Browser Use

Kilo Code provides browser automation capabilities that let you interact with websites directly from your coding workflow. This feature supports testing web applications, automating browser tasks, and capturing screenshots without leaving your editor.

ℹī¸Model Support Required

Browser Use requires an advanced agentic model. It is typically most reliable with recent high-capability models (for example Claude Sonnet 4 class models).

How Browser Use Works

Browser automation is built into the extension and requires no manual setup. Enable it from Settings → Browser and Kilo handles the rest automatically.

Using Browser Use

A typical browser interaction follows this pattern:

  1. Ask Kilo to visit a website
  2. Kilo launches the browser and shows you a screenshot
  3. Request additional actions (clicking, typing, scrolling)
  4. Kilo closes the browser when finished

For example:

  • Open the browser and view our site.
  • Can you check if my website at https://kilocode.ai is displaying correctly?
  • Browse http://localhost:3000, scroll down to the bottom of the page and check if the footer information is displaying correctly.

How Browser Actions Work

Kilo launches a browser automatically when asked and returns screenshots after each action so you can see what's happening. It can navigate to URLs, click elements, fill in forms, scroll, hover, select from dropdowns, and drag and drop — all driven by natural language instructions in chat.

Browser Use Settings

Browser automation settings are available under Settings → Browser:

  • Enable browser automation: Toggle to enable or disable browser automation
  • Headless mode: Run the browser without a visible window (default: disabled)
  • Use system Chrome: Enabled by default — uses your installed Chrome. Disable to have Playwright download and use Chromium instead.