# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Suppress Browserbase warnings in local browser mode

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #54197: \[Bug\]: Browserbase-specific warnings shown in local browser mode
- PR #54205: fix(browser): suppress Browserbase warnings in local browser mode

These issues and PRs address a bug where Browserbase-specific warnings are incorrectly shown when running in local browser mode. The work focuses on scoping or skipping those warnings so they only appear in Browserbase-specific contexts.

## TL;DR

- 8 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 2 merged PR(s), 4 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #143146. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #143146 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.25`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #54197: \[Bug\]: Browserbase-specific warnings shown in local browser mode

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131925: fix: include empty directories in file search \[risk 0.30\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_file_operations.py`, `tools/file_operations_search.py`
- **#143146: Browser automation runs on browser_exec only; agent-browser and the built-in browser tools are gone (Camofox moves to a plugin)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `.env.example`, `CONTRIBUTING.md`, `Dockerfile`, `acp_adapter/entry.py`, `agent/browser_provider.py`, `agent/browser_registry.py`, `agent/chat_completion_helpers.py`, `agent/display.py`, `agent/learn_prompt.py`, `agent/transports/hermes_tools_mcp_server.py`, `apps/desktop/scripts/audit-bundle-arch.mjs`, `apps/desktop/scripts/audit-bundle-arch.test.mjs`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/browser-manage.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/index.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/slash-desktop-commands.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions/slash.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_chat.ts` (+511 more)
- **#46872: fix(browser): scope Browserbase proxy warning**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `e571027310`, `#143146`, `#54197`
- **#54205: fix(browser): suppress Browserbase warnings in local browser mode**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#46872`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_browser_local_warnings.py`, `tools/browser_tool.py`
- **#54458: fix: cover empty dirs and local browser warnings**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131925`, `#54391`
- **#55290: fix(browser): skip Browserbase-specific warnings in local mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#54205`, `#54197`, `#46872`
- **#57179: fix(browser): omit Browserbase warnings for local mode**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#54205`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #143146 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-23`.
- Subsystem: `agent`