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page-agent

Alibaba's in-page GUI agent: control any web interface with natural language, from one script tag

★ 29.4k stars⑂ 2.6k forksMITupdated 2026-10
▦ visual — this project's README ships no embeddable screenshot,
so here's a placeholder. The guide below is complete regardless.
// project facts

Project facts

page-agent is an open-source ai agents project by alibaba (alibaba/page-agent on GitHub). It has 29,361 GitHub stars and 2,639 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 5 October 2026.

GitHub stars
29,361
Forks
2,639
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
5 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want to achieve with page-agent and check the README on GitHub for requirements before installing.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (or take the packaged install route in step 3 if the README offers one).

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the project's documented install commands — the Run section below lists the exact ones — and add any required API keys or models.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's quickstart example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

In-page operation

Runs inside your web app, acting on the real DOM your users see — no separate headless browser.

Natural-language control

Instructions like 'fill the checkout form' are translated into UI actions.

One-line integration

The README advertises a one-line integration for trying it, plus a standard npm install for production.

Works on your existing UI

Adds agent control to the interface you already have instead of requiring a chatbot rewrite.

Lightweight library form

Ships as an npm package you bundle with your app.

Alibaba-maintained

Developed by Alibaba with a public demo site and documentation.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the Page Agent source and examples.

    git clone https://github.com/alibaba/page-agent.git
    cd page-agent
  2. Install the package

    Add Page Agent to your web project from npm.

    npm install page-agent
  3. Embed and instruct it

    Wire the agent into your page following the README quickstart, then issue a natural-language instruction against your UI.

    # see the README 'Quick Start' for the exact embed snippet
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains page-agent?

page-agent is maintained by the alibaba organization/account on GitHub, together with open-source contributors, in the public repository alibaba/page-agent.

Is page-agent free to use?

Yes — the code is open source under the MIT license. You can use, modify and redistribute it under that license's terms.

Does page-agent need a paid API key?

Page Agent is free and MIT-licensed; the agent's reasoning comes from an LLM, so you configure your own model provider key in the integration.

How does page-agent compare to browser automation agents (Playwright-based)?

External agents drive a separate browser; Page Agent lives inside your page, so it sees your app's real state and needs no browser farm.

How do I get started with page-agent?

Clone the repository from GitHub, follow the install commands in the Run section (taken from the project's README), and complete the documented quickstart example before adapting it to your own use case.

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