Skip to main content

Multimodal Web Surfer Agent

Overview​

The MultimodalWebSurfer is a browser-enabled multimodal agent capable of searching the web, navigating pages, and interacting with live web content (clicking links, scrolling, filling forms, etc.).

It launches and controls a Chromium browser using Playwright and uses a multimodal LLM to decide actions based on screenshots, page structure, and user instructions.

This agent is ideal for web automation, research, and live information extraction tasks.

note

This agent requires a multimodal model client with tool/function calling support (for example, GPT-4o).

Step 1: Create Multimodal Web Surfer Agent​

Actions​

  • Open Team Builder
  • Create or select an Agent team
  • Drag and drop MultimodalWebSurfer into the canvas

Step 2: Attach Model Client (Required)​

Required Configuration​

  • Model Client – Drag and drop a multimodal model client that supports:
    • Vision (image input)
    • Tool / function calling

Without a compatible model client, the agent will not initialize.

Step 3: Configure Browser Behavior (Optional)​

Available Settings​

  • Start Page – Initial URL opened when the browser starts
  • Headless Mode – Run browser without UI (default: enabled)
  • Downloads Folder – Local directory to save downloaded files
  • Save Screenshots – Enable screenshot capture for debugging
  • Debug Directory – Folder to store screenshots and logs
  • Viewport Resize – Automatically resize browser viewport
  • OCR Support – Enable OCR for image-based text extraction

These settings control how the browser behaves during execution.

Capabilities and Use Cases​

Key Capabilities​

  • Live web navigation and search
  • Page interaction (click, scroll, type, hover)
  • Multimodal reasoning using page screenshots
  • Webpage summarization and question answering
  • Automated file downloads

Common Use Cases​

  • Web research and data gathering
  • Navigating documentation or dashboards
  • Form filling and workflow automation
  • Extracting information from dynamic websites

Summary​

The MultimodalWebSurfer enables agents to interact with the live web using a real browser powered by multimodal reasoning.
By combining visual understanding, tool execution, and browser control, it supports advanced web-based automation and exploration workflows.