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export const metadata = { title: "Configuration" }
# Configuration
Create an `agent-browser.json` file to set persistent defaults instead of repeating flags on every command.
## Config File Locations
agent-browser checks two locations, merged in priority order:
<table>
<thead>
<tr><th>Priority</th><th>Location</th><th>Scope</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>1 (lowest)</td><td><code>~/.agent-browser/config.json</code></td><td>User-level defaults</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td><code>./agent-browser.json</code></td><td>Project-level overrides</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td><code>AGENT_BROWSER_*</code> env vars</td><td>Override config values</td></tr>
<tr><td>4 (highest)</td><td>CLI flags</td><td>Override everything</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Project-level values override user-level values. Environment variables override both. CLI flags always win.
Use `--config <path>` or the `AGENT_BROWSER_CONFIG` environment variable to load a specific config file instead of the default locations:
```bash
agent-browser --config ./ci-config.json open example.com
AGENT_BROWSER_CONFIG=./ci-config.json agent-browser open example.com
```
## Example Config
```json
{
"headed": true,
"proxy": "http://localhost:8080",
"profile": "./browser-data",
"userAgent": "my-agent/1.0",
"ignoreHttpsErrors": true
}
```
## All Options
Every CLI flag can be set in the config file using its camelCase equivalent:
<table>
<thead>
<tr><th>Config Key</th><th>CLI Flag</th><th>Type</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><code>headed</code></td><td><code>--headed</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>json</code></td><td><code>--json</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>full</code></td><td><code>--full, -f</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>debug</code></td><td><code>--debug</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>session</code></td><td><code>--session</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>sessionName</code></td><td><code>--session-name</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>executablePath</code></td><td><code>--executable-path</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>extensions</code></td><td><code>--extension</code></td><td>string[]</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>profile</code></td><td><code>--profile</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>state</code></td><td><code>--state</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>proxy</code></td><td><code>--proxy</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>proxyBypass</code></td><td><code>--proxy-bypass</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>args</code></td><td><code>--args</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>userAgent</code></td><td><code>--user-agent</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>provider</code></td><td><code>-p, --provider</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>device</code></td><td><code>--device</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>ignoreHttpsErrors</code></td><td><code>--ignore-https-errors</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>allowFileAccess</code></td><td><code>--allow-file-access</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>cdp</code></td><td><code>--cdp</code></td><td>string</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>autoConnect</code></td><td><code>--auto-connect</code></td><td>boolean</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>headers</code></td><td><code>--headers</code></td><td>string (JSON)</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
## Common Configurations
### Local Development
```json
{
"headed": true,
"profile": "./browser-data"
}
```
### Behind a Proxy
```json
{
"proxy": "http://proxy.corp.example.com:8080",
"proxyBypass": "localhost,*.internal.com",
"ignoreHttpsErrors": true
}
```
### CI / Devcontainer
```json
{
"args": "--no-sandbox,--disable-gpu",
"ignoreHttpsErrors": true
}
```
### iOS Testing
```json
{
"provider": "ios",
"device": "iPhone 16 Pro"
}
```
## Overriding Boolean Options
Boolean flags accept an optional `true`/`false` value to override config settings:
```bash
agent-browser --headed false open example.com
```
A bare flag is equivalent to passing `true`:
```bash
agent-browser --headed open example.com # same as --headed true
agent-browser --headed true open example.com # explicit
```
This applies to all boolean flags: `--headed`, `--debug`, `--json`, `--ignore-https-errors`, `--allow-file-access`, `--auto-connect`.
## Extensions Merging
Extensions from user-level and project-level configs are **concatenated**, not replaced. For example, if `~/.agent-browser/config.json` specifies `["/ext1"]` and `./agent-browser.json` specifies `["/ext2"]`, the result is `["/ext1", "/ext2"]`.
The `AGENT_BROWSER_EXTENSIONS` environment variable and CLI `--extension` flags follow the standard priority rules (env replaces config, CLI appends).
## Error Handling
- **Auto-discovered config files** (`~/.agent-browser/config.json`, `./agent-browser.json`) that are missing are silently ignored.
- **`--config <path>`** with a missing or malformed file exits with an error.
- **Malformed JSON** in auto-discovered files prints a warning to stderr and continues without that file.
- **Unknown keys** are silently ignored for forward compatibility.
> **Tip:** If your project-level `agent-browser.json` contains environment-specific values (paths, proxies), consider adding it to `.gitignore`.