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Re: Show HN: BrowserOS – "Claude Cowork" in the browser

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Post by johnsmith1840 »

arjunchint wrote: post #19
johnsmith1840 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Extensions are limited though. One simple example is an extension can't see cross origin iframes. This means it could never do soemthing like fill out a payment form for you if it's an extension. Limited computation and action space is another as well as bot detection systems. For example a javascript method trying to automate something like microsoft word in an iframe will have a tough time because the second you in…

> One simple example is an extension can't see cross origin iframes Sounds like a skill issue, our web agent is able to interact with cross origin iframes to for example solve captchas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD3afouKPYc We honestly haven't faced any bot detection or blocking issues. Owning the browser layer exposes to you much more detection just look at Comet getting blocked on Amazon etc.

With specific user permission to do so sure but in general it is blocked.

Re: Show HN: BrowserOS – "Claude Cowork" in the browser

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Post by johnsmith1840 »

arjunchint wrote: post #19
johnsmith1840 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Extensions are limited though. One simple example is an extension can't see cross origin iframes. This means it could never do soemthing like fill out a payment form for you if it's an extension. Limited computation and action space is another as well as bot detection systems. For example a javascript method trying to automate something like microsoft word in an iframe will have a tough time because the second you in…

> One simple example is an extension can't see cross origin iframes Sounds like a skill issue, our web agent is able to interact with cross origin iframes to for example solve captchas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD3afouKPYc We honestly haven't faced any bot detection or blocking issues. Owning the browser layer exposes to you much more detection just look at Comet getting blocked on Amazon etc.

You're still limited in lots of annoying ways though

Re: Show HN: BrowserOS – "Claude Cowork" in the browser

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Post by quarkcarbon279 »

johnsmith1840 wrote: post #23
arjunchint wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> One simple example is an extension can't see cross origin iframes Sounds like a skill issue, our web agent is able to interact with cross origin iframes to for example solve captchas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD3afouKPYc We honestly haven't faced any bot detection or blocking issues. Owning the browser layer exposes to you much more detection just look at Comet getting blocked on Amazon etc.

You're still limited in lots of annoying ways though

what permissions are you talking about? No user permissions/any insecure permissions are needed to navigate cross origin iframes, shadow DOMs and likewise. It comes down to your architecture choices and capabilities - rtrvr can navigate these diff realms without ever taking debugger or such insecure permissions

Re: Show HN: BrowserOS – "Claude Cowork" in the browser

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Post by jm4 »

Really cool product. How do you plan to monetize it?

You guys need some marketing help. There’s a lot of potential here, but you don’t do a good job of selling it. Tell me what problems I’m going to be able to solve or what headaches it will eliminate. Can it going into that shitty Canvas app my kids’ school uses, identify outstanding assignments or low grades and send me a daily text summary? Can it automate buying everything on my grocery list and setting up delivery? Or look up flight options, ask me what I want and book it for me? Even better, I’m stuck having to look up international flights for 7 people in three households, get everyone to agree on one and then book them. Please build something that will do that.

Keep at it because this thing is cool!

Re: Show HN: BrowserOS – "Claude Cowork" in the browser

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Post by ripped_britches »

felarof wrote: post #3
ivysly wrote: post #2

why are you calling this an OS

Good question. We think the browser is becoming the new OS. It doesn’t really matter anymore if you’re on Windows, macOS, or Linux—the browser is where most work already happens. We see a future where it’s the main gateway to everything, and where agents live and work alongside you inside the browser. That’s why we call it BrowserOS. :)

While that may be true, honest feedback is that it is confusing, possibly even misleading. But I hope whatever you pick works for you
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