What is Herd?
Herd empowers AI agents to browse and interact with the web using your existing browser accounts, enhancing their capabilities with secure, real-time access to data across any website. With instant MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, AI agents gain the ability to utilize credentials within your local browser, ensuring maximum privacy without the need to share sensitive information in the cloud.
The platform simplifies web automation and data extraction with intuitive JavaScript and Python SDKs, letting users build AI-powered research assistants, personalized content curators, and social media monitors. Herd provides thousands of pre-built automation workflows (Trails), allowing seamless integration with AI models like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, or custom agents. Its structured data extraction and security focus make it ideal for both developers and non-technical users looking to connect AI agents to any online platform securely.
Features
- Browser-Based MCP Servers: Instantly connect AI agents to browse the web securely using your existing browser accounts.
- Structured Data Extraction: Extract clean, structured data from any website with intuitive selectors and transformation pipelines.
- Pre-Built Automation Trails: Access thousands of ready-made automation workflows for popular websites.
- Seamless AI Integration: Connect with top AI models like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, or custom agents.
- Privacy Protection: Credentials remain on your device, ensuring no sensitive data is shared with the cloud.
- Developer SDKs: Build custom automation and data extraction tools using easy-to-use JavaScript and Python SDKs.
- Flexible API: Simplifies integration for both developers and non-technical users.
- Self-Hosted Options: Ability to run self-hosted Docker browsers for added control.
- Team Collaboration: Manage teams and share automation securely (Pro feature).
Use Cases
- Automating web data collection for real-time AI research assistants
- Creating personalized content curation bots using current website data
- Monitoring social media trends and mentions across multiple platforms
- Scraping product listings or news articles for market analysis
- Enabling AI agents to interact with private web applications securely
- Building custom web automation workflows without sharing credentials
- Enhancing business intelligence with up-to-date web insights
FAQs
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What is a Trail in Herd?
A Trail is a pre-built automation workflow compatible with MCP servers, enabling AI agents to access and extract data from specific web applications effortlessly. -
Do I need to share my credentials with Herd's cloud?
No, your credentials always stay in your browser, ensuring maximum privacy and security. -
Which programming languages does Herd support for building automation?
Herd provides SDKs for both JavaScript and Python, allowing developers to build custom web automation tools. -
Can I use Herd with multiple AI models?
Yes, Herd integrates seamlessly with popular AI models like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, as well as custom agents.
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