AIHawk

Open-source AI browser agent with an anti-detect browser and MCP server for coding agents; browse and act in plain language.

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What is AIHawk?

AIHawk is an open-source AI browser agent that drives a real browser — clicking, typing, and reading pages like a human — from plain-language instructions. It works two ways: as an MCP server that plugs into Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI so your coding assistant gains web automation powers, or as a standalone web UI (chat on one side, live browser on the other). The browser is engineered to stay invisible to anti-bot systems and captchas, and everything runs on your own machine under an MIT license.

Key features

  • Anti-detect browsing agent invisible to anti-bot systems and captchas
  • MCP server with plugins for Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI
  • Standalone web UI: chat on the left, live browser on the right (needs OpenRouter key)
  • Proxy support with matching timezone, locale, and egress
  • Persistent profile directory so logins and cookies survive restarts
  • Python library and Playwright-compatible engine API
  • Responsible-use and privacy wiki guides; no author-side data collection

Pros

  • Fully open source (MIT) with ~31.7K GitHub stars and active development
  • Runs locally on your machine; no data sent to the author
  • Two use modes: plug into an existing coding agent via MCP, or run the standalone web UI
  • Anti-detect browser avoids captchas that block other automation tools

Cons

  • Model inference is bring-your-own key (OpenRouter), so running it is not truly free
  • Born as a LinkedIn job-application bot; automated applying raises spam and account-risk concerns
  • The original job-applier repos are archived — the project has pivoted to a general browser agent

AIHawk at a glance

PricingOpen Source
CategoryAutomation & Agents
Platformswindows, macos, linux, api
Official websitegithub.com
browser automationai agentopen sourcemcpweb scrapingcomputer uselead generationno captcha

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AIHawk FAQs

What is AIHawk?

AIHawk is an open-source AI browser agent that drives a real browser — clicking, typing, and reading pages like a human — from plain-language instructions. It works two ways: as an MCP server that plugs into Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI so your coding assistant gains web automation powers, or as a standalone web UI (chat on one side, live browser on the other). The browser is engineered to stay invisible to anti-bot systems and captchas, and everything runs on your own machine under an MIT license.

What are the main features of AIHawk?

AIHawk offers Anti-detect browsing agent invisible to anti-bot systems and captchas, MCP server with plugins for Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI, Standalone web UI: chat on the left, live browser on the right (needs OpenRouter key), Proxy support with matching timezone, locale, and egress, Persistent profile directory so logins and cookies survive restarts, Python library and Playwright-compatible engine API and Responsible-use and privacy wiki guides; no author-side data collection.

How much does AIHawk cost?

AIHawk is open source, so the software itself is free to download, use and self-host. Your only costs are the infrastructure you run it on and any paid services you connect to it.

What are the pros and cons of AIHawk?

Strengths of AIHawk include Fully open source (MIT) with ~31.7K GitHub stars and active development; Runs locally on your machine; no data sent to the author; Two use modes: plug into an existing coding agent via MCP, or run the standalone web UI. On the downside, Model inference is bring-your-own key (OpenRouter), so running it is not truly free; Born as a LinkedIn job-application bot; automated applying raises spam and account-risk concerns; The original job-applier repos are archived — the project has pivoted to a general browser agent.