browser-use · Alezander9 · Apr 29, 2026 · Apr 28, 2026 · cubic-dev-ai · Apr 28, 2026
diff --git a/UPSTREAM.md b/UPSTREAM.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Each upstream has its own append-only table. Add a row every time you pull.
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2026-04-26 | — (initial) | `216a2c9` | bcode | Initial vendor at A2. Verbatim copy of `browser-use/browser-harness@216a2c9`. No divergences yet. |
 | 2026-04-28 | `216a2c9` | `fefca43` | bcode | 41 upstream commits. **Major restructure** (PR #229): src-layout reorg (`*.py` → `src/browser_harness/*.py`), `domain-skills/` → `agent-workspace/domain-skills/`, agent-editable surface moved from root `helpers.py` to `agent-workspace/agent_helpers.py`, new `_ipc.py` for Windows TCP / POSIX AF_UNIX support, tests moved to `tests/{unit,integration}/`. Also: Expedia/Substack/Loom/Gmail domain skills, screenshot max-dim, helpers.switch_tab dict-accept, websockets pin 15.0.1, BU_CDP_URL, doctor improvements, JS eval refactor. Adapted our integration: `browser-execute.ts` invokes `browser-harness` console-script (not `python run.py`); `harness.ts` `PRESERVED_PATHS` updated to `agent-workspace/agent_helpers.py`; smoke test now imports from `browser_harness` package; `browser-execute.txt` prompt updated to point at new helper paths. Divergences touched: none (still just `.gitignore` + `.venv/`). |
+| 2026-04-28 | `fefca43` | `04f7716` | bcode | 7 upstream commits. Windows fixes (PRs #232, #240) + skill rename (PR #242). Files: `src/browser_harness/_ipc.py` (BH_TMP_DIR override for sock/port/pid/log/screenshot dir; drop DETACHED_PROCESS to suppress empty Windows console window), `src/browser_harness/admin.py` (route `ensure_daemon` warm probe through `ipc.connect` so Windows TCP loopback works; new `_open_inspect=False` flag on `ensure_daemon` used by `run_setup` to prevent chrome://inspect tab flooding; drop unused `_paths()` helper), `src/browser_harness/helpers.py` (`capture_screenshot` and click-debug overlay route through `ipc._TMP` instead of `tempfile.gettempdir()` so BH_TMP_DIR covers them too), `SKILL.md` (`name: browser-harness` → `name: browser`), `install.md` (`name: browser-harness-install` → `name: browser-install`). All in protected `src/browser_harness/*.py` zone — taken verbatim. SKILL/install frontmatter rename only affects how end-users invoke the skill (`/browser` vs `/browser-harness`); our `browser-execute.txt` references SKILL.md by file path, so no integration code changes. Divergences touched: none. PR #240 e2e tested separately on Linux against headless Chrome before sync. |
 
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diff --git a/packages/bcode-browser/harness/SKILL.md b/packages/bcode-browser/harness/SKILL.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: browser-harness
+name: browser
 description: Direct browser control via CDP. Use when the user wants to automate, scrape, test, or interact with web pages. Connects to the user's already-running Chrome.
 ---
 

diff --git a/packages/bcode-browser/harness/install.md b/packages/bcode-browser/harness/install.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: browser-harness-install
+name: browser-install
 description: Install and bootstrap browser-harness into the current agent, then connect it to the user's real Chrome with minimal prompting.
 ---
 

diff --git a/packages/bcode-browser/harness/src/browser_harness/_ipc.py b/packages/bcode-browser/harness/src/browser_harness/_ipc.py
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform == "win32"
-# POSIX: /tmp keeps AF_UNIX paths under sun_path limits (104 on macOS, 108 on Linux).
-# tempfile.gettempdir() on macOS returns /var/folders/... (~49 chars) which combined with
-# a 64-char BU_NAME exceeds the limit. Windows uses TCP, so any tempdir is fine.
-_TMP = Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) if IS_WINDOWS else Path("/tmp")
+# Override via BH_TMP_DIR for sock/port/pid/log + screenshot output (e.g. per-session
+# scratch dir). Default keeps AF_UNIX paths under sun_path limits (104 macOS, 108 Linux):
+# /tmp on POSIX (gettempdir() returns long /var/folders/... on macOS); tempdir on Windows.
+# Caller picking BH_TMP_DIR is responsible for keeping <dir>/bu-<NAME>.sock under 104 chars.
+_TMP = Path(os.environ.get("BH_TMP_DIR") or (tempfile.gettempdir() if IS_WINDOWS else "/tmp"))
 _NAME_RE = re.compile(r"\A[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,64}\Z")
 
 
@@ -30,7 +31,12 @@ def sock_addr(name):  # display-only, used in log lines
 
 def spawn_kwargs():  # subprocess.Popen flags so the daemon detaches from this terminal
     if IS_WINDOWS:
-        return {"creationflags": subprocess.DETACHED_PROCESS | subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP}
+        # CREATE_NO_WINDOW: no console window for the daemon. CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP:
+        # daemon doesn't receive Ctrl-C/Ctrl-Break sent to the parent terminal, so
+        # closing that terminal doesn't kill it. DETACHED_PROCESS is intentionally
+        # omitted: per Win32 docs it overrides CREATE_NO_WINDOW, causing Windows to
+        # allocate a fresh console for the (still console-subsystem) python.exe.
+        return {"creationflags": subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW}
     return {"start_new_session": True}
 
 

diff --git a/packages/bcode-browser/harness/src/browser_harness/admin.py b/packages/bcode-browser/harness/src/browser_harness/admin.py
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ def _load_env_file(p):
 DOCTOR_TEXT_LIMIT = 140
 
 
-def _paths(name):
-    n = name or NAME
-    return ipc.sock_addr(n), str(ipc.pid_path(n))
-
-
 def _log_tail(name):
     try:
         return ipc.log_path(name or NAME).read_text().strip().splitlines()[-1]
@@ -143,14 +138,15 @@ def _doctor_short_text(value, limit=None):
     return value if len(value) <= limit else value[:limit - 3] + "..."
 
 
-def ensure_daemon(wait=60.0, name=None, env=None):
+def ensure_daemon(wait=60.0, name=None, env=None, _open_inspect=True):
     """Idempotent. Self-heals stale daemon, cold Chrome, and missing Allow on chrome://inspect."""
     if daemon_alive(name):
         # Stale daemons accept connects AND reply to meta:* (pure Python) even when the
         # CDP WS to Chrome is dead — probe with a real CDP call and require "result".
+        # Must go through ipc.connect so this works on Windows (TCP loopback) too;
+        # raw AF_UNIX here would fail on every warm call and churn the daemon.
         try:
-            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM); s.settimeout(3)
-            s.connect(_paths(name)[0])
+            s = ipc.connect(name or NAME, timeout=3.0)
             s.sendall(b'{"method":"Target.getTargets","params":{}}\n')
             data = b""
             while not data.endswith(b"\n"):
@@ -176,7 +172,8 @@ def ensure_daemon(wait=60.0, name=None, env=None):
             time.sleep(0.2)
         msg = _log_tail(name) or ""
         if local and attempt == 0 and _needs_chrome_remote_debugging_prompt(msg):
-            _open_chrome_inspect()
+            if _open_inspect:
+                _open_chrome_inspect()
             print("browser-harness: click Allow on chrome://inspect (and tick the checkbox if shown)", file=sys.stderr)
             restart_daemon(name)
             continue
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ def restart_daemon(name=None):
     ensure_daemon(). The function itself only stops."""
     import signal
 
-    _, pid_path = _paths(name)
+    pid_path = str(ipc.pid_path(name or NAME))
     try:
         c = ipc.connect(name or NAME, timeout=5.0)
         c.sendall(b'{"meta":"shutdown"}\n')
@@ -574,7 +571,7 @@ def run_setup():
     last = first_err
     while time.time() < deadline:
         try:
-            ensure_daemon(wait=5.0)
+            ensure_daemon(wait=5.0, _open_inspect=False)
             print("daemon is up.")
             return 0
         except RuntimeError as e:

diff --git a/packages/bcode-browser/harness/src/browser_harness/helpers.py b/packages/bcode-browser/harness/src/browser_harness/helpers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Core helpers live here. Agent-editable helpers live in
 BH_AGENT_WORKSPACE/agent_helpers.py.
 """
-import base64, importlib.util, json, math, os, tempfile, time, urllib.request
+import base64, importlib.util, json, math, os, time, urllib.request
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def click_at_xy(x, y, button="left", clicks=1):
         try:
             from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
             dpr = js("window.devicePixelRatio") or 1
-            path = capture_screenshot(str(Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / f"debug_click_{_debug_click_counter}.png"))
+            path = capture_screenshot(str(ipc._TMP / f"debug_click_{_debug_click_counter}.png"))
             img = Image.open(path)
             draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
             px, py = int(x * dpr), int(y * dpr)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def scroll(x, y, dy=-300, dx=0):
 def capture_screenshot(path=None, full=False, max_dim=None):
     """Save a PNG of the current viewport. Set max_dim=1800 on a 2× display to
     keep the file under the 2000px-per-side limit some image-aware LLMs enforce."""
-    path = path or str(Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / "shot.png")
+    path = path or str(ipc._TMP / "shot.png")
-    path = path or str(ipc._TMP / "shot.png")
+    path = Path(path) if path else ipc._TMP / "shot.png"
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path = str(path)
-    path = path or str(ipc._TMP / "shot.png")
+    path = Path(path) if path else ipc._TMP / "shot.png"
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path = str(path)
     r = cdp("Page.captureScreenshot", format="png", captureBeyondViewport=full)
     open(path, "wb").write(base64.b64decode(r["data"]))
     if max_dim: