Comet browser to add shortcuts for repetitive tasks next week

If you spend half your day repeating the same tedious browser workflows, Perplexity might have an answer next week.

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas posted on X that the company's Comet browser is rolling out shortcuts for repetitive tasks next week. Alongside the new feature, a fresh wave of invites will also go out.

The browser as a personal console

Srinivas framed the move around a broader vision: the browser is going to become your personal console for getting work done.

He did not share technical specifics on how these shortcuts work or what tasks they will automate first, but the direction clearly shifts the browser from a passive viewer to an active execution layer.

Why it matters

For everyday users and knowledge workers, browser routines like cross-referencing tabs, repetitive data entry, and manual lookups take up serious time. If Comet can automate those steps reliably, it delivers immediate, practical value right where people already work.

We think positioning the browser as a personal console is a sharp strategy. Instead of forcing users to switch over to a separate AI chat interface, embedding utility straight into the browsing canvas creates much stronger habit loops. That said, the real test will be reliability. Web interfaces change constantly, and Comet will need to prove its shortcuts can handle messy, multi-step web tasks without breaking.