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Show HN: Ego lite – why our browser agent writes JavaScript not CLI commands

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Post by Nicole9 » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC

Show HN: Ego lite – why our browser agent writes JavaScript not CLI commands
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Post by [deleted] » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

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Post by braxton4 » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC

smart move, when I was using agent browser,I have to watch it execute commands one by one, it’s really inefficient. using JS code to execute all commands at once is smart.

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Post by qddegtya » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC

braxton4 wrote: post #3

smart move, when I was using agent browser,I have to watch it execute commands one by one, it’s really inefficient. using JS code to execute all commands at once is smart.

Why javascript ?

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Post by liuwd8 » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC

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Post by imJack » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC

This might be a niche use case, but I love using browser agents for web games.

A browser that can run multiple agent-controlled sessions at the same time basically turns multiboxing from a chore into a one-click experience. My productivity may not improve, but my game progression definitely will.

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Post by liuwd8 » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

qddegtya wrote: post #4

braxton4 wrote: post #3

smart move, when I was using agent browser,I have to watch it execute commands one by one, it’s really inefficient. using JS code to execute all commands at once is smart.

Why javascript ?

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Post by braxton4 » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC

qddegtya wrote: post #4

braxton4 wrote: post #3

smart move, when I was using agent browser,I have to watch it execute commands one by one, it’s really inefficient. using JS code to execute all commands at once is smart.

Why javascript ?

I have read the repo, from what I can see is the thing used to connect the browser is writen in js, command and tool all stay in js makes the execution faster, make sense, but I m not sure, coz I haven’t read about their benchmark, could just a story lol

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Post by qddegtya » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

braxton4 wrote: post #8

qddegtya wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why javascript ?

I have read the repo, from what I can see is the thing used to connect the browser is writen in js, command and tool all stay in js makes the execution faster, make sense, but I m not sure, coz I haven’t read about their benchmark, could just a story lol

Thanks bro, I'll check the repo by myself.

My point is here: There are many popular AI-Friendly PL, eg. Python, Rust ...

I also see many CDP-based framework which implemented by Python-Binding libs, They works very well.

I think javascript is not the only option.

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Post by haruharuha » Sat, May 30, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

Just tried it out, the Space concept is exactly what I’ve wanted all along,which so straightforward: agent gets its own independent space but still holds my credentials. Browsers like Dia, which evolved from Arc (working on the workspace concept very early on), should have taken this route ages ago. What a missed opportunity that they didn't integrate it this way.