# Cloudflare releases Kitesurf browser as open‑source project

> The stateless AI‑agent browser Kitesurf is now on GitHub under Apache 2.0, letting developers run and modify it on their own Cloudflare accounts.

Oossa · 2026-11-13 · https://oossa.com/en/cloudflare-releases-kitesurf-browser-as-open-source-project

Cloudflare has published the code for Kitesurf, its lightweight browser designed for AI agents, on GitHub. The repository uses the Apache 2.0 license, so anyone can read, change, or deploy the engine on their own Cloudflare Workers account. Kitesurf parses HTML, runs CSS and JavaScript, and can render screenshots via the Chrome DevTools Protocol, all without a full Chromium stack. Developers can run it locally with a few npm commands or deploy it to a paid Workers plan for production use.

## The facts

- Open‑source release announced on 2026‑11‑13 ("PUBLISHED: Fri Nov 13 2026")
- Runs on Cloudflare Workers and is licensed under Apache 2.0

## Why it matters

Developers can now host a low‑resource browser for AI agents on their own Cloudflare accounts, avoiding reliance on Cloudflare‑hosted services.

## Sources & references

1. [Kitesurf is now open source](https://blog.cloudflare.com/kitesurf-open-source/) – Cloudflare, 2026-11-13

Last updated: 2026-11-13