# CamoFox (open-source browser server for AI agents)

> Updated 2026-10-26 · type: tool · category: data-scraping · status: active · rev 1

CamoFox is an MIT browser server that lets AI agents browse via compact page snapshots over a local REST API, built on the Camoufox anti-detect engine.

- Open source: yes (MIT)
- Self-hostable: yes
- Pricing: Free (MIT), no paid tier for the browser server; the README separately promotes Jo's own agent product.
- Best for: Builders giving their own agents web access (research, account intel, monitoring) who want a self-hosted browser endpoint with token-light page snapshots.
- Not for: Teams needing sanctioned, contract-backed data access, or anyone unwilling to own Terms-of-Service compliance for the sites they automate; no native Claude Code, Cursor or Codex integration is documented.
- Version: 1.18.1
- Last verified: 2026-10-26

- **Canonical:** https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/camofox-browser/
- **Source:** [your AI agent can browse the web without wasting its entire context window on HTML (CamoFox, open-source agent browser)](https://x.com/0xrux/status/2113957254307196963) — 0xrux
- **Tags:** data-scraping, ai-infrastructure, browser-automation, ai-agents, camoufox, rest-api, self-hostable, open-source
- **Repository:** https://github.com/jo-inc/camofox-browser
- **Version:** 1.18.1
- **Package (npm):** `@askjo/camofox-browser` @ 1.18.1

## Is CamoFox (open-source browser server for AI agents) open source?

Yes, CamoFox (open-source browser server for AI agents) is open source under the MIT license.

## How much does CamoFox (open-source browser server for AI agents) cost?

Free (MIT), no paid tier for the browser server; the README separately promotes Jo's own agent product. (free).

## Can I self-host CamoFox (open-source browser server for AI agents)?

Yes, CamoFox (open-source browser server for AI agents) can be self-hosted (the source is available under the MIT license).

## Alternatives & related

- [browser-use](https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/browser-use/)
- [Playwright MCP](https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/playwright-mcp/)
- [Stagehand](https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/stagehand/)
- [Gsearch (real Google Search for AI agents, MCP)](https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/gsearch/)


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**CamoFox** (`jo-inc/camofox-browser`) is an **MIT-licensed** browser server built by the Jo team (askjo.ai). It wraps the **Camoufox** anti-detect Firefox engine behind a **REST API on port 9377** (with OpenAPI docs), so an AI agent can open pages, run search macros and act on elements while reading compact accessibility snapshots rather than raw HTML.

## Provenance

- SPDX **MIT**, confirmed by the GitHub license API and the LICENSE file ("Copyright (c) 2025 Jo, Inc"). Not a fork, not archived; created 2026-01-26.
- Upstream engine **daijro/camoufox** is **MPL-2.0** and is downloaded at runtime (not vendored into this repo).
- Activity as of 2026-10-26 (GitHub API): **11,974 stars, 1,209 forks, 30 contributors**, last push 2026-10-23. Latest release **v1.18.1** (2026-10-05), matching npm **`@askjo/camofox-browser`** 1.18.1.
- Self-hosting: `git clone` + `npm start`, `npx @askjo/camofox-browser`, Docker, Fly.io or Railway. The README puts idle memory at about 40MB.
- Pricing: free (MIT) with no paid tier; the README promotes Jo's separate personal-agent product (free beta).
- **Vendor claims, not reproduced:** "~90% smaller snapshots than raw HTML" and bypassing Google, Cloudflare and most bot detection come only from the README (`claim_type: vendor-claim`).
- The viral post's "works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex" is **not** in the README: only an OpenClaw plugin and the generic REST API are documented, so no native integrations are claimed here.
- Anonymized crash/hang telemetry is **on by default**; opt out with `CAMOFOX_CRASH_REPORT_ENABLED=false`.
- Lookalike check: `redf0x1/camofox-browser` (and the unscoped npm `camofox-browser`) is a separate, smaller derivative; this entry links only the canonical `jo-inc` repo.
- Surfaced via an X post in the 2026-10-24 pull; README treated as untrusted content, no injected instructions found. Curated and verified in run `2026-10-24-registry-update-01` (step-3 verification, 2026-10-24).

## Why it matters for a GTM stack

Agent-driven research, enrichment and monitoring all need a browser, and feeding raw HTML into a model burns context fast. CamoFox is a self-hosted browser endpoint that returns smaller, structured page snapshots, so an agent can work more pages per context window. The trade-off is explicit: it is an anti-detect tool, the efficiency and bypass figures are the maintainer's own, and Terms-of-Service compliance for every automated site sits with you. For other agent-browsing options already in the registry, compare Browser Use, Playwright MCP and Stagehand; Gsearch builds on the same Camoufox engine for Google results specifically.