Glossary
Browsing agent
In short
Software that drives a browser to complete a task for a person: clicking, typing and checking out. It may run in the operator's cloud or in the user's own browser. 20 Index rows are task agents, and 19 of them have no robots.txt token. Example: ChatGPT's Cloud browser runs in OpenAI's cloud and signs its requests.
Definition
Software that drives a browser to complete a task for a person: clicking, typing and checking out. It may run in the operator's cloud or in the user's own browser.
Sourced example
ChatGPT's Cloud browser runs in OpenAI's cloud and signs its requests; Claude in Chrome runs in the user's Chrome. Source, read 2026-11-04.
How it shows up here
20 Index rows are task agents, and 19 of them have no robots.txt token.
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Sources
Last reviewed 2026-11-04