Operator surface
Pick the task. Get the right CLI.
Use task lanes to choose a tool, verify it safely, and understand the first agent-safe loop before you commit to it.
Task lane
Pick a lane, write the task in plain language, then work from the recommended CLI and its first safe loop.
Recommended CLI
Browserplaywright is a strong fit for browser. Official and easy to trust.
Best for
browser testing, automation, and headless scripts from the terminal.
First move
$ playwright --helpTrust signal
29.5M npm weekly downloads
Safe first loop
Why this pick
Supporting tools
3 support tools
browser-use
browser automation, persistent sessions, and agent workflows from the terminal.
You work with browser automation and want a fast terminal interface.
Browser automation, persistent sessions, and agent workflows from the terminal.
browser-use
firecrawl
web extraction, crawling, and llm-ready markdown from the terminal.
You need web scraping in both local dev and CI.
Web extraction, crawling, and llm-ready markdown from the terminal.
Firecrawl
summarize
summaries, long-form content, and terminal research from the terminal.
You need AI models and inference in both local dev and CI.
Summaries, long-form content, and terminal research from the terminal.
summarize
Repository families
Lane catalog
2 CLIs in Browser Automation
playwright
browser testing, automation, and headless scripts from the terminal.
You need browser automation in both local dev and CI.
Browser testing, automation, and headless scripts from the terminal.
Playwright
browser-use
browser automation, persistent sessions, and agent workflows from the terminal.
You work with browser automation and want a fast terminal interface.
Browser automation, persistent sessions, and agent workflows from the terminal.
browser-use