{
  "slug": "browse-env-local-defaults-to-an-isolated-browser-auto-connect-attaches-to-chrome-5fb8f89b2dd7",
  "title": "browse env local defaults to an isolated browser; --auto-connect attaches to Chrome",
  "tools": [
    "browse"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-04-01T21:52:35.867Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-04-01T21:52:35.867Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "For an isolated local browser session, run `browse env local`. To use an existing debuggable Chrome, pass `--auto-connect`, or specify a CDP port or URL explicitly.",
    "examples": [
      "browse env local",
      "browse env local --auto-connect",
      "browse env local <port|url>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: 0.5.0",
      "--auto-connect: Opt-in path for attaching to an existing debuggable Chrome.",
      "<port|url>: Explicit CDP attach target: a port or URL.",
      "`--auto-connect` attaches to an existing debuggable Chrome.",
      "Explicit CDP attach remains available via `browse env local <port|url>`."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Run a local browser session for repository development, using an existing debuggable Chrome when needed.",
  "before": "Use `browse env local` to attach to an existing debuggable Chrome.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand/blob/@browserbasehq/browse-cli@0.6.0/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md#050"
  ],
  "rank": 0.94048,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "browsecli-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "browsecli-20261017:browsecli-20261017-21bc85e3ecc89c93-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "9bfe90a30bd1d1f117c16b79b43ed66b30c0924e867013ad0f41dc0d0255f9fd"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "f5933f5b231d925ef3ba7938c016529f44c6c70b8bce0cf6cf464ddc3003dfaa",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "browsecli-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.94 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.75 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}