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browser_exec timeout and process cleanup fixes

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1 open item. Fix merged in #106589 on 9 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Multiple fixes targeting browser_exec CLI timeout handling, including killing the correct process group on timeout, redirecting output to files instead of pipes, and bounding leaked tool-activity heartbeats that keep stale sessions pinned in the sidebar.

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No open issues.

Open PRs1

  • PR#124704fix(tools): redirect real-profile agent-browser CLI output to files, not pipes

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  • #106589 fix(tools): browser_exec timeout kills the whole CLI process tree instead of orphaning pipe-holders (#106244, salvage #106265)

    merged to main

    files: tests/tools/test_browser_use_cli.py, tools/browser_use_cli.py

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1 · other 1

  • #106254 fix(browser): kill process group on browser_exec timeout so wedged CLI returns · done elsewhere → 85e4234, #106589, #106265
  • #106265 fix(tools): kill the whole browser-use CLI process group on browser_exec timeout · merged via another change → 85e4234, #106589, #106244
  • #106300 fix(tools): bound tool-activity heartbeats and real-profile launch serialization (#106244) · other → 85e4234, #106244, #106589, #106251
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#106244[Bug]: Wedged browser_exec calls leak tool-activity heartbeats that keep old desktop sessions pinned at "now" in the sidebar
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