# AIR SDK **Category:** 💻 Developer Tools **Repository:** https://github.com/ArcedeDev/air-sdk **Views:** 0 **Installs:** 0 **Upvotes:** 0 **Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/air-sdk ## Description Collective intelligence for browser automation agents. Site capabilities, selectors, and extraction. ## Claude Desktop Quick Installation Heuristic fallback — verify the package name and runner against the repository README before running it. Uses `npx` (confidence: low): ```json "mcpServers": { "air-sdk": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y","air-sdk"] } } ``` ## Documentation & README

AIR SDK

Collective intelligence for agents. Stop your agents from guessing how to use the web. Let them know what to do. Think; hive mind. Let's make the open agent internet.

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--- Your browser agent wastes tokens and time every time it asks an LLM what to click. AIR SDK replaces guessing with knowing. This is an early research preview. **Up to 7,000x cost reduction and 280x faster vs frontier models. One function call. Zero code changes.** ### Benchmarks Measured across 8 major domains, 40 cold API calls, cache disabled. LLM baseline priced at Frontier Model ($15/$75 per M tokens). AIR SDK at Scale tier ($149/mo, 250K executions). | Scenario | LLM DOM Reasoning (Frontier Model) | AIR SDK (Macro Path) | Savings | |----------|-------------------------------|---------------------|---------| | **1 browser action** | ~$0.24, ~4s, ~10K tokens (2 LLM round trips to inspect DOM and act) | $0.0006, 178ms, 0 tokens | **400x cost reduction, 22x faster** | | **10 browser actions** | Up to ~$4, ~50s, ~175K tokens (25 LLM round trips as context grows) | $0.0006, 178ms, 0 tokens | **Up to 7,000x cost reduction, 280x faster** | The more complex the workflow, the more you save. LLM costs compound — every action adds to the conversation context, making each subsequent round trip more expensive. AIR's macro path is always one API call, regardless of how many steps the workflow has.
Methodology & raw data **LLM baseline:** Agent inspects page DOM, reasons about which elements to interact with, generates tool calls. Frontier Model pricing ($15/M input, $75/M output). - *1 action:* ~4,000 input + 800 output tokens x 2 round trips = ~9,600 tokens, ~$0.24, ~4s reasoning time. - *10 actions:* Context grows with each action (conversation history accumulates). Average ~6,000 input + 1,000 output tokens x 2.5 round trips per action = 25 total LLM calls, ~175,000 tokens, ~$4.13, ~50s reasoning time. - *Sonnet 4 comparison:* 5x cheaper per token — 1 action: ~$0.05, 10 actions: ~$0.83. Still 80–1,400x more expensive than AIR at Scale. **AIR SDK macro path:** Pre-verified CSS selectors returned via API. Agent executes directly — no DOM inspection, no LLM reasoning. Cost = plan price / included executions. **Raw API latency (40 measurements, cache disabled):** - browse_capabilities: 180ms median, 148ms min, 421ms p95 - execute_capability: 178ms median, 146ms min, 333ms p95 - Combined: 354ms median, 304ms min, 1010ms p95 **Cost per action by tier:** | Tier | Price | Included | Effective cost | |------|-------|----------|---------------| | Free | $0 | 1,000/mo | $0 | | Pro | $49/mo | 25,000/mo | $0.0020 | | Scale | $149/mo | 250,000/mo | $0.0006 | **Capabilities discovered:** 16 avg per domain (range: 3–39) Last run: 2026-03-20 | [Run benchmark yourself](./benchmark/run.ts): `npx tsx benchmark/run.ts`
## Prerequisites - Node.js >= 18 - One of: [Playwright](https://playwright.dev), [Puppeteer](https://pptr.dev), or [Browser Use](https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use) (optional peer dependencies) ## Install ```bash npm install @arcede/air-sdk npx @arcede/air-sdk init # saves key to ~/.config/air/credentials.json ``` **Agent Skill (recommended for AI coding agents):** ```bash npx @arcede/air-sdk install-skill # auto-configures Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenClaw ``` Free tier included. No credit card. Make the network smarter, star the repo and share it ⭐ ### Lightweight Alternatives Don't need the full SDK? We publish standalone packages for common use cases: | Package | Install | Use case | |---------|---------|----------| | [`@arcede/air-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@arcede/air-mcp) | `npx @arcede/air-mcp` | MCP server only — add AIR tools to Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf without the full SDK | | [`@arcede/air-cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@arcede/air-cli) | `npx @arcede/air-cli` | Terminal CLI — extract data and query capabilities from the command line | | [`@arcede/extract`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@arcede/extract) | `npm i @arcede/extract` | Typed TypeScript client for the Extract API only | | [`@arcede/capabilities`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@arcede/capabilities) | `npm i @arcede/capabilities` | Typed TypeScript client for the Capability API only | ## Quick Start Wrap your existing Playwright page. Nothing else changes. ```typescript import { chromium } from 'playwright'; import { withAIR } from '@arcede/air-sdk/playwright'; const browser = await chromium.launch(); const page = await browser.newPage(); const smartPage = withAIR(page, { apiKey: process.env.AIR_API_KEY }); // Your existing code — now with site intelligence await smartPage.goto('https://example.com'); await smartPage.fill('#search', 'flights to tokyo'); await smartPage.click('.search-btn'); // Know what's possible on any site before writing automation const capabilities = await smartPage.air.listCapabilities('example.com'); ``` Also works with **Puppeteer** and **Browser Use**: ```typescript // Puppeteer import { withAIR } from '@arcede/air-sdk/puppeteer'; const page = withAIR(await browser.newPage(), { apiKey: process.env.AIR_API_KEY }); // Browser Use import { AIRPlugin } from '@arcede/air-sdk/browser-use'; const agent = Agent({ plugins: [new AIRPlugin({ apiKey: process.env.AIR_API_KEY })] }); ``` ## Why Browser automation is fragile. Selectors break. Sites change. Your agent has no idea what's possible until it's already on the page. **AIR SDK gives your agent three things:** | What | How | |------|-----| | **Site intelligence** | Know what actions are possible on any website — search, purchase, login, browse — before your agent navigates there. | | **Resilient selectors** | When a selector fails, the SDK automatically resolves fallback alternatives so your automation doesn't break. | | **Continuous learning** | The platform gets smarter over time, improving reliability and coverage across the web. | **How it works:** Wrap your page with `withAIR()`. The SDK observes actions, resolves selectors, and preloads site capabilities. Your code doesn't change — it just works better. **Privacy-first:** Input values, cookies, and PII are never sent. [See our privacy docs →](https://agentinternetruntime.com/docs/sdk#privacy) ## Credential Management API keys are stored at `~/.config/air/credentials.json` with 0600 permissions (owner read/write only). ```bash npx @arcede/air-sdk init # Save your key (opens dashboard) npx @arcede/air-sdk whoami # Show current key, source, and agent status npx @arcede/air-sdk logout # Remove key from all locations ``` Key resolution order: `AIR_API_KEY` env var → `~/.config/air/credentials.json` → `.env` in current directory. ## Agent Skill Give your coding agent site intelligence with one command: ```bash npx @arcede/air-sdk install-skill ``` This auto-detects Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and OpenClaw, writes the MCP server config, and injects your API key. It installs `@arcede/air-sdk` globally for fast agent startup (~2s instead of ~60s with npx) and writes the absolute binary path to each config to avoid npx version caching issues. Restart your agent and it instantly has new tools.
Manual setup (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenClaw) > Requires global install: `npm install -g @arcede/air-sdk`. If not installed globally, replace `"command": "air-sdk"` with `"command": "npx"` and `"args": ["--mcp"]` with `"args": ["-y", "@arcede/air-sdk", "--mcp"]`. **Claude Desktop** — add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "air-sdk": { "command": "air-sdk", "args": ["--mcp"], "env": { "AIR_API_KEY": "air_xxx" } } } } ``` **Claude Code:** ```bash claude mcp add air-sdk -e AIR_API_KEY=your_key_here -- air-sdk --mcp ``` **Cursor** — add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "air-sdk": { "command": "air-sdk", "args": ["--mcp"], "env": { "AIR_API_KEY": "air_xxx" } } } } ``` **Windsurf** — add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "air-sdk": { "command": "air-sdk", "args": ["--mcp"], "env": { "AIR_API_KEY": "air_xxx" } } } } ``` **OpenClaw** — add to `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "air-sdk": { "command": "air-sdk", "args": ["--mcp"], "env": { "AIR_API_KEY": "air_xxx" } } } } ```
**Tools available:** | Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | `extract_url` | Extract structured data from any URL — JSON-LD, RSS/Atom feeds, JSON APIs, SPAs. Meta-only results cost 0 credits. | | `browse_capabilities` | Discover what actions can be automated on a website. Returns confidence scores, tiers, selectors, and universal patterns. | | `execute_capability` | Get a structured execution plan with CSS selectors, fallbacks, and pattern-matched guidance. | | `report_outcome` | Report execution results with optional `browserObservations` to improve collective intelligence. | | `extract_content` | Extract text and structured sections from local files or remote file URLs such as PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, TXT, MD, HTML, and EML. | ### OpenAI Skill AIR SDK is also available as an [OpenAI hosted shell skill](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/tools-skills) for `gpt-5.4` and `gpt-5.4-mini`: ```bash # Package and upload cd air-sdk/openai-skill zip -r /tmp/air-sdk-skill.zip . curl -X POST 'https://api.openai.com/v1/skills' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \ -F 'files=@/tmp/air-sdk-skill.zip' ``` Then use in the Responses API: ```json { "model": "gpt-5.4-mini", "tools": [{ "type": "shell", "environment": { "type": "container_auto", "skills": [{ "type": "skill_reference", "skill_id": "" }], "network_policy": { "type": "allowlist", "allowed_domains": ["agentinternetruntime.com", "api.agentinternetruntime.com"], "domain_secrets": [ { "domain": "api.agentinternetruntime.com", "name": "AIR_API_KEY", "value": "" }, { "domain": "api.agentinternetruntime.com", "name": "Authorization", "value": "Bearer " } ] } } }] } ``` Requires `api.agentinternetruntime.com` in your [org network allowlist](https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/data-controls/hosted-tools). ## Configuration ```typescript withAIR(page, { apiKey: process.env.AIR_API_KEY, // Required cacheEnabled: true, // Local capability cache (default: true) cacheTTLMs: 1_800_000, // Cache TTL in ms (default: 30 min) debug: false, // Log debug info (default: false) }); ``` ## Machine Payments Protocol AIR SDK supports [x402 micropayments](https://agentinternetruntime.com/docs/sdk#mpp), enabling your agent to pay for premium site access without pre-registration: ```typescript const smartPage = withAIR(page, { apiKey: process.env.AIR_API_KEY, mpp: { enabled: true, paymentMethod: 'stripe_spt', credential: 'spt_...', maxPerRequest: 0.50, maxPerSession: 5.00, autoApprove: true, }, }); ``` ## Examples See [`examples/agents/`](./examples/agents/) for working agent examples: - **Research Agent** — Multi-source research with capability-aware navigation - **Price Comparison** — Cross-site price monitoring with resilient selectors - **Capability Scout** — Discover and map capabilities across domains - **Site Monitor** — Track site changes with resilient selectors ## Contributing See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md). PRs welcome. ## Links - [Documentation](https://agentinternetruntime.com/docs/sdk) - [Pricing](https://agentinternetruntime.com/pricing) - [agent.json Standard](https://agentinternetruntime.com/standards/agent-json) - [Changelog](./CHANGELOG.md) ## License [MIT](./LICENSE)