Microsoft has made its browser automation tool generally available in Foundry, allowing AI agents to navigate websites, inspect pages, complete forms, and run multistep workflows without a dedicated API. The service targets business processes that still depend on internal portals, vendor consoles, dashboards, and other web interfaces.
The tool uses Playwright Workspaces to provision isolated cloud browser sessions. Agents follow an observe-and-act loop: inspect the current state, select a browser operation, perform it, and check the result before continuing. Microsoft says this helps with page rerenders, dialogs, and other dynamic behavior. It works with Foundry prompt agents and hosted agents, and includes support for a GitHub Copilot harness.
Developers do not have to install browser binaries or run the browser infrastructure themselves, but Playwright Workspaces must be provisioned separately as an Azure resource. Microsoft also emphasizes enterprise connectivity, observability, live viewing, and human control. Those controls matter because a browser-enabled agent can reach interfaces built for people and potentially take consequential actions even when no formal integration exists.