Stagehand – an open source browser automation framework powered by AI
Hi HN! I’m Anirudh — longtime lurker, first time poster, and I couldn’t be more excited to show you Stagehand. Stagehand is a TypeScript project that extends Playwright with three simple AI methods — act, extract, and observe. We’d love for you to try it out using the command below: npx create-browser-app --example quickstart Here’s a sample workflow: const stagehand = new Stagehand(); await stagehand.init(); // Stagehand overrides the Playwright Page and Context classes const { page, context } = stagehand await page.goto("instadash.com") // Regular Playwright…
Stagehand – an open source browser automation framework powered by AI launched on January 8, 2025 with 326 votes, #92 of 6,142 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Stagehand is an open source TypeScript framework that extends Playwright for browser automation with AI capabilities. It adds three methods—act, extract, and observe—that allow developers to automate web interactions and data extraction using natural language instructions rather than traditional selectors. The tool is designed for developers building automation workflows who want to leverage AI to make browser automation more flexible and intuitive.
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From the sources
The SDK For Browser Agents. Contribute to browserbase/stagehand development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN! I’m Anirudh — longtime lurker, first time poster, and I couldn’t be more excited to show you Stagehand. Stagehand is a TypeScript project that extends Playwright with three simple AI methods — act, extract, and observe. We’d love for you to try it out using the command below: npx create-browser-app --example…
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