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SawyerHood/dev-browser

SawyerHood/dev-browser is a code repository in RepoRadar's Browser automation section, holding Gold tier and a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 9.0 out of 10.

Score7.5
Popularity100.0
Riskmedium
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness7.8
Novelty7.3
Momentum7.7
Maturity8.5
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential9.0
Setup ease6.9

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Teams often want browser automation without handing raw unsandboxed code a direct path into the host machine. This matters because it puts a constrained script boundary around a practical browser-control stack while still exposing a real automation surface that developers already understand.

Who should use it

developers adding browser actions to local agents teams that want a more constrained browser scripting model than ad hoc automation glue builders comparing browser-control surfaces before standardizing on one stack

Who should skip it

Avoid running SawyerHood/dev-browser in production until you have reviewed its permissions, data-access scope, and failure modes in a sandbox.

About this signal

SawyerHood/dev-browser is tracked by RepoRadar as a code repository in the Browser automation section. First seen 2026-07-19; the source record was last checked on 2026-07-19. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and moderate setup difficulty. Across RepoRadar's eight signals, SawyerHood/dev-browser is strongest on workflow potential (9.0) and maturity (8.5) and weakest on setup ease (6.9) — a profile worth weighing against your own priorities. This page summarizes the evidence RepoRadar captured from https://github.com/SawyerHood/dev-browser.

How this item is evaluated

The SawyerHood/dev-browser record combines a 7.5/10 composite score with separate popularity (100.0), risk (medium), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to evaluate an AI tool before you adopt it for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

The tool can drive live browser sessions and perform actions on real sites, so session scope and account boundaries need review; Optional attach-to-Chrome behavior can expose logged-in browsing state if users point it at a real daily browser profile.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
browser-automation playwright sandbox agent-tools javascript mit
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-08-13T20:20:15Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

20 dated snapshots retained from 2026-07-19 through 2026-08-13; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score7.5 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum7.8 current · +0.1 net
GitHub stars (observed)6,539 current · +57 net
GitHub stars6,539 exact observation
Versionv0.2.9
Last release2026-07-15T01:26:55Z
Maintenanceactive
Current riskmedium
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineClaude Code

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-08-137.57.86,539mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-127.57.86,536mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-117.57.86,532mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-107.57.86,530mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-097.57.86,527mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-087.57.86,524mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-077.57.86,497mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-067.57.7Not recordedmediumtry nownot recorded
2026-08-057.57.7Not recordedmediumtry nownot recorded
2026-08-047.57.86,497mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-037.57.86,497mediumtry nowactive
2026-08-027.57.86,495mediumtry nowactive

Why the record changed

stars changed

Stars changed: 6536 → 6539.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6532 → 6536.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6530 → 6532.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6527 → 6530.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6524 → 6527.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6497 → 6524.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6495 → 6497.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6490 → 6495.

stars changed

Stars changed: 6482 → 6481.

stars changed

Source-observed stars changed: 6481 → 6482. This reports the retained observation delta and does not infer why the upstream change occurred.

version changed

Version changed: not recorded → v0.2.9.

maintenance changed

Maintenance changed: source_activity_not_yet_measured → active.