The real headache of browser-controlling agents: sites keep breaking your selectors
SelfZealousidealy · reddit · 2026-09-19
A Reddit discussion prompt on the biggest pain point of giving agents browser control. The author says hardcoded selectors break whenever sites change layouts, making maintenance costlier than building the automation; they've switched to a selector-free visual approach that holds up, though speed and price are still being evaluated.
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