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CDP endpoint probed unnecessarily at startup

Cluster 71817 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #72415 on 27 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern a startup performance issue where CDP endpoint resolution or probing occurs during browser tool initialization or schema assembly, causing significant delays. The work focuses on deferring or avoiding those network checks until actually needed.

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  • #72415 fix(browser): stale browser.cdp_url stalls every CLI/Desktop startup by 10+ seconds

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/doctor.py, tests/tools/test_browser_cdp_tool.py, tests/tools/test_browser_hybrid_routing.py, tests/tools/test_browser_lightpanda.py, tools/browser_cdp_tool.py, tools/browser_tool.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2

  • #42059 fix: avoid CDP probes during browser tool checks · done elsewhere → 731aa0c, #72415
  • #71820 fix(browser): don't resolve CDP endpoint during startup tool-schema assembly (#71817) · done elsewhere → 731aa0c, #71817, #72415, #42059
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#71817browser.cdp_url configuration causes 10+ second startup delay (likely triggered by silent persistence)
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27 Jul 2026

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