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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "repo": "outcrawlai/scout",
 "name": "scout",
 "owner": "outcrawlai",
 "slug": "outcrawlai-scout",
 "github": "https://github.com/outcrawlai/scout",
 "what": "Scout is an open-source TypeScript agent that uses a real browser to carry out a task described in plain words and returns the answer.",
 "why": "",
 "language": "TypeScript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node 22 or later",
  "An Outcrawl key from outcrawl.ai for the cloud browser (1,000 free credits every month, no card needed)",
  "A model service that speaks the standard chat completions API, hosted or running on your own computer",
  "Optional: a local browser via `npm i playwright-core && npx playwright install chromium` if you do not use the cloud"
 ],
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 "risk": "dual-use",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/outcrawlai-scout/",
 "use_case_count": 4,
 "use_cases": [
  {
   "id": "outcrawlai-scout--research-top-stories-from-a-site",
   "title": "Pull a ranked list from a website with one task",
   "best": true,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/outcrawlai-scout/research-top-stories-from-a-site/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/outcrawlai-scout/research-top-stories-from-a-site.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "outcrawlai-scout--compare-products-across-pages",
   "title": "Compare prices and stock across product pages",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/outcrawlai-scout/compare-products-across-pages/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/outcrawlai-scout/compare-products-across-pages.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "outcrawlai-scout--fill-web-form-and-confirm-receipt",
   "title": "Fill in a web form and confirm what the site received",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/outcrawlai-scout/fill-web-form-and-confirm-receipt/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/outcrawlai-scout/fill-web-form-and-confirm-receipt.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "outcrawlai-scout--sign-in-and-read-account-page",
   "title": "Sign in to a site and read back the account page",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/outcrawlai-scout/sign-in-and-read-account-page/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/outcrawlai-scout/sign-in-and-read-account-page.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}