ego-lite

Name: ego-lite Review
Item: ego-lite
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Enables AI agents and engineers to operate simultaneously in the same browser context, reducing context switching and accelerating workflows where automation…

ego lite is a macOS browser built for you and your AI agents to share. Agents run browser tasks in their own Spaces while your tabs stay yours, and can reach your real logins, cookies, and extensions if you opt into Chrome data migration at first launch. Installing the app (or running npx skills add citrolabs/ego-lite) adds an ego-browser skill to your agents' skills directories; you then type /ego-browser followed by a plain-language task.

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11,716 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables AI agents and engineers to operate simultaneously in the same browser context, reducing context switching and accelerating workflows where automation and human oversight occur in parallel.

Best for

Engineering teams integrating AI agents into development pipelines requiring real-time human review and intervention.

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Source

https://github.com/citrolabs/ego-lite

By citrolabs

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

npx skills add citrolabs/ego-lite  # or download the macOS .dmg (Apple Silicon / Intel) from the repo

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Browse and analyze competitor websites while me code simultaneously

PrerequisitesmacOS only (Windows and Linux are on the roadmap); the ego lite desktop app must be installed for browser tasks to runCostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars11,716Contributors6Last updated2026-08-18LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-18 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Community Pulse Emerging

Discussed on Hacker News

Show HN: Ego lite – why our browser agent writes JavaScript not CLI commands — Hacker News · 12 pts

1 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 95 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 2d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 95 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 2d ago; license MIT.

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