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Structured Interaction, Visual Localization, and Robust Execution for Complex Web Tasks: A Technical Report on the WebRetriever Challenge

Ziqi Zhang, Shaohui Li, Bing Li

arxiv Score 10.5

Published 2026-09-28 · First seen 2026-10-02

Research Track B · General AI

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This report presents the web agent system developed for the WebRetriever Challenge. The system follows a structuredinteraction- first strategy, using semantic webpage information for routine browser operations and invoking visual perception only when structured representations are insufficient. Three key designs are introduced: grid-assisted visual localization for difficult-to-access controls, hierarchical context management for reducing redundant page and interaction history, and fault-aware execution mechanisms for stable multi-browser task processing. The system achieved a pass rate of up to 79% in local evaluation on Protocol 1. In the official Protocol 3 competition, it achieved a 59% pass rate with eight concurrent browser workers and ranked first overall, winning the WebRetriever Challenge.

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@article{zhang2026structured,
  title = {Structured Interaction, Visual Localization, and Robust Execution for Complex Web Tasks: A Technical Report on the WebRetriever Challenge},
  author = {Ziqi Zhang and Shaohui Li and Bing Li},
  year = {2026},
  abstract = {This report presents the web agent system developed for the WebRetriever Challenge. The system follows a structuredinteraction- first strategy, using semantic webpage information for routine browser operations and invoking visual perception only when structured representations are insufficient. Three key designs are introduced: grid-assisted visual localization for difficult-to-access controls, hierarchical context management for reducing redundant page and interaction history, and fault-aware e},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.35904},
  keywords = {cs.IR, cs.MM},
  eprint = {2609.35904},
  archiveprefix = {arXiv},
}

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