First, install the dependencies for this repository. This requires pnpm.

pnpm install

Next, copy the example environment variables:

cp .env.example .env.local

You'll need to set up your API keys:

1. Get your OpenAI API key from OpenAI's dashboard
2. Get your Browserbase API key and project ID from Browserbase

Update .env.local with your API keys:

• OPENAI_API_KEY: Your OpenAI API key
• BROWSERBASE_API_KEY: Your Browserbase API key
• BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID: Your Browserbase project ID

Then, run the development server:

pnpm dev

Open https://localhost:3000 with your browser to see Open Operator in action.

Building a web agent is a complex task. You need to understand the user's intent, convert it into headless browser operations, and execute actions, each of which can be incredibly complex on their own.

Stagehand is a tool that helps you build web agents. It allows you to convert natural language into headless browser operations, execute actions on the browser, and extract results back into structured data.

Under the hood, we have a very simple agent loop that just calls Stagehand to convert the user's intent into headless browser operations, and then calls Browserbase to execute those operations.

Stagehand uses Browserbase to execute actions on the browser, and OpenAI to understand the user's intent.

For more on this, check out the code at this commit.

• Browserbase: Powers the core browser automation and interaction capabilities
• Stagehand: Handles precise DOM manipulation and state management
• Next.js: Provides the modern web framework foundation
• OpenAI: Enable natural language understanding and decision making

We welcome contributions! Whether it's:

• Adding new features
• Improving documentation
• Reporting bugs
• Suggesting enhancements

Please feel free to open issues and pull requests.

Open Operator is open source software licensed under the MIT license.

This project is inspired by OpenAI's Operator feature and builds upon various open source technologies including Next.js, React, Browserbase, and Stagehand.