Herd is a platform and SDK for automating your own browser, or millions of them, similar to Puppeteer but with support for multiple devices and real-time events with no infrastructure to set up. It lets developers extract structured data from websites, build AI web tools, and create MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers so AI agents like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, or Gemini can access web applications through existing browser login sessions. Automation logic is packaged as reusable 'Trails' that can be shared and run with a single command. Credentials stay in the user's browser rather than being sent to the cloud.
What it's for
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- Activity logs of remote control sessions
- Browser automation via JavaScript and Python SDKs
- Data residency options (Enterprise)
- Device registration codes
- End-to-end encryption (TLS 1.3, WebRTC DTLS-SRTP, NATS-based PKI)
- Instant MCP server creation ('Trails')
- MCP token compression
- Multi-device browser control with real-time events
- Multi-factor authentication
- Public and private Trails & Orgs
- Self-hosted Docker browsers (Pro)
- Structured data extraction using CSS selector-based system
- Team management and role-based access control
- Trail Hub marketplace of pre-built trails
- Transformation pipelines (trim, toLowerCase, toUpperCase, parseNumber, parseDate, parseDateTime)
- Works with existing browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave) without separate browser instances
At a glance
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Pricing
Pro plan is listed as 'Coming Soon' and priced only via 'Contact Us'; Enterprise plan is custom/quote-based via 'Contact Sales'.
Unlimited Herd automations, Unlimited devices, Public Trails & Orgs, Basic MCP token compression, JavaScript and Python SDKs, Community support
1,000 Trail actions monthly
Marked 'Coming Soon'; priced via Contact Us
10,000 Trail actions monthly per seat
Custom solution, quote-based via Contact Sales; includes data residency options
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