Show HN: A web browser agent in your Chrome side panel

Summary

BrowserBee 🐝 Your in-browser AI assistant. Control the web with natural language. BrowserBee.mp4 BrowserBee is a privacy-first open source Chrome extension that lets you control your browser using natural language. It combines the power of an LLM for instruction parsing & planning, and Playwright for robust browser automation to accomplish tasks. Since BrowserBee runs entirely within your browser (with the exception of the LLM), it can safely interact with logged-in websites, like your social media accounts or email, without compromising security or requiring backend infrastructure. This makes it more convenient for personal use than other "browser use" type products out there. 🎲 Features Supports major LLM providers such as Anthropic , OpenAI , Gemini , and Ollama with more coming soon , , , and with more coming soon Tracks token use and price so you know how much you're spending on each task and so you know how much you're spending on each task Has access to a wide range of 🕹️ browser tools (listed below) for interacting and understanding browser state (listed below) for interacting and understanding browser state Uses Playwright in the background which is a robust browser automation tool in the background which is a robust browser automation tool The memory feature captures useful tool use sequences and stores them locally to make future use more efficient feature captures useful tool use sequences and stores them locally to make future use more efficient The agent knows when to ask for user's approval, e.g. for purchases or posting updates on social media 🕹️ Supported tools Navigation Tools browser_navigate Navigate the browser to a specific URL. Input must be a full URL, e.g. https://example.com browser_wait_for_navigation Wait until network is idle (Playwright). browser_navigate_back Go back to the previous page (history.back()). No input. browser_navigate_forward Go forward to the next page (history.forward()). No input. Tab Context Tools browser_get_active_t...