Yank — Private AI Web Assistant

About

yank is an AI browser assistant that runs on your OWN AI plan.

  Tell yank what to do — "scrape this list into Notion", "repost this thread to
  LinkedIn", "fill this form for every row in my sheet" — and it operates the
  website for you, step by step, using the LLM API key you already pay for. Your
  own key, any major provider, or a local model.

  The twist: every task it completes is cached as a readable macro. Run it again
  and yank REPLAYS it deterministically — zero LLM calls, zero tokens, zero cost.
  Like AI "skills", but the second run is free.

  ━━ USE THE AI YOU ALREADY PAY FOR (BYOK) ━━

  • Bring your own key. Connect any cloud provider or a local OpenAI-compatible
    endpoint, and switch in one setting.
  • No middleman markup. Requests go straight from your browser to your
    provider on your key. yank takes no cut and adds no per-token fee.
  • Local-first and private. Your API key, macros, chat history, and recordings
    live in your browser (IndexedDB / chrome.storage). Nothing routes through
    our servers to get a task done. No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking.

  ━━ HOW IT WORKS ━━

  1. AI does it once. yank drives the page with real browser tools — click,
     type, extract, scroll, navigate, screenshot, upload — and records the
     trace as it goes.
  2. yank caches the recipe. The trace becomes a human-readable markdown macro
     with stable selectors. Read it, edit it, version it — never a black box.
  3. Re-run for $0. Say "do it again" or hit replay. Deterministic execution,
     no model call, no per-run cost. The Nth run is free.

  ━━ CORE FEATURES (FREE) ━━

  • Three modes — AI-guided run, manual record, zero-LLM replay. Record a
    tricky flow yourself and AI turns it into a clean, parameterized macro.
  • Page perception — yank snapshots every interactive element before it acts,
    so it clicks the right thing instead of guessing.
  • Deep page reach — sees inside Shadow DOM and iframes, so it works on
    modern web apps and embedded widgets where other automation tools go blind.
  • Skips re-exploration — caches the elements that worked on each page
    (selectors only, never your data), so repeat visits use fewer steps and
    fewer tokens.
  • Self-heal — when a website changes and a macro breaks, AI captures a
    screenshot, the surrounding DOM, and console errors, then proposes a patch.
    You review and accept it. No blind re-recording.
  • Variables & loops — yank spots URLs and inputs as variables and turns them
    into ask-me-each-run steps. Feed it a CSV or a selection and it infers a
    "for each row" loop.
  • Password auto-masking — secrets become prompts at run time, never stored
    in a macro.
  • Context compression — long sessions are auto-summarized to fit the model's
    window and cut token spend.
  • Cost tracking — see what you spent and what replays saved you each month.

  ━━ WHAT PEOPLE AUTOMATE WITH IT ━━

  • Logged-in scraping and data extraction: search LinkedIn / GitHub / Twitter,
    page through results, paste the top N into Notion or a spreadsheet.
  • Cross-platform reposting: copy a thread, switch platforms, format, publish —
    with the source URL as an ask-variable each run.
  • Batch form-filling: take rows from a CSV or sheet, visit each target page,
    fill the fields, submit. One recording becomes a loop.

  ━━ PRO (OPTIONAL) ━━

  The whole core above is free, forever, with no account. Pro adds scale and
  persistence: unlimited self-heal, up to 15 parallel sessions, session
  recovery after closing the browser, scheduled runs, MCP server connections,
  macro import/export for backup and sharing, named scenario playbooks, durable
  user memory, and priority support.

  ━━ PRIVACY, PLAINLY ━━

  For free use there is no account and no server: we cannot see your data
  because there is nowhere for it to go. Network requests go to exactly two
  places — the LLM provider you configured, and the websites you tell yank to
  operate on. If you subscribe to Pro, we store one thing: an account ID and
  whether you've paid. Never your macros, keys, recordings, or browsing.

  Privacy policy: https://yank.xassistant.cc/privacy/
  Terms: https://yank.xassistant.cc/terms/
  Website: https://yank.xassistant.cc/

  ━━ FAQ ━━

  Q: Do I need an API key?
  A: Yes — yank is bring-your-own-key by design. You pay your AI provider
  directly, only for first runs. Replays are free. Local models work too.

  Q: How is this different from an AI sidebar?
  A: Sidebars answer questions about a page. yank operates the page — and
  remembers how, so you never pay the AI twice for the same task.

  Q: What happens when a site changes?
  A: The macro fails safely, yank shows you what changed (screenshot + DOM
  diff + console), and proposes a one-click patch you review.

  Q: Is my API key safe?
  A: It's stored locally in your browser's extension storage and sent only to
  your chosen provider. It never touches our servers.