Add --profile flag for persistent browser profiles (#68)

* Add --profile flag for persistent browser profiles

Adds support for persistent browser profiles that preserve cookies,
localStorage, and login sessions across browser restarts.

Changes:
- Add --profile <path> CLI flag (flags.rs)
- Add AGENT_BROWSER_PROFILE environment variable support
- Add profile field to LaunchCommand type (types.ts)
- Use launchPersistentContext when profile is specified (browser.ts)
- Update help text and README with documentation

Usage:
  agent-browser --profile ~/.myapp-profile open myapp.com

This enables AI agents to maintain authenticated sessions across
browser restarts without re-authenticating each time.

* Expand tilde in profile path to home directory

* fix: add missing profile field to test Flags struct

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Co-authored-by: Chris Tate <chris@ctate.dev>
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Lindsey Simon
2026-01-22 08:05:25 -06:00
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co-authored by Chris Tate
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@@ -271,6 +271,30 @@ Each session has its own:
- Navigation history
- Authentication state
## Persistent Profiles
By default, browser state (cookies, localStorage, login sessions) is ephemeral and lost when the browser closes. Use `--profile` to persist state across browser restarts:
```bash
# Use a persistent profile directory
agent-browser --profile ~/.myapp-profile open myapp.com
# Login once, then reuse the authenticated session
agent-browser --profile ~/.myapp-profile open myapp.com/dashboard
# Or via environment variable
AGENT_BROWSER_PROFILE=~/.myapp-profile agent-browser open myapp.com
```
The profile directory stores:
- Cookies and localStorage
- IndexedDB data
- Service workers
- Browser cache
- Login sessions
**Tip**: Use different profile paths for different projects to keep their browser state isolated.
## Snapshot Options
The `snapshot` command supports filtering to reduce output size:
@@ -296,6 +320,7 @@ agent-browser snapshot -i -c -d 5 # Combine options
| Option | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `--session <name>` | Use isolated session (or `AGENT_BROWSER_SESSION` env) |
| `--profile <path>` | Persistent browser profile directory (or `AGENT_BROWSER_PROFILE` env) |
| `--headers <json>` | Set HTTP headers scoped to the URL's origin |
| `--executable-path <path>` | Custom browser executable (or `AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH` env) |
| `--args <args>` | Browser launch args, comma or newline separated (or `AGENT_BROWSER_ARGS` env) |