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Browser

A Browser is a cloud-based browser managed by Kernel. They accept Chrome DevTools Protocol connections and can be used to run browser automations or web agents.

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Browser Pool

A Browser Pool is a set of identically-configured browsers that Kernel keeps warm and ready to use. You acquire a browser from the pool when a task starts and release it back when the task finishes. Pools remove browser start-up latency from your workload — see Browser Pools.

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App

An App is a codebase deployed on Kernel. You can use Kernel for a variety of use cases, including web automations, data processing, and more.

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Action

An Action is an invokable method within an app. Actions allow your to register entry points or functions that can be triggered on-demand. Actions can call non-action methods. Apps can have multiple actions.

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Invocation

An Invocation is a single execution of an action. Invocations can be triggered via API, scheduled as a job, or run on-demand.