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FayAndXan/spectrawl
The unified web layer for AI agents. Search (8 engines), stealth browse, auth, and act on 24 platforms. One npm install, self-hosted.
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About FayAndXan/spectrawl
Spectrawl is a self-hosted JavaScript library that provides a unified web layer for AI agents. It enables search across eight engines, stealth browsing, authentication, and actions on 24 platforms via a single npm install.
Best for
Developers building AI agents that need to interact with multiple web services and platforms from a single codebase.
Use cases
- Building AI agents that need to search and extract data from multiple web sources
- Automating authenticated actions across various online platforms
- Creating stealth browsing scripts for web scraping without detection
Notes
24 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-14. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Unified interface for multiple search engines and platforms reduces integration effort
- Self-hosted, giving full control over data and privacy
- Stealth browsing capability helps avoid bot detection
Cons
- Small community with only 24 stars, indicating limited adoption and support
- Self-hosting requires maintenance and infrastructure management
- Limited to JavaScript ecosystem, not usable in other languages
Key facts
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How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npx spectrawl config set proxy '{"host":"brd.superproxy.io","port":22225,"username":"YOUR_ZONE_USER","password":"YOUR_PASS"}'Tools exposed
Self-hostedAnti-detectcookie_expiringcookie_expiredauth_failedauth_refreshedrate_limitedaction_failedaction_successhealth_checkweb_searchweb_browseweb_actweb_authweb_status
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Cursor, ChatGPT
Install
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Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
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Alternatives
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| agent-infra/mcp-server-browserThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| executeautomation/playwright-mcp-serverThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| lightpanda-io/browserThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
| seleniumbase/SeleniumBaseThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Open-source & AI alternatives
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lightpanda-io/browser
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