Lightpanda

Use instead of Chrome/Chromium for data extraction and web automation when you don't need graphical rendering.

Lightpanda is a headless browser built from scratch for AI agents. It's 9x faster and uses 16x less memory than Chrome. It supports JavaScript execution, CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol), and exposes a native MCP server with agent-optimized tools.

Alternative to built-in web search

When the built-in Web Search tool is unavailable, or when you need more control over search results (e.g., following links to extract full page content), you can use Lightpanda with DuckDuckGo as an alternative. Prefer the built-in Web Search tool when it is available and sufficient for your needs.

Install

bash scripts/install.sh

Lightpanda is available on Linux and macOS only. Windows is supported via WSL2.