, Python library: the open source Browser Use agent → local or cloud browser.
The agent and its Python library are one block, with no CLI step.
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<desc id="desc">Path 1: fully hosted cloud runs our OpenCode agent, Browser Use CLI, and a cloud browser through the V4 API. Path 2: the CLI connects your existing agent, including Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, OpenCode, or Pi, to a local or cloud browser. Path 3: the open source Browser Use agent is a Python library that connects directly to a local or cloud browser.</desc>
<desc id="desc">Path 1: fully hosted cloud runs our agent, Browser Use CLI, and a cloud browser through the V4 API. Path 2: the CLI connects your agent, including Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenClaw, or Pi, to a local or cloud browser. Path 3: the open source Browser Use agent is a Python library that can run fully locally or connect to a cloud browser.</desc>
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