scout

What is scout

Scout is an open-source browser Agent from Outcrawl that can control the browser through natural language to complete automated tasks.

Key features

• Describe tasks in natural language; Scout automatically opens a real browser to perform the operations
• Can read page content, click, enter text, scroll the page until the task is complete
• When a task cannot be completed, it will report the missing information and return the results obtained so far
• Supports running the browser in the Outcrawl cloud or on a local machine
• Compatible with any AI model that provides the standard Chat Completions API

Who it is for

Suitable for developers or automation task executors who need to automate browser operations through natural language.

How to get started

1. Install Node.js 22 or higher
2. Run npm i @outcrawl/scout to install Scout
3. Set the OUTCRAWL_API_KEY, SCOUT_BASE_URL, SCOUT_API_KEY and SCOUT_HANDS_MODEL environment variables
4. Create a task.ts file and run it with npx tsx task.ts

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.