agentskillexchange Steel Browser Open Source API for AI Agent Web Automation
Steel Browser is an open-source browser API that provides a batteries-included browser sandbox for AI agents and applications. It handles session management, proxy rotation, anti-detection, and Chrome extension loading so developers can focus on their AI application logic.
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run -p 3000:3000 -p 9223:9223 ghcr.io/steel-dev/steel-browser
- docker compose up
- docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
- docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- | Pre-built Docker Image (combined API + UI) | [](https://github.com/...
Docker
- The simplest way to deploy/run a Steel browser instance locally is to run the pre-built Docker image:
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
🛠️ Getting Started
The easiest way to get started with Steel is by creating a Steel Cloud account. Otherwise, you can deploy this Steel browser instance to a cloud provider or run it locally.
You can now create sessions, scrape pages, take screenshots, and more. Jump to the Usage section for some quick examples on how you can do that.
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/steel-dev/steel-browser/HEAD/README.md