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Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents
Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.
TL;DR
- Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser for AI agents.
- Unlike human browsers, Kitesurf prioritizes efficiency, context management, and scalability over visual elements.
- The browser is designed to help AI agents navigate websites, fill forms, and complete tasks efficiently.
- Kitesurf is built on Cloudflare's Workers serverless platform and is available for free during beta.
- The company claims Kitesurf uses significantly less CPU and memory than Chromium for common agentic tasks.
- It incorporates technologies like a modular rendering engine from Blitz, Firefox's CSS parser (Stylo), and Boa JS.
- Cloudflare was inspired by the open-source Rust headless engine, Obscura.