# Browser Use

> An agent pattern that operates a real browser (clicking, typing, and reading pages) to complete tasks on the open web.

- Category: Agents & Autonomy
- Stage: Rising
- Also called: Web agent automation, DOM-driving agent
- Canonical: https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/browser-use

## Plain English

The agent drives Chrome like a person would, not just calls an API.

## Example

A research agent opens vendor docs, fills a form, and extracts pricing tables from authenticated pages.

## Why it matters

Many workflows still live only in UIs; browser use bridges agents to software that has no clean API.

## Related

- [Computer Use](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/computer-use)
- [AI Agent](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/ai-agent)
- [Tool Use](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/tool-use)

## Sources

- [Browser Use](https://docs.browser-use.com/)
- [OpenAI: Agents SDK](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/agents-sdk)