New Tool Lets AI Agents Browse the Web as Numbered Text
A developer has shared Mantis, a project where AI agents browse the web by reading pages as a numbered list of text instead of screenshots. It shows a different way for AI helpers to move around websites, compared with picture-based browsing. This is useful for anyone curious about how these tools actually work on the internet.
Quick glossaryMantis, Show HN, AI agents
- Mantis
- A project shared by its developers on GitHub, letting AI agents browse the web as numbered text.
- Show HN
- A post on Hacker News where makers share a project they built for other developers to try and comment on.
- AI agents
- Software programs that can carry out tasks on their own for a user, like booking or paying.
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