Vessel Browser – An open-source browser built for AI agents, not humans
I'm Tyler - the solo operator of Quanta Intellect based in Portland, Oregon. I recently participated in Nous Research's Hermes Agent Hackathon, which is where this project was born. I've used agents extensively in my workflows for the better part of the last year - the biggest pain point was always the browser. Every tool out there assumes a human operator with automation bolted on. I wanted to flip that - make the agent the primary driver and give the human a supervisory role. Enter: Vessel Browser - an Electron-based browser with 40+ MCP-native tools, persistent sessions that survive…
Vessel Browser – An open-source browser built for AI agents, not humans launched on March 21, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,631 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Most browser automation is either headless or bolted onto browsers designed for humans. Vessel flips that model: designed and optimized for agents with human visibility. Built for harnesses like Hermes Agent, Claude Code, BYOK API, and any MCP compatible client, Vessel gives autonomous agents a full Chromium browser with: 80+ MCP-native tools, persistent named sessions that survive restarts, supervisor sidebar with live approval, and agent optimized pipelines.
Vessel is a browser built for AI assistants. It lets agents open websites, click buttons, fill forms, remember sessions, and show their work in a real browser you can supervise.
Vessel lets an AI assistant open websites, click buttons, fill forms, remember sessions, and show every step in a real browser you can supervise. Free open-source core. Premium adds saved sessions, vision, page-change history, credential vaults, and longer agent workflows. One prompt. Vessel searches Powell’s, chooses books, and adds them to a cart in a visible browser — so you can see exactly what the agent is doing. Normal browsers are made for people clicking one step at a time. Vessel gives AI assistants a browser workspace where they can read, click, remember, and ask for your help when it matters. Ask an AI to browse real pages, collect useful information, compare options,…from quantaintellect.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
I'm Tyler - the solo operator of Quanta Intellect based in Portland, Oregon. I recently participated in Nous Research's Hermes Agent Hackathon, which is where this project was born. I've used agents extensively in my workflows for the better part of the last year - the biggest pain point was always the browser. Every…
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