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Turn any web app into an API. Chrome extension captures browser traffic, auto-generates schemas, lets AI replay APIs directly. No official API needed.

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Neo – Turn any web app into an API by capturing browser traffic

by 4ier·Feb 26, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●●BangerWizardryBig BrainZero to One

Passive traffic capture + AI replay beats Selenium fragility for headless automation.

Strengths
  • •Eliminates browser automation fragility: captures actual API calls, replays via CDP without screenshots
  • •Session/auth inheritance automatic—no token management, works cross-tab
  • •HAR export + CLI tooling (schema generation, replay, dedup) shipping beyond proof-of-concept
Weaknesses
  • •Chrome-only; no Firefox/Safari support limits reach for cross-browser automation
  • •Real-world scalability untested: multi-domain capture conflict resolution unclear
Target Audience

AI agent builders, automation engineers, teams reverse-engineering SaaS APIs

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Playwright · Selenium · Postman

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