prepare v0.18.0 (#738)

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+---
+"agent-browser": minor
+---
+
+### New Features
+- **`inspect` command** - Opens Chrome DevTools for the active page by launching a local proxy server that forwards the DevTools frontend to the browser's CDP WebSocket. Commands continue to work while DevTools is open. Implemented in both Node.js and native paths. (#736)
+- **`get cdp-url` subcommand** - Retrieve the Chrome DevTools Protocol WebSocket URL for the active page, useful for external debugging tools. (#736)
+- **Native screenshot annotate** - The `--annotate` flag for screenshots now works in the native Rust daemon, bringing parity with the Node.js path. (#706)
+
+### Improvements
+- **KERNEL_API_KEY now optional** - External credential injection no longer requires `KERNEL_API_KEY` to be set, making it easier to use Kernel with pre-configured environments. (#687)
+- **Browserbase simplified** - Removed the `BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID` requirement, reducing setup friction for Browserbase users. (#625)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+- Fixed Browserbase API using incorrect endpoint to release sessions (#707)
+- Fixed CDP connect paths using hardcoded 10s timeout instead of `getDefaultTimeout()` (#704)
+- Fixed lone Unicode surrogates causing errors by sanitizing with `toWellFormed()` (#720)
+- Fixed CDP connection failure on IPv6-first systems (#717)
+- Fixed recordings not inheriting the current viewport settings (#718)
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 # Changelog

+## v0.18.0
+
+<p className="text-[#888] text-sm">March 2026</p>
+
+### New Features
+
+- **`inspect` command** -- Opens Chrome DevTools for the active page by launching a local proxy server that forwards the DevTools frontend to the browser's CDP WebSocket. Agent commands continue to work while DevTools is open. Implemented in both Node.js and native daemon paths.
+
+```bash
+agent-browser open example.com
+agent-browser inspect          # opens DevTools in your browser
+agent-browser click "Submit"   # commands still work while DevTools is open
+```
+
+- **`get cdp-url` subcommand** -- Retrieve the Chrome DevTools Protocol WebSocket URL for the active page, useful for connecting external debugging tools.
+
+```bash
+agent-browser get cdp-url
+```
+
+- **Native screenshot annotate** -- The `--annotate` flag for screenshots now works in the native Rust daemon, bringing full parity with the Node.js path.
+
+### Improvements
+
+- **KERNEL_API_KEY now optional** -- External credential injection no longer requires `KERNEL_API_KEY` to be set, making it easier to use Kernel with pre-configured environments.
+- **Browserbase simplified** -- Removed the `BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID` requirement, reducing setup friction for Browserbase users.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed Browserbase API using incorrect endpoint to release sessions
+- Fixed CDP connect paths using hardcoded 10s timeout instead of the configurable default timeout
+- Fixed lone Unicode surrogates causing errors by sanitizing with `toWellFormed()`
+- Fixed CDP connection failure on IPv6-first systems
+- Fixed recordings not inheriting the current viewport settings
+
+---
+
+## v0.17.1
+
+<p className="text-[#888] text-sm">March 2026</p>
+
+### Improvements
+
+- **Viewport scale factor** -- Added support for device scale factor (retina display) in the viewport command via an optional `scale` parameter.
+- **Webview target support** -- Added webview target type support for better Electron application compatibility. The pages list now includes target type information.
+
+---
+
+## v0.17.0
+
+<p className="text-[#888] text-sm">March 2026</p>
+
+### New Features
+
+- **Lightpanda browser engine support** -- Added `--engine <name>` flag to select the browser engine (`chrome` by default, or `lightpanda`), implying `--native` mode. Configurable via `AGENT_BROWSER_ENGINE` environment variable.
+
+```bash
+agent-browser --engine lightpanda open example.com
+```
+
+- **Dialog dismiss command** -- Added support for `dismiss` subcommand in dialog command parsing.
+
+### Improvements
+
+- **Daemon startup error reporting** -- Daemon startup errors are now surfaced directly instead of showing an opaque timeout message.
+- **CDP port discovery** -- Replaced hand-rolled HTTP client with `reqwest` for more reliable CDP port discovery.
+- **Chrome extensions** -- Extensions now load correctly by forcing headed mode when extensions are present.
+- **Google Translate bar suppression** -- Suppressed the Google Translate bar in native headless mode to avoid interference.
+- **Auth cookie persistence** -- Auth cookies are now persisted on browser close in native mode.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed native auth login failing due to incompatible encryption format.
+
+### Performance
+
+- Added benchmarks to the CLI codebase.
+
+---
+
 ## v0.16.0

 <p className="text-[#888] text-sm">March 2026</p>