{"slug":"steel","name":"Steel","owner":null,"repo":null,"category":"browser-automation","lang":"","blurb":"Open-source headless browser API purpose-built for AI agents, with token-efficient content extraction and auth/session persistence.","use_cases":"[]","alternatives":[],"stars":0,"pushed_at":null,"synced_at":null,"kind":"api","one_liner":"Open-source headless browser API purpose-built for AI agents, with token-efficient content extraction and auth/session persistence.","website":"https://steel.dev/","docs_url":"https://docs.steel.dev","signup_url":"https://app.steel.dev/settings/api-keys","pricing_model":"freemium","pricing_note":"Free: 100 browser-hours/mo, no card; paid Launch/Scale metered tiers","auth_type":"api-key","agent_signup":"self-serve-instant-key","agent_signup_note":"Free signup at app.steel.dev gives an instant key (or run `steel login`); no card, 100 free browser-hours. Publishes an LLMs.txt for agent setup.","mcp_server":"","sdks":["Python","TypeScript","REST","Playwright","Puppeteer","Selenium"],"code_sample":"{\"lang\":\"python\",\"code\":\"from steel import Steel\\nclient = Steel(steel_api_key=\\\"ste_your_key\\\")  # or STEEL_API_KEY env\\nsession = client.sessions.create()\\nprint(session.session_viewer_url)\\n# connect Playwright/Puppeteer via wss://connect.steel.dev?apiKey=...&sessionId=...\"}","tags":["cloud-browser","open-source","captcha","auth-sessions","agent-first","mcp"],"useCases":[],"codeSample":{"lang":"python","code":"from steel import Steel\nclient = Steel(steel_api_key=\"ste_your_key\")  # or STEEL_API_KEY env\nsession = client.sessions.create()\nprint(session.session_viewer_url)\n# connect Playwright/Puppeteer via wss://connect.steel.dev?apiKey=...&sessionId=..."},"oneLiner":"Open-source headless browser API purpose-built for AI agents, with token-efficient content extraction and auth/session persistence.","docsUrl":"https://docs.steel.dev","signupUrl":"https://app.steel.dev/settings/api-keys","pricingModel":"freemium","pricingNote":"Free: 100 browser-hours/mo, no card; paid Launch/Scale metered tiers","authType":"api-key","agentSignup":"self-serve-instant-key","agentSignupNote":"Free signup at app.steel.dev gives an instant key (or run `steel login`); no card, 100 free browser-hours. Publishes an LLMs.txt for agent setup.","mcpServer":""}