@divebell/agent-browser 0.34.0-divebell.4 → 0.36.0-divebell.1

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  agent-browser eval <js> # Run JavaScript (-b for base64, --stdin for piped input)
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  agent-browser connect <port> # Connect to browser via CDP
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  agent-browser stream enable [--port <port>] # Start runtime WebSocket streaming
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+ agent-browser webmcp list # List experimental page tools
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+ agent-browser webmcp invoke <tool> --params @input.json
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  agent-browser stream status # Show runtime streaming state and bound port
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  agent-browser stream disable # Stop runtime WebSocket streaming
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  agent-browser close # Close browser (aliases: quit, exit)
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  agent-browser chat # AI chat: interactive REPL mode
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  ```
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+ ### WebMCP (experimental)
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+ WebMCP tools are ready by default in agent-browser-managed Chrome. Use `--no-webmcp` to disable the launch features.
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+ ```bash
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+ agent-browser open https://example.com
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+ agent-browser webmcp list
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+ agent-browser webmcp invoke search --params '{"query":"browser agents"}'
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+ agent-browser webmcp invoke slow_tool --params @input.json --detach
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+ agent-browser webmcp result <invocation-id>
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+ agent-browser webmcp cancel <invocation-id>
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+ ```
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+ Use `--frame <frame-id>` when duplicate tool names are registered in multiple frames. Page-provided descriptions, schemas, annotations, and results are untrusted. Page JavaScript registers `readOnlyHint` and `untrustedContentHint`; CDP exposes those claims as `readOnly` and `untrustedContent`. The page tool executor owns authorization, and the agent host must confirm consequential actions.
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+ The optional MCP profile keeps these generic tools out of the default profile:
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+ ```bash
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+ agent-browser mcp --tools core,webmcp
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+ ```
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+ For sites without WebMCP tools, load the generation and validation workflow with `agent-browser skills get webmcp-gen`.
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  ### Get Info
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  ```bash
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  agent-browser set device <name> # Emulate device ("iPhone 14")
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  agent-browser set geo <lat> <lng> # Set geolocation
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  agent-browser set offline [on|off] # Toggle offline mode
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+ agent-browser set cpu-throttling <rate|reset>
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+ agent-browser set network-throttling [--latency-ms <n>] [--download-kbps <n>] [--upload-kbps <n>]
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+ agent-browser set network-throttling reset
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  agent-browser set headers <json> # Extra HTTP headers
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  agent-browser set credentials <u> <p> # HTTP basic auth
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  agent-browser set media [dark|light] # Emulate color scheme
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  ```
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+ CPU throttling uses a slowdown factor of `1` or greater. Network throughput values use decimal kilobits per second and omitted options preserve their current values. `set offline on` temporarily disconnects the browser without discarding configured latency or throughput limits; `set offline off` restores those limits, while `set network-throttling reset` restores an online connection with no added latency and unlimited throughput.
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+ Throttling is available only for Chromium CDP sessions. Settings persist across navigation and reload and are applied to new tabs, popups, and cross-origin iframes. Network conditions also apply to supported attached worker targets. CPU throttling covers page and iframe renderers but is not complete low-end device emulation: it does not simulate memory, GPU, disk, core count, or thermal limits. General HTTP/TCP packet loss and random jitter require a proxy or operating-system network layer; CDP `packetLoss` is WebRTC-specific and is not exposed by these commands.
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  ### Cookies & Storage
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  ```bash
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  agent-browser skills list # Same as above
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  agent-browser skills get <name> # Output a skill's full content
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  agent-browser skills get <name> --full # Include references and templates
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+ agent-browser skills get protected-vercel-deployments # Access protected Vercel deployments
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  agent-browser skills get --all # Output every skill
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  agent-browser skills path [name] # Print skill directory path
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  ```
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  Profiles:
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  - `core` — Default. Navigation, snapshots, interaction, waits, reads, screenshots, JavaScript eval, close, tab basics, and profile discovery
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- - `network` — Network routes, request inspection, HAR, headers, credentials, offline
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+ - `network` — Network routes, request inspection, HAR, headers, credentials, offline, and network throttling
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  - `state` — Cookies, storage, auth, saved state, sessions, profiles, skills
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  - `debug` — Compiled JavaScript breakpoints, logpoints, pause recovery, WebMCP list/call, console/errors, tracing, profiling, recording, a11y audit, clipboard, plugins, doctor, dashboard, install, upgrade, chat, diff, batch, confirm/deny
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  - `tabs` — Back/forward/reload, tabs, windows, frames, dialogs
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  - `react` — React tree/inspect/renders/suspense, vitals, pushstate
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- - `mobile` — Viewport/device/geolocation/media, touch, swipe, mouse, keyboard
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+ - `mobile` — Viewport/device/geolocation/media and CPU throttling, plus touch, swipe, mouse, keyboard
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  - `all` — Every MCP tool, including the full typed CLI parity surface
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  Common tools include:
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  | `--proxy <url>` | Proxy server URL with optional auth (or `AGENT_BROWSER_PROXY` env) |
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  | `--proxy-bypass <hosts>` | Hosts to bypass proxy (or `AGENT_BROWSER_PROXY_BYPASS` env) |
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  | `--ignore-https-errors` | Ignore HTTPS certificate errors (useful for self-signed certs) |
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+ | `--ca-cert <path>` | Trust a CA certificate or PEM bundle for locally launched Chromium on Linux; later commands in the same running session retain it when omitted (or `AGENT_BROWSER_CA_CERT` env) |
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+ | `--no-ca-cert` | Clear CA trust retained by the running browser session (or `AGENT_BROWSER_CLEAR_CA_CERT`) |
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  | `--allow-file-access` | Allow file:// URLs to access local files (Chromium only) |
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  | `--hide-scrollbars <bool>` | Hide native scrollbars in headless Chromium screenshots, enabled by default (or `AGENT_BROWSER_HIDE_SCROLLBARS` env) |
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  | `-p, --provider <name>` | Browser provider, including configured `browser.provider` plugins (or `AGENT_BROWSER_PROVIDER` env) |
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  | `--screenshot-format <fmt>` | Screenshot format: `png`, `jpeg` (or `AGENT_BROWSER_SCREENSHOT_FORMAT` env) |
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  | `--headed` | Show browser window (not headless) (or `AGENT_BROWSER_HEADED` env) |
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  | `--webgpu` | Enable WebGPU; SwiftShader software Vulkan on Linux, no GPU required (or `AGENT_BROWSER_WEBGPU` env) |
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+ | `--no-webmcp` | Disable experimental WebMCP support, which is enabled by default for locally launched Chrome (or `AGENT_BROWSER_NO_WEBMCP` env) |
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  | `--cdp <port\|url>` | Connect via Chrome DevTools Protocol (port or WebSocket URL) |
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  | `--auto-connect` | Auto-discover and connect to running Chrome (or `AGENT_BROWSER_AUTO_CONNECT` env) |
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  | `--pin-tab` | Pin the session to its bound tab; fail with `tab_gone` instead of falling back to another tab (or `AGENT_BROWSER_PIN_TAB` env) |
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  ```
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- The dashboard runs as a standalone background process on port 4848, independent of browser sessions. It stays available even when no sessions are running, and it works from `http://localhost:4848` or a proxied/forwarded URL that reaches the dashboard server, such as `https://dashboard.agent-browser.localhost` or a Coder workspace URL. The browser stays on the dashboard origin; session-specific tabs, status, and stream traffic are proxied internally, so session ports do not need to be exposed.
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+ | `--port <n>` | Dashboard port from 1 to 65535. The default is 4848. |
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+ | `--allowed-origins <origins>` | Comma-separated exact HTTPS origins allowed to access a reverse-proxied dashboard. Every entry must be valid. Without this option, only loopback origins are accepted. |
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+ The dashboard runs as a standalone background process on port 4848, independent of browser sessions. It stays available even when no sessions are running. Local dashboard origins (`localhost`, `127.0.0.1`, and `[::1]`) work without configuration. If you expose it through a reverse proxy or forwarded URL, explicitly allow the browser origin so the server can reject cross-origin requests and DNS-rebinding attacks:
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+ ```bash
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+ ```
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+ The command prints private access URLs only for the allowed external origins. Open the matching URL once to establish the browser session; it includes an unguessable access token in its fragment. The browser stores it in a Secure, host-bound, same-site cookie for dashboard API and stream requests. Keep these URLs private and configure your reverse proxy to redact cookies from logs. Loopback URLs do not require or receive this token, so open `http://localhost:<port>` directly for local access. The browser stays on the dashboard origin; session-specific tabs, status, and stream traffic are proxied internally, so session ports do not need to be exposed.
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+ Repeated starts with the same settings reuse the running dashboard. To change the port or allowed origins, run `agent-browser dashboard stop` before starting it with the new settings.
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  - **Live viewport**: real-time JPEG frames from the browser
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+ **Example proxy CA configuration:**
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+ ```json
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+ ```
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+ `caCert` remains effective for later commands in the same running session. Use `"clearCaCert": true`, `--no-ca-cert`, or `AGENT_BROWSER_CLEAR_CA_CERT=1` to remove it. Setting, changing, or clearing the CA relaunches Chromium without restarting the daemon. Repeating the same certificate content, including from a different path, reuses the current browser. On Linux, `agent-browser install --with-deps` installs the required `certutil`; otherwise install `libnss3-tools` on Debian/Ubuntu or `nss-tools` on RPM Linux.
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+ ```json
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+ ```
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