The real blocker for browser agents isn't the model, it's the verification email
kumard3 · reddit · 2026-09-23
A Reddit developer argues the model side of browser agents mostly works now — they plan steps and fill signup forms fine. The real wall is the verification email that arrives right after signup: without an inbox of its own, an agent needs a human to paste the six-digit code, and the flow isn't truly autonomous. The post highlights that agent automation bottlenecks now lie in infrastructure (email/verification) rather than model capability, and asks how others handle verification codes in agent workflows.
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