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594 KB to orbit: a browser for AI agents with no Chromium attached

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Houston, we deleted Chromium: your agent's browser is 594 KB and ships with your OS. Full WebKit, MCP-native, resident at 24 ms. Houston, we deleted Chromium. Every AI agent that touches the web today drags the same luggage: headless Chromium . Playwright downloads ~400 MB of browser on every machi…

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  1. 2026-10-01 13:31 · DEV Community — AI
    594 KB to orbit: a browser for AI agents with no Chromium attached

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