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Planetary-Computers
autotab-starter
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Planetary-Computers / autotab-starter

autotab-starter

Build browser agents for real world tasks

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2Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
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Build browser agents for real world tasks

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.

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Observed mentions: 2023-10-19 15:08:40 UTC to 2023-10-19 21:41:52 UTC.

012023-10-19 15:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 16:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsOct 19, 15:002023-10-19 16:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 17:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-19 17:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-19 18:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 19:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsOct 19, 18:002023-10-19 19:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 20:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-19 20:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-10-19 21:00:00 UTC to 2023-10-19 22:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsOct 19, 21:00

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Oct 19, 21:002023-10-19 21:00:00 UTC2023-10-19 22:00:00 UTC101

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You can pause recording at anytime. For passwords we recommend using the login tools in our starter repo, check out the example config here: https://github.com/Planetary-Computers/autotab-starter/blob/... For sensitive information that appears in the DOM during recording, there is a chance it could be included in a prompt to the LLM. We're using OpenaAI via API, which is SOC 2 & 3 compliant and does not use data for model training (supposedly) https://trust.openai.com
In Show HN: Autotab – An AI-powered Chrome extension to create Selenium scripts

Show HN: Autotab – An AI-powered Chrome extension to create Selenium scripts

Autotab is a Chrome extension that writes Selenium code to mirror your actions as you navigate the browser. See it in action: https://youtu.be/UypAcozIaoo Autotab lets you create browser automations that actually work. We designed it around two principles: 1. Show, don’t tell: In a domain like web automation, it's often easier to *show* the model what you want rather than to explain it in sentences. 2. Code is the best output: Code is easy to inspect and enables manual tweaking of the model’s suggested actions. On top of that, code output avoids lock in and is straightforward to extend and integrate with larger projects. Autotab runs as a Chrome extension. As you navigate in the browser, autotab generates the Selenium code to reproduce your actions. You can copy that code into your own project or use our starter GitHub repo to g
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et your automation up and running in <5 minutes: https://github.com/Planetary-Computers/autotab-starter. We'd love to hear what you think!
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