Overview

Kernel’s browsers are compatible with all browser and Computer Use frameworks.

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Universal CDP compatibility

Kernel browsers work with any framework or tool that supports the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). This means you can:

• Use any agent framework: Integrate with popular frameworks like Browser Use, Stagehand, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and more
• Connect via CDP: All browsers expose a CDP WebSocket URL for direct connection
• No vendor lock-in: Switch between frameworks or use multiple frameworks simultaneously
• Standard protocols: Built on open standards that work with the entire browser automation ecosystem

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Computer Use

For vision-language models (VLMs) that predict browser actions from screenshots, Kernel provides Computer Controls APIs that enable direct mouse, keyboard, and screen interactions. These low-level controls let you:

• Capture screenshots to send to your VLM
• Execute predicted actions (clicks, typing, scrolling, dragging)
• Build custom agentic loops with any VLM provider

This approach works with any computer use model, including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI CUA, Google Gemini, and others.

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Integrations by Kind

Agent frameworks

• Browser Use — AI browser agent framework
• Stagehand — AI browser automation with natural language
• Hermes Agent — run Hermes browser tools on Kernel browsers
• Vibium — WebDriver BiDi client

Coding agents and harnesses

• Claude Code and Desktop — the Claude apps, via the marketplace plugin or MCP
• Claude Agent SDK — run Claude Agent SDK automations in cloud browsers
• Claude Managed Agents — Anthropic’s hosted agent harness against cloud browsers
• Agent Browser — browser automation CLI for AI agents
• fx — give Vercel’s fx coding agent a cloud browser via MCP
• Browser Loop — a framework-neutral browser tool catalog for your own agent

Computer use models

• Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Yutori, OpenAGI, Tzafon

Credentials and payments

• 1Password — use credentials from your own vaults for managed auth
• Payments — provider-backed payments without exposing card data

Deployment and runtimes

• Vercel — deploy browser automations to Vercel
• Val Town — serverless function runtime
• Terraform — manage durable Kernel infrastructure as code

Provisioning and billing

• Stripe Projects — provision Kernel plans and API keys via the Stripe Projects CLI

Observability

• Laminar — tracing for AI browser automations

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Custom Integrations

Kernel works with any tool that supports CDP. See how you drive the browser to pick a control surface, and the control guide for connecting any other framework. Automating a specific website reliably is usually a skill, not an integration — see site-specific skills.