Playwright Cloud Browsers
Managed Playwright cloud browsers for scalable browser automation and AI agent workflows
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- Made by the service owner (microsoft.com)
Runs in the cloud
Guide 7 · 5 min read · Checked Nov 11, 2026
Let AI browse the web for you
Let AI find current information, read and summarise web pages, and on paid plans click and fill in websites for you.
What you need
- Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini (searching and reading the web works on free plans; clicking through websites for you needs a paid plan with all three)
- For Claude to click through websites, Google Chrome on a computer
1Easiest: the connector already in your AI app
All three apps can search and read the web with nothing to install, so start here. Letting AI click buttons and fill in forms for you comes with each vendor’s paid plans.
ClaudeWeb search: the help page doesn’t limit it by plan · Claude in Chrome, which clicks through sites: paid plans (Pro, Max, Ultra, Team and Enterprise)
In a chat, click the “+” button at the lower left and choose “Web search” so a checkmark appears (the new Claude experience has no such toggle; Claude searches when it helps)
Ask your question, or paste a page’s link and say what you want. Claude reads the page and cites its sources
To let Claude click and fill in sites for you (paid plans), install Claude in Chrome from the Chrome Web Store, click “Add to Chrome” and sign in with your Claude account
Claude in Chrome works only in Google Chrome on a computer, not other browsers or phones, and Anthropic itself warns it is still risky. Read every request before you let it confirm or pay · On Team and Enterprise, an admin must first enable web search in “Organization settings > Capabilities”
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: support.claude.com (1) · support.claude.com (2)
ChatGPTWeb search: every plan including Free, even signed out · Cloud browser, which clicks through sites: paid plans in supported regions, excluding Free and Go
In a chat, select “View all tools”, then “Search” (or type / and choose Search)
Ask your question, or paste a link and say what you want. ChatGPT searches and cites its sources
To let ChatGPT click and fill in sites for you (paid plans), start a task in Work and describe the result you want. It pauses to ask you before signing in or confirming
When a site asks you to sign in, use only the secure sign-in form ChatGPT shows; never type passwords into the chat · ChatGPT also searches on its own when a question needs current information
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: help.openai.com (1) · help.openai.com (2)
GeminiWeb search: Gemini uses Google Search on its own · Task mode, which works on websites for you: 18 or over, a personal account, and Google AI Pro or Ultra
Just ask a question that needs current information; Gemini pulls public information from Google Search itself
To let Gemini work on websites for you (Google AI Pro or Ultra), go to gemini.google.com and click “Task” below the text box
Describe the task. If it needs a sign-in or payment, take control of the browser and enter the details on the page yourself, not in the chat
Task mode isn’t available in the European Economic Area, Nigeria, Switzerland or the United Kingdom yet · It works on the web, the mobile app and the Mac app · If it uses Chrome on your computer, Gemini can reach every site you’re signed in to
Checked Nov 11, 2026 · Source: support.google.com (1) · support.google.com (2)
2Way 2: an MCP made by the service itself
MCPs made by the companies behind browsers and browser tools are mostly built for developers and need setting up yourself. If one is in the registry, it shows up here; we compare the maker’s verified domain, not just the name.
3Last resort: an MCP from someone else
These control a browser. Some open a browser on your computer where you’re signed in to sites; some send pages through the maker’s servers. They suit people comfortable setting things up. Always read the “Basic checks” first.
Browser Use
Lets AI do web tasks for you, such as filling forms, searching and extracting data, in the maker’s cloud browsers or on your computer.
- Our basic checks: 5 of 5 passed
- You will need to enter: X-Browser-Use-API-Key
- Another maker (browser-use.com), not the service owner
Computer or cloud
Browserstack MCP
BrowserStack's Official MCP Server
- Our basic checks: 5 of 5 passed
- You will need to enter: BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME, BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY
- Made by browserstack, not the service owner
Computer or cloud
Browserless
Official Browserless MCP server: browser automation, scraping, screenshots and PDFs for AI agents.
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- You will need to enter: BROWSERLESS_TOKEN, Authorization
- Another maker (browserless.io), not the service owner
Computer or cloud
Try typing
- “Open these three shops and compare prices for the same headphones”
- “Read the returns policy page I linked and summarise it as a list”
- “Find the latest news about next month’s electricity rates, with sources”
Stuck? Try this
AI says it can’t open the site
Some sites block automated tools or need a sign-in. Copy the page’s text and paste it instead · In ChatGPT, check that Search is selected
No Web search button in Claude
The new Claude experience has no toggle; it searches when it helps · On an organisation account, ask your admin to enable it in “Organization settings > Capabilities”
No Task in Gemini
You need to be 18 or over, use a personal account and have Google AI Pro or Ultra, and it isn’t open in some countries yet
Claude in Chrome won’t install
It works only in Google Chrome on a computer and on paid plans; other browsers and phones aren’t supported yet
Keep your data safe
- Web pages can hide instructions for the AI (prompt injection) telling it to fill in or click things for you. Make AI stop and ask you every time before it submits a form, buys something or signs in.
- Never type passwords, card numbers or sign-in codes into the chat. If a site needs a sign-in, enter it yourself on the page.
- If AI uses the browser on your computer, it can reach every site you’re signed in to. Close banking and email tabs before you let it work.
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