Top tools that give AI agents hands

Lets an agent drive a real browser; extension mode hands it your logged-in tabs, so use a spare profile

Best for Giving a coding agent such as Claude Code or Cursor a real browser to work inYou give up Uses many tokens on large pages; not scored yet, outside comparisons are over 90 days old

Installs skill packs into about 80 coding agents; read a skill before adding it; telemetry on by default

Best for Adding ready-made skill packs to the coding agent you already useYou give up Sends usage data by default; you need to read each skill before adding it; not scored yet

Cloud sandboxes for running agent code off your machine; its open-source repo was archived on 2026-10-03

Best for Running agent code in cloud sandboxes, away from your own machineYou give up Open-source repo archived in October 2026; hourly charges once $200 free compute is used

Cloud sandboxes where an agent's code runs away from your computer; open source, so you can self-host

Best for Teams that want hosted sandboxes for agent code, with the option to self-host laterYou give up The free plan is a one-time $100 credit; Pro costs $150 a month plus usage

Python library that lets an AI model drive a real web browser to finish tasks on websites.

Best for Python developers who want a model to finish tasks on websites for themYou give up You also pay for the model; outside tests found cover 2025 builds, not the current v0.13

Lets an agent debug pages in Chrome; it sees all data in that browser and sends usage stats unless you opt out

Best for Coding agents that need to see console errors, network calls and speed tracesYou give up Sees everything in that browser, so keep it away from logged-in sessions; not scored yet

Browser CLI for coding agents that can run shell commands; new in 2026 from Vercel Labs

Best for Coding agents that run shell commands and need a browser that uses fewer tokensYou give up Its token savings are the maker's own estimate; not scored yet: outside tests are too old

SDK that mixes plain browser code with AI steps; runs locally or on Browserbase's paid cloud

Best for Developers mixing fixed browser steps with plain-language AI steps in one scriptYou give up Hosted runs mean Browserbase's paid cloud; the only test scores found are the maker's own

Microsoft's browser CLI for coding agents; attaching it to your own Chrome exposes your logged-in accounts

Best for Coding agents that drive a browser through the command line, from MicrosoftYou give up Safer with a spare Chrome profile than your own; outside comparison is over 90 days old

Links apps to remote MCP servers; a 2025 flaw let bad servers run code, so update and use trusted ones

Best for Connecting an AI app to a tool server that runs elsewhere onlineYou give up Only as safe as the servers you link; a past flaw makes updates matter; not scored yet

Hosted browsers for agents from Stagehand's makers; the free plan caps sessions at 15 minutes

Best for Running browser agents in the cloud with captcha solving and proxies built inYou give up The free plan gives only 1 browser hour; extra hours cost $0.10 to $0.12 each

Gives coding agents current library docs so they stop using old APIs; private repos need Pro

Best for Coding agents that keep writing code for old versions of a libraryYou give up Hosted, so your query and library name leave your machine; free plan: 1,000 calls a month

Skill that maps your code and docs into a graph your agent can query; install graphifyy (two y's)

Best for Giving your agent a searchable map of how your code and docs fit togetherYou give up Not scored yet: no recent independent test; easy to install the wrong package by name

Hosted tool layer that lets agents act in your apps through managed logins, so it holds those tokens

Best for Agents that need to act in Gmail, Slack or GitHub without writing login codeYou give up It holds your app login tokens; its managed apps include only 20K free calls a month

Lets chat apps run terminal commands and edit files on your computer; powerful, so use it with care

Best for Chat app users who want the AI to run commands and edit files on their computerYou give up It works on your real files and terminal, so mistakes land on your machine; not scored yet

Lets agents search, scrape and click through web pages via Firecrawl's cloud or your own Firecrawl

Best for Agents that need to search and scrape web pages, hosted or on your own FirecrawlYou give up Cloud use spends Firecrawl credits: 1,000 free a month, then Hobby at $19 a month

Runs each agent in its own sandbox with file, network and key rules you set

Best for Running agents with strict file, network and key limits on your own machinesYou give up Early 0.1 release; Linux or Apple silicon only; telemetry on unless you turn it off

Has a coding agent write the spec and plan before it codes; a free kit from GitHub

Best for Developers who want a coding agent to plan in writing before it changes codeYou give up Adds planning steps before any code is written; not scored yet: no recent independent test

Runs MCP servers in separate containers behind one gateway; 300+ servers Docker calls verified; beta

Best for Giving Claude Code, Cursor or Zed many tools, each kept in its own containerYou give up Still in beta, ships inside Docker Desktop, and its governance features are invite only

Lets agents work with your repos, issues and pull requests; give it a token with the least access

Best for Agents that read code, issues, pull requests and Actions logs on GitHubYou give up Acts with your GitHub permissions, so a broad token gives the agent broad access