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uvx fallback incorrectly activating Browser Use mode

Cluster 120015 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #125995 on 28 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the uvx fallback path was selecting Browser Use as the default browser mode even when browser-use was not installed or when browser.cdp_url was set, causing built-in browser tools to silently disappear. Related fixes and a note about the desktop app's default browser driver are included.

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  • #125995 Desktop app ships the default browser driver (browser-harness in the main venv)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/tools_config_post_setup.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd_maint.py, pyproject.toml, scripts/install.ps1, scripts/install.sh, scripts/smoke-payload.sh, tests/hermes_cli/test_tools_config.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_tools_config_post_setup.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_browser_use_cli_provision.py, tests/scripts/test_agent_build.py, tests/tools/test_browser_use_cli.py, tests/tools/test_browser_use_harness.py, tests/tools/test_browser_use_pm.py, tools/browser_use_cli.py, website/docs/getting-started/installation.md, website/docs/user-guide/features/browser.md

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #120033 fix(tools): uvx fallback no longer selects Browser Use mode by default · superseded by another PR → 8a3ede1, #125995
  • #124315 fix: #120015 — Browser Use default no longer activates through the uvx fallback when browser.cdp_url is set · done elsewhere → 0e427d7, 1d287d5, 8a3ede1, 521af5d, #125995, #120015, #120033
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#120015[Bug]: The Browser Use default activates through the `uvx` fallback even when browser-use isn't installed and `browser.cdp_url` is set, and the built-in `browser_*` tools (incl. `browser_vision`) disappear with no notice
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