Selector Forge

What it does

Selector Forge is a browser extension (available for Chrome and Firefox) that uses AI to generate reliable CSS and XPath selectors for web scraping and browser automation. Instead of manually crafting brittle selectors that break when a page layout changes, users click on an element (or a group of repeated elements) and Selector Forge produces a selector that is "semantic" — anchored to visible labels rather than positional indices. The extension then stress-tests each selector against the live page and certifies it as reliable before presenting it to the user. It also provides a Playwright test snippet and a structured data extractor output for each selector.

Who it is for

Selector Forge is built for developers, QA engineers, and data scrapers who write browser automation scripts (e.g., with Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium) or build web scrapers. It is especially useful for teams that maintain extraction pipelines on frequently changing government, e‑commerce, or enterprise portals where static selectors often fail. The tool is open source and offers a free tier (200 selectors per month) with unlimited selectors available on any Intuned plan.

Why it matters

Traditional CSS and XPath selectors are fragile: a minor DOM change — like a new CSS class or a shifted table row — can break an entire scraping pipeline. Selector Forge addresses this by generating selectors that reference nearby text labels (e.g., "Solicitation Type") rather than relying on DOM structure alone. This makes the selectors more resilient to page updates. The built-in validation step (running a Playwright test against the live page) gives users confidence that the selector works before they deploy it. The tool also supports list selectors, so picking one file in a list yields a selector that captures all files, regardless of count.

Launch signal

Selector Forge is currently available as a free browser extension on the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add‑ons. The website also mentions a CLI tool ("coming soon") that will allow users to run selector generation from the terminal via npx intuned forge pick. The extension is open source on GitHub and is powered by Intuned, a platform for web data extraction. The product appears to be in active development, with a clear focus on reliability and developer experience.

Brand and naming

The name "Selector Forge" combines the core function (selector generation) with the metaphor of forging — implying strength, durability, and craftsmanship. The tagline "Forged, not copied" reinforces that each selector is custom-made and tested, not a generic template. The brand positions itself as a premium, reliable alternative to manual selector writing, with a slightly industrial, tool‑like aesthetic. The open‑source nature and free tier lower the barrier to adoption, while the integration with Intuned suggests a broader ecosystem for data extraction.