chrome-use/.changeset/v0180-inspect-and-improvements.md

agent-browser

agent-browser
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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)