Yad
What it is
Yad turns plain-language instructions into actions in websites opened in your logged-in browser. Its Chrome and Brave extension can click, type, navigate pages, fill forms, and handle research tasks, while supporting human approval steps and scheduled tasks. A free companion app runs on Windows and exposes a local API accepting goals at POST localhost:3747/goal. You can bring an AI provider key or use a local model; listed options include Groq, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, and custom endpoints. Yad stores selectors, previous runs, and learned fixes on your device for reuse. The maker says passwords, card numbers, and sensitive page fields are masked before AI processing, and local-model use keeps page content on the computer. The companion encrypts the AI key with Windows DPAPI, while the extension stores only the encrypted blob. Users can set a daily AI-call spending cap and stop calls with one click. Payment and checkout pages are blocked from autonomous action. Yad is free, but hosted team setups require contacting the maker.
For and against
For
- Automates clicks, typing, navigation, and forms
- Works with Chrome and Brave
- Supports local models and multiple providers
- Masks sensitive fields before AI processing
- Offers spending caps and approval steps
Against
- Companion app is currently Windows only
- Hosted runs cannot use personal logged-in sessions
- Hosted setups have no self-serve signup
- Not SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified
The verdict
Yad focuses on local browser automation with configurable AI, task memory, and safeguards around sensitive actions. Its Windows requirement and hosted-session limits matter when choosing between local and team workflows.
Who it suits
Yad suits Windows users who want browser automation in their own logged-in sessions, with local AI options, approval controls, and scheduled tasks. Hosted setups are for repeatable jobs using public data or job-provided credentials.
Plans and prices
Free
Chrome extension and Windows companion · hosted team setups are arranged by contacting Yad
Read 3 Oct 2026 · yadagent.com
On the record
- AI options
- You can bring an AI provider key or use a local model; the security page lists Groq, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, and custom endpoints as options.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Automation API
- The companion exposes a local API that accepts a goal at POST localhost:3747/goal.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Browsers
- The extension works in Chrome and Brave.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Certification
- The maker states that Yad is not SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certified.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Hosted limits
- Hosted runs cannot use a user's personal logged-in session; tasks requiring that session must run locally, and hosted setups have no self-serve signup.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Key security
- The companion encrypts the AI key with Windows DPAPI, scoped to the user's Windows account; the extension stores only the encrypted blob.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Local companion
- Yad requires a free companion app that runs on your computer, and the maker says it is currently Windows only.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The product page says Yad was built by Abdellah Ouadoudi.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says passwords, card numbers, and sensitive page fields are masked before content reaches an AI, and local-model use keeps page content on the computer.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Spending and actions
- Users can set a daily AI-call spending cap and stop calls with one click, while payment and checkout pages are blocked from autonomous action.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Task memory
- Yad stores selectors, past runs, and learned fixes on your device so it can reuse them on later tasks.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Teams
- The maker offers hosted setups for repeatable jobs using public data or credentials provided for that job, with setup arranged by contacting the team.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Yad takes plain-language instructions and clicks, types, and navigates websites in your own logged-in browser.yadagent.com · read 3 Oct 2026
