Lightweight browser for agents
A lightweight browser built for agents, inspired by lightpanda/obscura/kindsurf. The author abandoned it after concluding that the web spec is too vast for a lightweight browser to work on modern sites.
What it addresses
Building a browser that actually works for modern sites requires a huge implementation, while keeping it lightweight means it won't work for most sites; the author suggests using chrome-headless-shell or webkit instead.
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Lightweight browser for agents
A lightweight browser built for agents, inspired by lightpanda/obscura/kindsurf. The author abandoned it after concluding that the web spec is too vast for a lightweight browser to work on modern sites.
Problem: Building a browser that actually works for modern sites requires a huge implementation, while keeping it lightweight means it won't work for most sites; the author suggests using chrome-headless-shell or webkit instead.
Posted by @ospider · Original comment ↗
“I tried to build a lightweight browser for agents, like lightpanda/obscura/kindsurf. But I then found out it's a dead end for me and all the others.”