TideSurf

TideSurf is an AI Agents & Automation tool that enables AI agents to browse, reason, and act on the web without screenshots. It converts HTML into concise text, reducing token usage and providing stable IDs for interaction.

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Pricing

Likely Not Free

Free tier

API

Yes

Skill level

Technical

About

What is TideSurf?

TideSurf is a specialized web browsing tool designed for AI agents, allowing them to interact with the internet programmatically. It processes raw HTML into a compact, text-based format, significantly lowering token costs for large language models. The platform offers stable IDs for web elements, enabling agents to perform actions like clicking, typing, and extracting data without relying on visual screenshots. TideSurf provides a comprehensive API for navigation, interaction, and content extraction, along with features for token budget management and tab lifecycle control. It supports direct Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) and offers security features like read-only mode and filesystem confinement, making it suitable for developers building robust web automation and intelligent agent applications.

Best used for

Ideal for developers and data scientists who need to automate web interactions, extract precise page content, and build robust AI agents. Especially valuable for reducing token costs and ensuring reliable web automation without relying on visual screenshots.

Common actions

automate web browsing

extract web data

build AI agents

manage web interactions

browser automationdata extraction"AI Agents"token optimizationLLM toolsWeb scrapingnatural language processingWeb Automation

Capabilities

Key features

HTML to text conversion
Stable element IDs
Direct CDP interaction
Token budget management
Multi-tab control
Read-only mode
Filesystem confinement

Target Audience

developerdata scientist

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Likely Not Free

Open Source

FAQs

How does TideSurf reduce token costs for LLMs?

TideSurf converts raw HTML into a concise, text-based format, significantly reducing the amount of data (tokens) that large language models need to process. This optimization helps lower the operational costs associated with running AI agents for web interactions.

What security features does TideSurf offer for AI agents?

TideSurf includes a read-only mode to restrict agents to observation only, preventing clicks or navigation. It also provides filesystem confinement for upload/download paths and validates URLs, selectors, and expressions to enhance security during agent operations.

Can TideSurf interact with existing Chrome sessions?

Yes, TideSurf allows you to connect to an existing Chrome browser session. This feature enables seamless integration with your current browsing environment, facilitating easier development and testing of AI agent functionalities.

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