jsmdcui 0.8.0 → 0.9.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,72 @@
 
 All notable user-visible changes to jsmdcui are documented here.
 
+## [0.9.0] - 2026-07-21
+
+This update expands Chrome DevTools Protocol automation for the terminal UI,
+adds a complete maze-solving example, and makes the optional Bun single-file
+executable bootstrap easier to reuse and more reliable across platforms.
+
+### Added
+
+- Add CDP automation support for reading the rendered ANSI document, activating
+  a 1-based terminal-buffer cell, and sending keyboard input through the TUI's
+  normal input parser and event pipeline. Key presses support Alt, Ctrl, Meta,
+  Shift, navigation keys, editing keys, text, and auto-repeat without emitting
+  duplicate input for paired CDP `keyDown` and `char` events.
+- Add `micro.getAllAnsiText()` and `micro.clickBufferCell(x, y)` to the JS
+  plugin bridge. MDCUI cell clicks now activate the same callbacks as mouse
+  input, while clicks in ordinary buffers retain the previous `goto` behavior.
+- Add `cdp-maze.js` and `llm-maze.txt`, a documented Bun.WebView example that
+  reads the maze from the running TUI, solves it with breadth-first search, and
+  completes it by clicking controls and sending arrow-key events through CDP.
+- Add `--cdp-maze` to open the bundled maze, start a local CDP server on port
+  9222, and automatically import and run the maze solver after a three-second
+  delay. The completed result is returned to the main program and displayed in
+  the TUI status message.
+- Add `--export-cdp-maze` to write or overwrite `./cdp-maze.js` from the
+  bundled asset first, with a source-tree fallback, then exit. Include the
+  solver in the single-executable asset archive.
+- Add a dedicated CDP automation section to the README and bundled help,
+  covering command-line and command-prompt startup, bind-address safety,
+  connection methods, and the maze solver workflow.
+- Add a reusable single-file executable guide covering asset packing, embedded
+  and external resource fallbacks, build commands, cross-compilation, Node.js
+  compatibility, and adapting the bootstrap to another project.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Move responsibility for awaiting bundled assets into the Bun-only
+  `single-exe/entry.mjs` bootstrap, then dynamically import the regular main
+  module. This keeps the main module free of Bun-specific asset-loader state
+  and preserves its uncompiled Node.js execution path.
+- Detect Bun's compiled virtual paths on both POSIX (`/$bunfs/`) and Windows
+  (`B:/~BUN`) when resolving single-executable resources, and consolidate
+  compiled-runtime handling in `single-exe/compiled.js`.
+- When initially launched with Node.js, restart under Bun with inherited stdio
+  and propagate its exit status instead of replacing the current process with
+  `process.execve()`.
+- Display the maze completion message inside the game instead of opening a
+  blocking alert, and include reset instructions in the result.
+- Export the maze solver as a reusable `runCdpMaze()` function while retaining
+  direct `bun cdp-maze.js` execution. Suppress its console result while stdin
+  is in terminal raw mode so TUI rendering is not corrupted.
+- Replace the manual two-process maze automation instructions with the single
+  `--cdp-maze` workflow in the README and bundled help.
+- Update the homepage and Kitty test images to use the smaller current demo and
+  maze screenshots; exclude the maze screenshot from the npm package.
+- Document theme preview from the TUI command prompt and state Bun 1.3.12 as
+  the minimum required version.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Make CDP `view.click()` activate MDCUI links and controls at the requested
+  buffer coordinate instead of only moving the cursor there.
+- Allow CDP input dispatch without an explicit session ID by selecting the
+  implicit target, matching other single-target CDP operations.
+- Wait until the embedded asset archive is ready before starting the compiled
+  application, preventing startup from racing bundled resource loading.
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2026-07-20
 
 This update adds portable inline keydown handling to Markdown text controls,

package/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ![Demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jjtseng93/jsmdcui/main/demo.jpg)
 
+- Maze Game
+  * The TUI can be controlled through the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). Codex successfully solved this maze using it.
+
+![Maze Game](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jjtseng93/jsmdcui/main/maze.jpg)
+
 # Demo App
 ## My app
 
@@ -36,7 +41,8 @@ npx jsmdcui@latest README.md
 
 ## Quick start
 
-jsmdcui requires [Bun](https://bun.com). On Android, install it in Termux:
+jsmdcui requires [Bun ≥ 1.3.12](https://bun.com).
+ On Android, install it in Termux:
 
 ```sh
 npm install -g bun
@@ -94,6 +100,13 @@ npx jsmdcui --demo-imgtool-zh
 npx jsmdcui --demo-maze
 ```
 
+To watch jsmdcui start the maze with a local CDP server and solve it
+automatically after three seconds, run:
+
+```sh
+npx jsmdcui --cdp-maze
+```
+
 ```sh
 # WUI(Web User Interface) Demo
 npx jsmdcui --wui
@@ -147,11 +160,13 @@ bun src/index.js --wui testapp.md
 | `bun src/index.js --cat app.md` | Render the terminal version to stdout, write five generated files beside it, and exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --testapp.md` | Write the bundled `testapp.md` source to stdout and exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --export-readme` | Write or overwrite `./README.md` with the bundled README source and exit. |
+| `bun src/index.js --export-cdp-maze` | Write or overwrite `./cdp-maze.js` with the bundled CDP maze solver and exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-list` | List `testapp.md` and every bundled `demos/*.md` example with its command-line option, then exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo` | Use local `testapp.md` when present, otherwise write the bundled demo; open it in the terminal UI and write five generated files beside it. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-<filename>` | Load `demos/<filename>.md`; preserve an existing local copy or write the bundled copy, then open it and generate its five companion files. New files added under `demos/` work automatically. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-imgtool` | Compatibility alias for `--demo-image-processor`. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-imgtool-zh` | Compatibility alias for `--demo-image-processor.zh-TW`. |
+| `bun src/index.js --cdp-maze` | Load the maze demo, start CDP on `127.0.0.1:9222`, and run the bundled solver after three seconds. |
 | `bun src/index.js --allow-url URL.md` | Download HTTP(S) Markdown to the current directory and, with Kitty mode enabled, download its HTTP(S) images; write 5 generated files and allow embedded code to run. Only use trusted URLs. |
 | `bun src/index.js --wui` | Use local `testapp.md` when present, otherwise write the bundled demo; write five generated files in the current directory, then print and serve a random URL. |
 | `bun src/index.js --wui app.md` | Write five generated files beside `app.md`, then print and serve a random URL. |
@@ -537,6 +552,10 @@ selection, search, and copy remain available.
 | `Alt-G` | Show or hide the shortcut bar. |
 | `Ctrl-Q` or `Alt-Q` | Close the current UI. |
 
+To preview another color theme, press `Ctrl-E` or click on `€`, type `theme `, then use `Tab`
+and the arrow keys to browse the available themes. Press `Enter` to switch to
+the selected theme, or `Esc` to cancel and restore the previous one.
+
 The terminal automatically reflows the Markdown when its width changes.
 Only `javascript:` links execute in the TUI; ordinary web links behave as
 normal links in the browser.
@@ -554,6 +573,63 @@ supported HTTP(S) images with Kitty graphics, combine the options:
 bun src/index.js --kitty --allow-url https://example.com/app.md
 ```
 
+### CDP control for TUI automation
+
+The terminal UI can expose a Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) server, so another
+Bun process can inspect the terminal buffer, click buffer coordinates, and send
+real keyboard events to the running TUI.
+
+Start CDP from the command line when launching jsmdcui:
+
+```sh
+bun src/index.js --remote-debugging-port=9222 demos/maze.md
+bun src/index.js --remote-debugging-port=9222 --remote-debugging-address=127.0.0.1 demos/maze.md
+```
+
+Or start it from inside the TUI editor command prompt(Ctrl-E or €):
+
+```text
+Ctrl-E  cdp
+Ctrl-E  cdp 9000
+Ctrl-E  cdp --address=127.0.0.1
+Ctrl-E  cdp 9000 --public
+```
+
+The default bind address is `127.0.0.1` and the default port is `9222`.
+Use `--public` or `--address=0.0.0.0` only on a trusted network.
+
+Once CDP is running, control the TUI with `Bun.WebView`. For more info, enter
+jsmdcui and use `Ctrl-E` or `€` → `help cdp`.
+
+The cli flag `--cdp-maze` is a combination of 
+  1. Start the demos/maze.md
+  2. Start a local CDP server
+  3. Wait three seconds
+  4. Run the solver cdp-maze.js automatically
+  
+The solver was
+generated from the `llm-maze.txt` instructions; it focuses the maze controls,
+resets the game, reads the maze from the TUI, solves it with breadth-first
+search, and sends arrow-key input until the maze is escaped:
+
+```sh
+npx jsmdcui@latest --cdp-maze
+```
+
+From the source tree, run:
+
+```sh
+bun src/index.js --cdp-maze
+```
+
+Useful automation methods used by `cdp-maze.js`:
+
+- `view.evaluate(js)`
+  - `view.evaluate("micro.getAllText()")`
+  - `view.evaluate("micro.getAllAnsiText()")`
+- `view.click(column, line)`
+- `view.press(key, options)`
+
 ## Browser interaction
 
 The WUI uses normal browser mouse and keyboard behavior. Clicking a

package/cdp-maze.js

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+
+// Generated from llm-maze.txt instructions.
+// Start the maze TUI first:
+//   bun src/index.js --remote-debugging-port=9222 demos/maze.md
+// Then run:
+//   bun cdp-maze.js
+
+const DEFAULT_CDP_URL = "ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/cdp-server";
+
+const dirs = [
+  [1, 0, "ArrowDown"],
+  [-1, 0, "ArrowUp"],
+  [0, 1, "ArrowRight"],
+  [0, -1, "ArrowLeft"],
+];
+
+function parseMaze(text) {
+  return text.trimEnd().split("\n").map(line => {
+    const cells = [];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < line.length;) {
+      const ch = String.fromCodePoint(line.codePointAt(i));
+
+      if (ch === "🧱" || ch === "😀") {
+        cells.push(ch);
+        i += ch.length;
+      } else if (line[i] === " ") {
+        cells.push(" ");
+        i += 2;
+      } else {
+        cells.push(ch);
+        i += ch.length;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return cells;
+  });
+}
+
+function solveMaze(grid) {
+  let start;
+
+  for (let row = 0; row < grid.length; row++) {
+    for (let col = 0; col < grid[row].length; col++) {
+      if (grid[row][col] === "😀") start = [row, col];
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!start) throw new Error("Maze start not found");
+
+  const queue = [{ row: start[0], col: start[1], path: [] }];
+  const seen = new Set([start.join(",")]);
+
+  while (queue.length) {
+    const { row, col, path } = queue.shift();
+
+    for (const [dr, dc, key] of dirs) {
+      const nextRow = row + dr;
+      const nextCol = col + dc;
+
+      if (
+        nextRow < 0 ||
+        nextRow >= grid.length ||
+        nextCol < 0 ||
+        nextCol >= grid[row].length
+      ) {
+        if (path.length > 0) return path.concat(key);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (nextCol >= grid[nextRow].length) continue;
+      if (grid[nextRow][nextCol] === "🧱") continue;
+
+      const id = `${nextRow},${nextCol}`;
+      if (seen.has(id)) continue;
+
+      seen.add(id);
+      queue.push({
+        row: nextRow,
+        col: nextCol,
+        path: path.concat(key),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("No path found");
+}
+
+export async function runCdpMaze(cdpUrl = DEFAULT_CDP_URL) {
+  const view = new Bun.WebView({
+    backend: {
+      type: "chrome",
+      url: cdpUrl,
+    },
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const control = await view.evaluate(`
+    (() => {
+      const lines = micro.getAllText().split("\\n");
+      const y = lines.findIndex(line =>
+        line.includes("Put the cursor here")
+      );
+
+      return {
+        x: lines[y].indexOf("Put the cursor here") + 1,
+        y: y + 1,
+      };
+    })()
+  `);
+
+    await view.click(control.x, control.y);
+    await view.press("r", { modifiers: ["Control"] });
+    await Bun.sleep(100);
+
+    const mazeText = await view.evaluate(`$("#character").val()`);
+    const path = solveMaze(parseMaze(mazeText));
+
+    for (const key of path) {
+      await view.press(key);
+      await Bun.sleep(100);
+
+      const status = await view.evaluate(`$("#last-key").val()`);
+      if (status.includes("Escaped the maze")) break;
+      if (status.includes("Wall")) {
+        throw new Error(`Hit a wall after ${key}: ${status}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const result = await view.evaluate(`$("#last-key").val()`);
+    if (!process.stdin.isRaw) console.log(result);
+    return result;
+  } finally {
+    view.close();
+  }
+}
+
+if (import.meta.main) {
+  await runCdpMaze(Bun.argv[2] ?? DEFAULT_CDP_URL);
+}

package/demos/maze.md

@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ export function handle(event) {
   if (row === GOAL.row && col === GOAL.col) {
     completed = true;
     $('#last-key').val('🎉🏆🌟 Escaped the maze! / 成功走出迷宮！🌟🏆🎉');
-    alert([
+    $('#character').val([
+      '',
       '🎆🎇🎉 恭 喜 過 關 ！ 🎉🎇🎆',
       '',
       '🥳 你成功逃出迷宮了！ 🥳',
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ export function handle(event) {
       '🎈 🎊 🎁 🪩 🎁 🎊 🎈',
       '',
       '🚀 ESCAPED THE MAZE! 🚀',
+      '',
+      'Press Ctrl-R to reset',
+      '按 Ctrl-R 重新開始',
+      ''
     ].join('\n'));
   } else {
     const label = event.key === ' ' ? 'Space' : event.key;

package/llm-maze.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+你正在透過 Bun.WebView 操作 jsmdcui TUI App。
+
+CDP 連線位址：
+
+ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/cdp-server
+
+可用操作：
+
+1. 取得完整純文字 UI：
+
+   await view.evaluate("micro.getAllText()")
+
+2. 取得包含 ANSI 樣式與 OSC 8 link 的完整 UI：
+
+   await view.evaluate("micro.getAllAnsiText()")
+
+3. 點擊 buffer 座標：
+
+   await view.click(column, line)
+
+   column 與 line 都是 1-based。
+   這是整份 buffer 的座標，不是螢幕 pixel。
+   不支援 selector click。
+
+4. 發送真正的鍵盤事件：
+
+   await view.press("ArrowUp")
+   await view.press("ArrowDown")
+   await view.press("ArrowLeft")
+   await view.press("ArrowRight")
+   await view.press("r", { modifiers: ["Control"] })
+
+5. 每次 click 或 press 後，重新取得 UI 快照確認結果。
+
+Maze 操作方式：
+
+先在 micro.getAllText() 中找到包含 "Put the cursor here" 的行，計算該文字的
+1-based column/line，然後 click 該位置，讓 Maze controls 取得焦點。
+
+Maze controls 取得焦點後：
+
+- ArrowUp：上
+- ArrowDown：下
+- ArrowLeft：左
+- ArrowRight：右
+- Ctrl-R：重新開始
+
+每次移動後可讀取狀態：
+
+await view.evaluate("$('#last-key').val()")
+
+取得完整迷宮畫面：
+
+await view.evaluate("$('#character').val()")
+
+看到狀態包含 "Escaped the maze" 代表成功。抵達終點時不會呼叫 alert；大型
+慶祝內容會直接顯示在 character 區域，並提示使用 Ctrl-R 重新開始。
+
+初始化與聚焦 controls 的範例：
+
+const view = new Bun.WebView({
+  backend: {
+    type: "chrome",
+    url: "ws://127.0.0.1:9222/devtools/browser/cdp-server",
+  },
+});
+
+const cell = await view.evaluate(`
+  (() => {
+    const lines = micro.getAllText().split("\\n");
+    const y = lines.findIndex(line =>
+      line.includes("Put the cursor here")
+    );
+
+    return {
+      x: lines[y].indexOf("Put the cursor here") + 1,
+      y: y + 1,
+    };
+  })()
+`);
+
+await view.click(cell.x, cell.y);
+await view.press("r", { modifiers: ["Control"] });
+
+alert 注意事項：
+
+Maze 抵達終點不會觸發 alert。不過 jsmdcui 其他操作若呼叫同步 alert()，CDP
+operation 會等待使用者直接在實際 terminal 按 Enter 關閉；alert 阻塞期間，無法
+再透過 view.press("Enter") 關閉它。無人值守自動化應避免觸發同步 alert，或預先
+提供替代的 dialog handling。
+
+操作完成後呼叫：
+
+view.close();

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jsmdcui",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "Markdown as a Common UI for Terminals and Web Browsers",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./src/index.js",

package/runtime/help/cdp.md

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 //   Once running, status bar shows:  CDP@<port> server running
 //   Running cdp again shows:         CDP@<port> already running
 //
+// ── Maze demo from the source tree ─────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+//   Start the maze, local CDP server, and automatic solver together:
+//     bun src/index.js --cdp-maze
+//
 // ── Connecting ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
 //   Bun.WebView:

package/runtime/help/help.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ![Demo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jjtseng93/jsmdcui/main/demo.jpg)
 
+- Maze Game
+  * The TUI can be controlled through the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). Codex successfully solved this maze using it.
+
+![Maze Game](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jjtseng93/jsmdcui/main/maze.jpg)
+
 # Demo App
 ## My app
 
@@ -36,7 +41,8 @@ npx jsmdcui@latest README.md
 
 ## Quick start
 
-jsmdcui requires [Bun](https://bun.com). On Android, install it in Termux:
+jsmdcui requires [Bun ≥ 1.3.12](https://bun.com).
+ On Android, install it in Termux:
 
 ```sh
 npm install -g bun
@@ -94,6 +100,13 @@ npx jsmdcui --demo-imgtool-zh
 npx jsmdcui --demo-maze
 ```
 
+To watch jsmdcui start the maze with a local CDP server and solve it
+automatically after three seconds, run:
+
+```sh
+npx jsmdcui --cdp-maze
+```
+
 ```sh
 # WUI(Web User Interface) Demo
 npx jsmdcui --wui
@@ -147,11 +160,13 @@ bun src/index.js --wui testapp.md
 | `bun src/index.js --cat app.md` | Render the terminal version to stdout, write five generated files beside it, and exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --testapp.md` | Write the bundled `testapp.md` source to stdout and exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --export-readme` | Write or overwrite `./README.md` with the bundled README source and exit. |
+| `bun src/index.js --export-cdp-maze` | Write or overwrite `./cdp-maze.js` with the bundled CDP maze solver and exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-list` | List `testapp.md` and every bundled `demos/*.md` example with its command-line option, then exit. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo` | Use local `testapp.md` when present, otherwise write the bundled demo; open it in the terminal UI and write five generated files beside it. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-<filename>` | Load `demos/<filename>.md`; preserve an existing local copy or write the bundled copy, then open it and generate its five companion files. New files added under `demos/` work automatically. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-imgtool` | Compatibility alias for `--demo-image-processor`. |
 | `bun src/index.js --demo-imgtool-zh` | Compatibility alias for `--demo-image-processor.zh-TW`. |
+| `bun src/index.js --cdp-maze` | Load the maze demo, start CDP on `127.0.0.1:9222`, and run the bundled solver after three seconds. |
 | `bun src/index.js --allow-url URL.md` | Download HTTP(S) Markdown to the current directory and, with Kitty mode enabled, download its HTTP(S) images; write 5 generated files and allow embedded code to run. Only use trusted URLs. |
 | `bun src/index.js --wui` | Use local `testapp.md` when present, otherwise write the bundled demo; write five generated files in the current directory, then print and serve a random URL. |
 | `bun src/index.js --wui app.md` | Write five generated files beside `app.md`, then print and serve a random URL. |
@@ -537,6 +552,10 @@ selection, search, and copy remain available.
 | `Alt-G` | Show or hide the shortcut bar. |
 | `Ctrl-Q` or `Alt-Q` | Close the current UI. |
 
+To preview another color theme, press `Ctrl-E` or click on `€`, type `theme `, then use `Tab`
+and the arrow keys to browse the available themes. Press `Enter` to switch to
+the selected theme, or `Esc` to cancel and restore the previous one.
+
 The terminal automatically reflows the Markdown when its width changes.
 Only `javascript:` links execute in the TUI; ordinary web links behave as
 normal links in the browser.
@@ -554,6 +573,63 @@ supported HTTP(S) images with Kitty graphics, combine the options:
 bun src/index.js --kitty --allow-url https://example.com/app.md
 ```
 
+### CDP control for TUI automation
+
+The terminal UI can expose a Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) server, so another
+Bun process can inspect the terminal buffer, click buffer coordinates, and send
+real keyboard events to the running TUI.
+
+Start CDP from the command line when launching jsmdcui:
+
+```sh
+bun src/index.js --remote-debugging-port=9222 demos/maze.md
+bun src/index.js --remote-debugging-port=9222 --remote-debugging-address=127.0.0.1 demos/maze.md
+```
+
+Or start it from inside the TUI editor command prompt(Ctrl-E or €):
+
+```text
+Ctrl-E  cdp
+Ctrl-E  cdp 9000
+Ctrl-E  cdp --address=127.0.0.1
+Ctrl-E  cdp 9000 --public
+```
+
+The default bind address is `127.0.0.1` and the default port is `9222`.
+Use `--public` or `--address=0.0.0.0` only on a trusted network.
+
+Once CDP is running, control the TUI with `Bun.WebView`. For more info, enter
+jsmdcui and use `Ctrl-E` or `€` → `help cdp`.
+
+The cli flag `--cdp-maze` is a combination of 
+  1. Start the demos/maze.md
+  2. Start a local CDP server
+  3. Wait three seconds
+  4. Run the solver cdp-maze.js automatically
+  
+The solver was
+generated from the `llm-maze.txt` instructions; it focuses the maze controls,
+resets the game, reads the maze from the TUI, solves it with breadth-first
+search, and sends arrow-key input until the maze is escaped:
+
+```sh
+npx jsmdcui@latest --cdp-maze
+```
+
+From the source tree, run:
+
+```sh
+bun src/index.js --cdp-maze
+```
+
+Useful automation methods used by `cdp-maze.js`:
+
+- `view.evaluate(js)`
+  - `view.evaluate("micro.getAllText()")`
+  - `view.evaluate("micro.getAllAnsiText()")`
+- `view.click(column, line)`
+- `view.press(key, options)`
+
 ## Browser interaction
 
 The WUI uses normal browser mouse and keyboard behavior. Clicking a

package/runtime/jsplugins/cdp/cdp-server.js

@@ -554,8 +554,30 @@ async function dispatch(ctx, state, method, params, sessionId, emit) {
       return {};
     }
     case "Input.dispatchKeyEvent": {
-      if (params.type === "keyDown" || params.type === "char") {
-        await ctx.press?.(params.key ?? params.text, { modifiers: params.modifiers ?? 0 });
+      const target = getSessionTarget(state, sessionId);
+      const key = params.key ?? params.text ?? "";
+      const signature = `${params.code ?? key}:${params.modifiers ?? 0}`;
+      if (params.type === "rawKeyDown" || params.type === "keyDown") {
+        if (target.cdpKeyDown !== signature || params.autoRepeat) {
+          await ctx.press?.(key, {
+            modifiers: params.modifiers ?? 0,
+            text: params.text ?? "",
+            code: params.code ?? "",
+            repeat: !!params.autoRepeat,
+          });
+          target.cdpKeyDown = signature;
+        }
+      } else if (params.type === "char") {
+        if (!target.cdpKeyDown) {
+          await ctx.press?.(key, {
+            modifiers: params.modifiers ?? 0,
+            text: params.text ?? "",
+            code: params.code ?? "",
+            repeat: !!params.autoRepeat,
+          });
+        }
+      } else if (params.type === "keyUp") {
+        target.cdpKeyDown = null;
       }
       return {};
     }
@@ -695,6 +717,8 @@ function navigateTarget(state, target, url, emit, options = {}) {
 }
 
 function getSessionTarget(state, sessionId) {
+  if (!sessionId) return getImplicitTarget(state);
+
   const targetId = state.sessions.get(sessionId);
   const target = state.targets.get(targetId);
   if (!target) throw new Error(`No target for session: ${sessionId}`);