sliccy 6.234.0 → 6.234.2

package/dist/node-server/chrome-launch.js

@@ -279,8 +279,12 @@ export function buildChromeLaunchArgs(options) {
         // A container has no GPU, so a hosted leader turns it off, unless it runs on a GPU machine
         // (the cloud-run-gpu pool's L4): then WebGPU over Vulkan lets a page run models such as kev
         // on the GPU. Verified 2026-10-01 with headless Chrome 154 on that pool.
+        // --disable-vulkan-surface: headless Chrome has no surface, so without it vkCreateInstance
+        // fails (-7, extension not present) and WebGPU silently falls back to SwiftShader on the
+        // CPU. With it, a DedicatedWorker (where shell scripts such as kev run) gets the L4.
+        // Measured on cloud-run-gpu 2026-10-02: swiftshader without, nvidia/lovelace with.
         if (options.gpu) {
-            args.push('--enable-unsafe-webgpu', '--enable-features=Vulkan', '--use-angle=vulkan', '--ignore-gpu-blocklist');
+            args.push('--enable-unsafe-webgpu', '--enable-features=Vulkan', '--use-angle=vulkan', '--ignore-gpu-blocklist', '--disable-vulkan-surface');
         }
         else {
             args.push('--disable-gpu');