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Bumblebee

Web errands

An AI browser agent that runs your web errands and leaves the keys with you

Some jobs only exist on a website: a bank portal with this month's statement, a supplier form, a shuttle booking. Bumblebee does them on a browser of its own in the cloud while you get on with your day. You can watch it work or take over at any moment, and it hands you anything that needs a password, a code or a card.

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An example. Your assistant gets the name you give it.

How it works

  1. 01

    Ask for the errand

    Say what you need done and where, the way you would brief a person. A card appears showing which site it is working on, with a Watch button.

  2. 02

    It works, and hands you the keys

    It reads each page and fills what it can. A sign-in, a code or a payment comes to you on a card. By default, sending a form needs your OK on a card showing what will be sent.

  3. 03

    It remembers the way

    The next time you ask for the same errand, it follows the steps it learned and usually doesn't need you to sign in again.

What kind of errands can it do?

Bumblebee handles errands on sites it has no direct connection to. That covers downloading statements and invoices from portals, checking a flight or a parcel, filling in long forms, and booking something up to the point of payment. It can also unsubscribe you from a newsletter that only lets you leave on its own website.

Where a direct connection exists, such as your Gmail or Google Calendar, it uses that, because a connection is faster and more reliable than clicking through pages.

Does it see my passwords?

No. When a site asks you to sign in, you get a secure sign-in form, and what you type goes straight into the page. The assistant never sees or types your password, and the same goes for verification codes and card numbers.

You can choose to have a sign-in remembered. It is kept sealed, and each time it is used you confirm with a tap.

Can I see what it is doing?

Yes. Tap Watch on the task card to see the live screen while it works. Tap Take over and the controls are yours while it waits, and when you're done you hand them back and it carries on from there.

The Computer section in the app lists what is open now, recent errands, the sites it stays signed in to, and your saved sign-ins. You can clear a session or remove a saved sign-in there.

Will it submit forms or pay for things on its own?

It won't do either. By default, before anything is submitted, you get a card showing exactly what will be sent and where, and the approval covers only that request. If the page changes where the form would go, the approval no longer runs.

Payments are always yours. It fills in the booking, then tells you everything is ready and hands you the controls to pay.

What happens to files it downloads?

Each download is checked before it is kept: that it is the kind of file it claims to be, that it carries no macros, and a virus scan. Files that pass are put in your Library, in the collection you asked for. Files that fail are not kept.

What it won't do, or doesn't do yet

  • It never pays for you. Every payment is handed to you to complete.
  • It never types passwords, verification codes or card details. You enter those yourself on the secure form or in the live screen.
  • Some sites put up puzzles meant to block automated browsers. When that happens, it hands the page to you.
  • It works in a browser of its own in the cloud. It can't use the browser or files on your own computer.
  • It reaches public websites only, so pages on your company network or behind a VPN are out of its reach.

Questions people ask

What is an AI browser agent?

An AI browser agent uses websites on your behalf: it opens pages, reads them, fills in fields and downloads files. In Bumblebee it runs on a separate browser in the cloud, and anything that needs your sign-in, a payment or a final submission comes back to you first.

Can it log in to my bank or other portals?

It can work inside a portal once you sign in. You enter your details on a secure form that sends them straight to the site, so the assistant never sees them. You can choose to keep the sign-in, and each later use needs your tap.

Can it book travel?

It can fill in a booking from start to the payment page. Then it tells you everything is filled in, and you pay with the controls in your hands.

Can I stop it halfway?

Yes. You can take over the screen at any moment, cancel the task from its card, or answer a sign-in card with Later.

Does it get faster at errands I repeat?

Yes. It saves the steps for errands it has done, so a repeat follows them directly, and a site where it stayed signed in usually needs nothing from you.

Can it fill in forms for me?

It fills in everything it knows, then shows you on a card exactly what it will send. By default nothing is submitted until you approve that card, and paying is always left to you.

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