Skyvern Skyvern-AI/skyvern

Browser agent that uses vision LLMs to fill forms, log in and run multi-step web workflows, with a local UI, no-code workflow builder and Playwright SDK.

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Skyvern at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Skyvern (23.2k stars, AGPL-3.0, v1.0.56 October 2026) completes tasks on websites it has not seen before by reading screenshots with a vision LLM instead of fixed selectors. It runs locally with pip (SQLite by default) or Docker Compose and has a web UI, a no-code workflow builder, stored credentials and 2FA (TOTP, email, SMS) handling. Models: OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Bedrock, Azure, OpenRouter or local Ollama. It is built for repeatable web workflows rather than open-ended research; anti-bot measures are kept for the paid Skyvern Cloud.

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How much of Manus does it replace?

1 of 6 jobs. Strong at form-filling and logged-in web workflows; no research reports, slides, code sandbox or app connectors.

Autonomous web browsing Partial replacement

Deep research reports Not covered

File and code tasks in a sandbox Not covered

Slides generated from a prompt Not covered

Scheduled agent tasks Not covered

Connectors to your apps Not covered

For deep research reports, file and code tasks in a sandbox, slides generated from a prompt, scheduled agent tasks, connectors to your apps, see other Manus alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Yes, local server and UI via pip or Docker Compose; also hosted Skyvern Cloud Use this option if you want everything containerized (Postgres, API, UI) and don't want to install Python/Node locally. github.com · skyvern#run-locally-ui--server ↗ today

Code licence AGPL-3.0 (copyleft); anti-bot features are cloud-only All of the core logic powering Skyvern is available in this open source repository licensed under the AGPL-3.0 License, with the exception of anti-bot measures available in our managed cloud offering. github.com · skyvern#license ↗ today

Model weights licence No separate model weights; you bring a cloud API key or a local Ollama model Run any locally hosted model via Ollama github.com · skyvern#supported-llms ↗ today

Commercial use AGPL-3.0; offering a modified version as a network service requires sharing its source licensed under the AGPL-3.0 License github.com · skyvern#license ↗ today

Paid services needed? Nothing paid with a local Ollama model; cloud LLM APIs and Skyvern Cloud (with anti-bot measures) are optional Run any locally hosted model via Ollama github.com · skyvern#supported-llms ↗ today

Hardware Not documented; a vision-capable model is needed Know the answer? —

Operating systems Windows documented (needs Rust and C++ build tools for pip); Docker Compose elsewhere; macOS and Linux not stated VS Code with C++ dev tools and Windows SDK github.com · skyvern#option-a-pip-install-recommended-for-python-managed-local-setup ↗ today

Setup effort Easy to medium; pip install plus skyvern quickstart, or docker compose up with an LLM key in .env pip install "skyvern[all]" github.com · skyvern#run-locally-ui--server ↗ today