This guide shows how to use Browserbase with IBM watsonx.ai to create a mortgage rate analysis tool. The integration captures screenshots of mortgage rate data from Freddie Mac’s website and uses a vision model to analyze and summarize the rates
Here are the steps:
Install the required dependencies and set up your API keys.
Create a .env
file with your API keys:
Make sure to install Playwright dependencies after installation by running playwright install
in your terminal.
Use Browserbase to navigate to the Freddie Mac mortgage rates page and capture a screenshot of the rate information that’s embedded in an iframe:
Now, use IBM watsonx.ai’s vision model to analyze the captured screenshot and extract the mortgage rate information:
Combine the screenshot capture and analysis steps into a complete solution that produces a nicely formatted report.
Example output:
🎉 You’ve created a mortgage rate analysis tool with IBM watsonx.ai and Browserbase!
With this foundation, you can build more advanced workflows:
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