qz-browser-agent

What is qz-browser-agent

A locally-first Chrome AI Agent supporting browser automation, web research and data extraction that can use your own models.

Key features

• Runs locally in the browser as a Chrome extension, supporting browser automation, web research and data extraction
• Describe a task in a single sentence to work across logged-in sites and output tables, files or sourced reports
• Supports connecting any model (such as DeepSeek, OpenAI, Claude) by providing your own API key; data remains local
• Displays every step and result in the sidebar; users can intervene or stop tasks at any time
• Supports parallel execution of multiple tasks and subtasks, converts research results into comparison tables or local files, and can save them as reusable Skills

Who it is for

Suitable for developers and researchers needing browser automation, web data extraction and research, as well as users of coding Agents such as Claude Code or Codex.

How to get started

1. Visit https://github.com/alibaba/qz-browser-agent to download and install the Chrome extension
2. Enter your API key in the extension to connect your own model
3. Describe a task in a single sentence for the Agent to execute
4. Allow other Agents (such as Grok Bot, Claude Code) to call qz via CLI or MCP

Compiled from public descriptions on the tool's official website / README / launch page. Pricing and user numbers have not been verified; please check the official website. Some sections were drafted with AI assistance. Written in Chinese and English; other languages are machine-translated.