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Smooth and ContextFort offer AI agent visibility and control

Smooth has launched a new serverless browser agent API designed for reliability, speed, and cost-efficiency, claiming to be 7x cheaper and 5x faster than existing solutions. The API aims to simplify web automation tasks for developers by handling complexities like instant browser spin-up and CAPTCHA solving. Separately, ContextFort has introduced a tool to provide visibility and control over AI coding agents like Cursor and Claude Code, addressing security concerns about agents accessing sensitive files and credentials on developer machines. AI

IMPACT New tools emerge to enhance AI agent capabilities and address security concerns in development workflows.

RANK_REASON Launch of new developer tools for AI agents and browser automation.

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Smooth and ContextFort offer AI agent visibility and control

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