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Re: Show HN: Open-source alternative to ChatGPT Agents for browsing

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this is pretty awesome, on the cloud env though I got the error: Error: AIProviderError: AI provider failed to generate text. Timeout while downloading https://playmatic-screenshots.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com

Also the task I gave it this was the result:

I was unable to retrieve any live fare data because both airline sites became unworkable in the remote session (xxxx selectors would not stay open; xxxxsearch could not be completed before the session ended). Below is a blank comparison table you can fill in once you gather the prices manually:

is that the current state of best in class computer use agents? or is more of a we need to modify it until it is good for our use case?

trying to provide helpful feedback and honest curiosity, this is awesome work

Re: Show HN: Open-source alternative to ChatGPT Agents for browsing

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post #22

This is great. Will it solve the three biggest issues with ChatGPT agent? 1. Proxy support for sites that block the user 2. Browser extensions support for uBlock, password managers, etc. 3. CAPTCHA solving

All good questions and is the second piece aside from the agent.

1. We have proxy support right now and most traffic are already being proxied today. Might allow fine tuning of this over time 2. We have plans to allow this, but not currently available 3. We are leveraging some anti bot/captcha solving, but I do believe this will be a never ending problem in some sense

Re: Show HN: Open-source alternative to ChatGPT Agents for browsing

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"* Full computer access: It's not sandboxed in a browser. Meka operates with OS-level controls, allowing it to handle system dialogues, file uploads, and other interactions that browser-only automation tools can't." This seems pretty scary. Just recently an AI wiped a company database: https://fortune.com/2025/07/23/ai-coding-tool-replit-wiped-d...

Hi there, I'm Edward, one of the co-founders. The OS that the agent operates in is a fresh confined environment, and not a company or personal computer.

So how can it do anything useful without access to actual data?

Can it be installed on a conventional (personal or work) desktop?

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