Stripe Projects — browser API access

This page describes the kernel/browser:api-access deployable service provisioned through Stripe Projects.

What this resource is

A project-scoped Kernel API key used to create and manage cloud browsers (CDP, Playwright, Computer Controls, etc.) for that Stripe Project’s Kernel project.

Provisioning

stripe projects add kernel/browser:api-access --config '{"name":"production"}'
stripe projects env --pull

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Label for the API key (e.g. `production`, `staging`)

After provisioning

Run stripe projects env --pull to sync credentials into .env / .projects/vault.
Use the Kernel API key from the environment (typically KERNEL_API_KEY) with the SDK or CLI.

import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';

const kernel = new Kernel(); // uses KERNEL_API_KEY from env

const browser = await kernel.browsers.create();

kernel browsers create

Pricing

Situation	Price
No active Kernel plan on the org	Usage-based by browser type: $0.001/min headless, $0.008/min headful, $0.048/min headful + GPU (stealth included)
Active `plan:developer`, `plan:hobbyist`, or `plan:startup`	Included with plan (component pricing `free` under parent plan)

Provision a plan first when the developer needs predictable monthly credits and concurrency limits.

Operations

# Rotate credentials (invalidates old key)
stripe projects rotate kernel/browser:api-access

# Remove the resource
stripe projects remove kernel/browser:api-access