Your browser is a workspace, too.
A useful browser session holds more than an open page. It holds the setup that made the work possible: a login, preferences, and the context of a task.
A place to return to
For recurring browser tasks, preparing a fresh profile every time creates repeated work. A persistent browser keeps the profile on a durable filesystem, so a later run can reuse the state that has actually been saved.
A human can help an agent get started
A live viewer lets a person sign in and check the browser. An agent then attaches to that same Chrome over CDP. There is no need to export a password into an automation script.
Persistence has boundaries
A website can expire its own session or request fresh authentication. Persisting profile files also does not preserve every in-memory page operation. Cloudbrowser’s design makes those distinctions explicit.