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Legba vs Browser Use

Legba vs Browser Use for OpenClaw.

Browser Use is an open-source framework that drives a browser. It is good at capability.

Legba serves a narrower job. Its Chrome extension and ready agent skill focus on browser routing and isolation. Browser Use offers a broader agent framework and hosted service.

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Capability, then containment.

Compare product scope first. Then compare permissions, credentials, browser mode, and retention.

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Legba
Browser Use
What it is
A Chrome extension plus a ready agent skill
An open-source framework plus a hosted cloud service
Where it runs
Browser work routes through isolated sessions off your device
Local browser, existing browser, or Browser Use Cloud
Credentials
Scope credentials to the isolated session
Supports local profiles and persistent cloud profiles
Blast radius
Depends on skill permissions and connected tools
Depends on browser mode, profiles, tools, and permissions
Prompt injection
Isolation reduces exposure; permissions still matter
Requires tool, profile, domain, and permission controls
Browser routing
Private routing and isolated browser sessions
Local, remote CDP, cloud, and proxy-country options
After the run
Close the session and verify retention
State depends on session and profile configuration
Best for
Focused routing and isolated browser sessions
Building agents or running managed browser tasks
Main tradeoff
Not a general agent framework
A broader platform with more configuration choices

Last verified 2026-09-01 · Sources: Browser Use repository · profile documentation

When Browser Use is the better pick

Browser Use is the stronger fit when you need an agent framework, managed tasks, cloud browsers, remote CDP, or persistent profiles. Legba is the narrower fit when you want a Chrome extension or ready agent skill focused on routing and isolated browser sessions.

Questions people ask.

Is Legba a replacement for Browser Use?
No. Browser Use provides an agent framework and a hosted cloud service. Legba provides a Chrome extension plus a ready agent skill for browser routing and isolation. Choose based on whether you need an agent platform or a focused browser boundary.
Why route OpenClaw browser work through Legba?
First choose the execution boundary. Browser Use supports local browsers, existing profiles, remote CDP, and its hosted cloud. Legba's agent skill focuses on routing and isolated browser sessions. In either case, scope credentials, tools, domains, and retention deliberately.
What happens to credentials and cookies after a run?
That depends on configuration. Browser Use supports persistent cloud profiles. For Legba, verify session storage, logs, and retention in your environment. Never infer deletion from a closed browser window.
Can I use both together?
Evaluate the pieces separately. Browser Use can drive local or hosted browsers. Legba's public agent path is a ready skill. Confirm interoperability, permissions, and failure behavior in your own OpenClaw setup.

Use the internet without the internet using you.

Legba is a Chrome extension with two modes. Ghost gives you a private browser route. Shield opens a page in an isolated browser off your device.

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Ghost. A private route for your browser. Shield. An isolated browser, off your device. Choose the mode. Close when finished.