agent-browser --profile reuses Chrome profile login state

Introduced 2026-04-04 · score 0.98

HOW TO USE IT

When browser automation needs an existing Chrome profile’s login state, cookies, or extensions, list profiles with `agent-browser profiles` and launch with `agent-browser --profile <name> open <url>`. The profile is copied to a temporary directory, leaving the original unchanged.

WHY THIS HELPS

Run browser automation that needs an existing Chrome profile's login state, cookies, or extensions.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: v0.24.1
• --profile <name>: Selects a Chrome profile by name; the profile is copied to a temporary directory for reuse.
• open <url> (required): Navigates to the target URL.
• --json: Enables JSON output for `profiles`. The release note does not document any other behavior for this flag.
• Prerequisite: Use agent-browser v0.24.1 or later for Chrome profile name reuse and the `profiles` command.
• Prerequisite: Install agent-browser and download Chrome with `agent-browser install`.
• Prerequisite: The profile name must identify an available Chrome profile.
• The profile name must identify an available Chrome profile.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser/releases/tag/v0.24.1
• https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser/blob/v0.24.1/README.md

Check the installed version and the source before using it. Entry JSON

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