Preface
Buying an Alibaba Cloud ECS instance can be surprisingly complicated — especially for non-technical procurement teams who must follow a long, technical spec to place a single order.
Good news: AI startup MuleRun has released a Browser Use Agent called General Browser Operator that lets you interact with web flows in natural language and automates complex web tasks like provisioning cloud instances. It can handle the whole process while showing a live replay of its actions, and you can seamlessly switch between automatic operation and manual control whenever you need to enter sensitive info.
Learn more: https://mulerun.com
What it does
General Browser Operator automates complex web tasks — from placing orders and booking reservations to compiling destination guides or running other web-based workflows. The agent executes actions in real time and displays updates to the user. It also supports seamless handoff between automated steps and manual input, letting users intervene for sensitive fields while keeping the workflow continuous.
Playback
You can watch the full playback here:
https://mulerun.com/agents/ca8f87b0-cc33-4e18-973d-04031871e731/shared-sessions/c2810cb2-ddbd-41f2-9977-5e1027e9994e
Hands-on walkthrough
Step 1 — Log in
Let the agent open the Alibaba Cloud login page and allow you to sign in manually:
Open https://account.aliyun.com/login/login.htm and let me log in.
Step 2 — Give the purchase prompt
Provide the agent this natural-language instruction to place a spot instance with the exact configuration:
Purchase a spot instance with the following configuration:
- Region: Singapore
- VPC: vpc-t4njbynozn7u081jhnr9g
- VSwitch: vsw-t4nc7l1ebgmwtbmv7ziml
- Instance type: ecs.e-c2m1.large
- Duration: 1 hour
- Image: Ubuntu 24.04
- System disk size: 10 GiB
- IP address: Do not allocate a public IPv4 address
- Security group: sg-t4ng7fdssjg3xpo5hv4v
- Login credentials: Custom password
- Login password: A123456a
Step 3 — Order completes automatically
After you provide the prompt and confirm any required manual inputs (e.g., sign-in), the agent walks through the Alibaba Cloud UI and completes the purchase automatically. Simple and fast.
Tip: the agent shows each step as it happens, so you can review the actions and intervene if needed.
Try it out
Sign up using this invitation link:
https://mulerun.com/invitation/WKMW2UD9FTKD
Early-bird note: MuleRun is offering 1,000 free credits for users who sign up before the full public launch in September. During the private beta you can also join MuleRun’s Discord to get an activation code:
https://discord.gg/ftFjBwYC
Security reminder: The password and resource IDs above are shown only as examples from the demo. Avoid publishing real credentials or sensitive IDs in public posts — replace them with placeholders when sharing screenshots or blog posts.
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