When running a site adapter that exists in both ~/.bb-browser/sites/
(local) and ~/.bb-browser/bb-sites/ (community), print a warning to
stderr so users know they're running a local override that may be
outdated. Suppressed in --json mode.
Closes#178
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* refactor: rewrite Edge Clip provider using @pinixai/hub-client (#175)
Replace hand-written protobuf descriptor in bb-browserd.ts with typed
imports from @pinixai/hub-client. The new bb-browser-provider.ts uses
create() from @bufbuild/protobuf with generated schemas, registers site
adapters as separate per-platform clips, and routes invocations to
either the daemon HTTP layer (browser commands) or CLI (site commands).
- Delete bin/bb-browserd.ts (1140 lines)
- Add bin/bb-browser-provider.ts (~710 lines)
- Add @pinixai/hub-client dependency
- Add bb-browser-provider bin entry and tsup entry point
- Add esbuild plugin to resolve hub-client gen subpath import
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* fix: import from @pinixai/hub-client top-level exports
Use hub-client 0.1.2 which exports ProviderStream types directly.
Remove esbuild plugin hack for deep gen/hub_pb import.
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* refactor: delete dead CDP code, fix MCP auth, extract shared daemon client
- Delete cdp-client.ts (1212 lines), cdp-monitor.ts (521 lines),
cdp-monitor-state.ts (182 lines) — all dead code from pre-daemon era
- Fix MCP server to read daemon.json for token/port instead of
hardcoded DAEMON_BASE_URL without auth
- Extract httpJson, readDaemonJson, isProcessAlive, DaemonInfo to
packages/shared/src/daemon-client.ts — eliminates duplication across
CLI daemon-manager, MCP server, and Edge Clip provider
- Fix scroll left/right: deltaX was hardcoded to 0, now properly
maps direction to deltaX/deltaY
- Align daemon tsup target from node20 to node18 (matches engines)
- Remove cdp-monitor from tsup entry points
Net: -1891 lines
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* fix: lint — use DAEMON_DIR from shared, remove unused os import
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* fix: review feedback — refresh platformClipAliases on reconnect, remove dead DAEMON_BASE_URL
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* fix: remove duplicate bun shebang from provider source
tsup adds #!/usr/bin/env node via banner config. The source file's
#!/usr/bin/env bun caused a double shebang in dist/provider.js,
breaking node execution.
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When Chrome disconnects or CDP connection fails, the daemon now:
- Returns 503 immediately instead of waiting 30 seconds
- Includes CDP target address, failure reason, and remediation hint
- Stores lastError in CdpConnection for diagnostic context
Before: {"error":"CDP connection timeout"} after 30s wait
After: {"error":"Chrome not connected (CDP at host:port)","reason":"...","hint":"..."} immediately
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* fix: auto-launch Chrome when daemon starts (#136, #143, #141)
CLI's ensureDaemon() now discovers/launches Chrome via cdp-discovery
before spawning the daemon, and passes --cdp-host/--cdp-port to it.
Previously the daemon was spawned with no CDP info, failed silently,
and users got "Daemon did not start in time" for every command.
- CLI: call discoverCdpPort() before spawn, pass CDP endpoint to daemon
- CLI: improve error messages with specific remediation steps
- CLI: increase startup timeout from 5s to 10s (Chrome launch time)
- MCP: read managed port file and pass --cdp-port to daemon
- Tests: 8 new daemon-startup tests reproducing and verifying the fix
- Tests: fix daemon-lifecycle tests (unique ports, tsx runner, proper cleanup)
Closes#136, closes#143, relates to #141, #118, #146
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* fix: remove unused variable in MCP ensureDaemon
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* test: fix daemon-lifecycle kill-9 assertion for parallel CI
Relax PID equality assertion since parallel test suites share
daemon.json in CI. Assert file existence and valid structure instead.
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* Revert "test: fix daemon-lifecycle kill-9 assertion for parallel CI"
This reverts commit ba572d0f2a.
* fix: isolate test suites with BB_BROWSER_HOME to avoid parallel conflicts
Daemon and CLI tests both spawn daemon processes that write to
~/.bb-browser/daemon.json. When turbo runs them in parallel, they
conflict. Fix by:
- Support BB_BROWSER_HOME env var in daemon and daemon-manager
- Each test suite uses its own temp dir via BB_BROWSER_HOME
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* fix: use DAEMON_DIR for managed port file path in daemon
The managed port file path was hardcoded to ~/.bb-browser/browser/cdp-port
ignoring BB_BROWSER_HOME. This broke test isolation in CI.
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Replace separate PID file (/tmp/bb-browser.pid) and token file
(~/.bb-browser/daemon.token) with a single ~/.bb-browser/daemon.json
containing pid, host, port, and token.
CLI now reads daemon.json to connect, using the actual bound address
instead of hardcoded DAEMON_HOST. PID liveness check via process.kill(0)
detects stale daemon.json from crashed processes and auto-recovers.
Add harness tests for PID strategy and cold-start recovery scenario.
Closes#140
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Move buildDomTree.js to packages/shared/. Delete packages/extension/
entirely. Update path references in daemon and CLI. Remove
build:extension script and release-please manifest sync.
The daemon connects directly to Chrome via CDP WebSocket since v0.11.0.
The Extension is no longer needed.
BREAKING CHANGE: Chrome Extension is removed. Users who relied on the
extension-based flow should use the daemon-direct mode instead.
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* feat(cli): support cdpUrl and cdpHost from OpenClaw
- Prioritize cdpUrl field for full CDP endpoint URL
- Fall back to cdpHost + cdpPort if cdpUrl not available
- cdpHost defaults to 127.0.0.1 when not specified
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* fix(cli): increase openclaw timeout to 30s
* perf(cli): add env var and file cache for CDP discovery
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Merge daemon + cdp-monitor into a single CDP-direct backend. All CLI
and MCP commands now route through the daemon HTTP API instead of
direct CDP connections or Extension relay.
Key changes:
- Daemon: rewrite to hold persistent CDP WebSocket, handle all 30+
commands via dispatchRequest, per-tab event state with RingBuffer,
short tab IDs (4-char hex), global seq counter, incremental queries
via since/cursor mechanism
- CLI: all commands route through daemon HTTP, --tab accepts string
short IDs, add --since/--method/--status flags for network queries,
fix tab close with --tab flag, fix invalid tab ID silent fallback
- MCP: tab parameter z.number() → z.string(), add browser_console
and browser_errors tools, add since/method/status/limit params to
browser_network, remove Extension dependency hints
- Shared: export additional types for daemon consumption
Bug fixes from harness testing:
- Invalid tab ID now errors instead of silent fallback
- tab_new works with zero existing tabs
- console.warn() correctly captured as type "warn"
- --tab flag works with tab close command
Closes#131
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replMode: true caused Chrome to treat Promise values as plain objects,
bypassing awaitPromise: true. This made all async site adapters
(twitter/reply, twitter/search, etc.) return empty {} instead of
actual results.
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Chrome Dev installs to %LOCALAPPDATA% on Windows, not Program Files.
Without these paths bb-browser falls through to Edge even when Chrome
Dev is installed.
Fixes feedback from @NormanMises_
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- #82: extract EXEC_TIMEOUT_BUFFER_MS constant for magic number 5000
- #91: remove failed tabs from sessionOpenedTabs to prevent stale entries
- #25: update platform/command counts from 35/97 to 36/103
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Add `background: true` to both `Target.createTarget` CDP calls so that
`bb-browser open --tab` and `bb-browser tab new` no longer activate the
Chrome window. This prevents disrupting the user's workflow when agents
run browser automation in the background.
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Monitoring commands (network, console, errors, trace) are broken in
direct CDP mode because each CLI invocation is a new short-lived
process that cannot accumulate events over time.
This introduces a long-running background monitor process that
maintains a persistent CDP connection and collects events:
- cdp-monitor-state.ts: MonitorState class extracted from cdp-client.ts
event handling logic (Network.*, Runtime.*, trace)
- cdp-monitor.ts: standalone Node.js process that connects to Chrome
via CDP, attaches to all page targets, and serves an HTTP API on
127.0.0.1 with bearer-token auth
- monitor-manager.ts: CLI-side lifecycle management (spawn, health
check, shutdown, command forwarding)
- client.ts: routes monitor actions (network/console/errors/trace)
through the monitor with graceful fallback to direct CDP
- tsup.config.ts: adds cdp-monitor as a build entry point
The monitor auto-discovers new tabs, writes PID/port/token files to
~/.bb-browser/, and auto-exits after 30 minutes of inactivity.
cdp-client.ts is intentionally left untouched to avoid regressions.
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- Add DOM.getDocument before DOM.performSearch in xpath fallback (fixes cross-process click/fill)
- Persist refs to /tmp/bb-browser-refs-<targetId>.json for cross-process usage
- Fix fill command: use backendNodeId for DOM.focus, add insertTextIntoNode helper
- Graceful snapshot fallback for complex pages (google.com)
All 13 core commands tested and passing.
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- Unref WebSocket so it doesn't keep the event loop alive
- Call process.exit(0) after main() resolves
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Major architecture change: remove dependency on Chrome extension and daemon.
bb-browser now manages its own Chrome instance with --remote-debugging-port
and connects directly via CDP WebSocket.
New files:
- cdp-client.ts: CDP WebSocket client, implements all actions directly
- cdp-discovery.ts: auto-discover CDP port (OpenClaw → managed Chrome → auto-launch)
- history-sqlite.ts: read browser history from SQLite (Chrome/Edge/Brave/Arc)
Key changes:
- Auto-launch managed Chrome at ~/.bb-browser/browser/ on port 19825
- User data persists (logins saved across sessions)
- SQLite history replaces chrome.history extension API
- site recommend reads from main Chrome's history (not managed instance)
- Flat CDP protocol support (Chrome 146+)
- --port flag for explicit CDP port override
- All actions implemented: eval, click, snapshot, network, console, frame, dialog, trace
Zero config setup: npm install -g bb-browser → just works
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- Bump version to 0.7.0
- Fix VERSION constant in index.ts (was stuck at 0.3.0)
- On `site update`, check npm registry for newer version and show upgrade hint
- Only prompt when npm version is higher than current
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- `bb-browser star` — stars epiral/bb-browser and epiral/bb-sites via gh CLI
- Show hint after `site update` output to guide agents and users
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Run site adapters directly through OpenClaw's built-in Chrome browser,
without needing bb-browser's Chrome extension or daemon.
bb-browser site v2ex/hot --openclaw
bb-browser site zhihu/hot 3 --openclaw --jq '.items[].title'
The bridge (openclaw-bridge.ts, ~40 lines) uses `npx openclaw browser`
commands: tabs/open/evaluate. Adapter JS is passed directly via
execFileSync to avoid shell escaping issues.
Existing daemon-based flow is unchanged when --openclaw is not set.
Closes#28
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