Why Piggy Exists
A message from the developer.
The Problem
I was tired of writing the same 47 lines of setup code every time I wanted to scrape something.
Every project needed:
- Stealth plugins that break every 3 months
- Custom fingerprint spoofing copied from Stack Overflow
- Manual network capture that misses half the requests
- Session persistence written from scratch
- And after all that... Cloudflare still blocks you.
There had to be a better way.
The Realization
Most scraping tools are built on top of Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). CDP was designed for debugging, not for scraping. It's slow, leaky, and leaves detectable traces everywhere.
navigator.webdriver = true is set at the engine level. You cannot remove it from JavaScript. It's there. Always.
I realized: what if the browser was built for scraping from the ground up?
The Solution
Nothing Browser Piggy is that solution.
Instead of hacking CDP, we built a custom socket protocol directly into the browser. Instead of patching Chrome, we use Qt WebEngine with real BoringSSL TLS. Instead of plugins, everything is built in.
// Piggy — one import, 20 lines, done
import piggy from "nothing-browser";
await piggy.launch();
await piggy.register("site", "https://example.com");
await piggy.site.navigate();
const data = await piggy.site.evaluate(() => ({ ... }));No stealth plugins. No fingerprint hacks. No 47-line setup.
The Philosophy
1. Scraping-first, not testing-first
Most tools were built for testing. Scraping is an afterthought. Piggy was built for scraping.
2. One import, zero configuration
You shouldn't need to read a 200-page manual to scrape a website.
3. Anti-detection by default
Fingerprint spoofing isn't a plugin. It's built in.
4. Version simplicity
Library and binary versions are independent. Update one without the other.
The Bottom Line
Piggy is the tool I wish I had 5 years ago.
— Pease Ernest
Ernest Tech House · Kenya · 2026
Next Steps
- Quick Start — Start using Piggy
- Installation — Get set up
- Core Concepts — Launch & register
Nothing Ecosystem · Ernest Tech House · Kenya · 2026