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, exposes a native MCP server with agent-optimized tools, a CLI for quick fetches, and a CDP server for Playwright/Puppeteer.

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), use Lightpanda's own search MCP tool (backed by Keenable's public endpoint out of the box, or Brave, Tavily, Exa, or Keenable when that engine's API key is set) as an alternative. Prefer the built-in Web Search tool when it is available and sufficient for your needs.

Install

Check first whether Lightpanda is already installed (command -v lightpanda) before running the installer below.