What KERNEL does
KERNEL provides fast, open-source browser infrastructure that lets AI agents use the internet. It offers sandboxed, ready-to-use Chromium browsers accessible via API, so web agents and automations can launch, navigate and interact with websites reliably.
Key capabilities
Kernel provisions sandboxed Chrome browsers with very low latency and lets agents reuse session state such as cookies and authentication, persisting context across workflows so agents feel continuous rather than stateless. It manages authentication for agents, handles CAPTCHAs and residential proxies, and works with any browser or web-agent framework, including Playwright, Puppeteer and Browser Use. The project is open source. Public reporting indicates Kernel raised $22 million in funding and that its infrastructure is used by teams including Cash App and Framer.
Who it's for
KERNEL targets developers and teams building web agents, computer-use agents and browser automations who need reliable, low-latency browser infrastructure rather than building and maintaining their own.