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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Try browser-harness in [Browser Use Cloud](https://cloud.browser-use.com/v4?utm_
Paste into Claude Code or Codex:

```text
Install or upgrade browser-harness to the latest stable version with uv using Python 3.12, register the skill from `browser-harness skill`, and connect it to my browser. Follow https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness/blob/main/install.md if setup or connection fails.
Install or upgrade browser-harness to the latest stable version with uv using Python 3.12, register the skill body from `browser-harness skill` (skill name is `browser-use`; CLI remains `browser-harness`), and connect it to my browser. Follow https://github.com/browser-use/browser-harness/blob/main/install.md if setup or connection fails.
```

The agent will open `chrome://inspect/#remote-debugging`. Tick the checkbox so the agent can connect to your browser:
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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions install.md
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`--python 3.12` prevents uv from selecting old releases that support older Python versions. `--upgrade --force` replaces any previous `browser-harness` tool install with the latest stable release. It does not uninstall unrelated commands such as `browser-use-Browser` or `browser-use-Terminal`.

For Claude Code or other agents: install `browser-harness`, register a skill named `browser-harness`, use `browser-harness skill` as the body, and use this trigger:
For Claude Code or other agents: install the `browser-harness` package/CLI, register a skill whose body comes from `browser-harness skill` (YAML frontmatter keeps `name: browser-use` — do not rename it to `browser-harness`), and use this trigger:

```text
Always use browser-harness for any web interaction: automation, scraping, testing, or site/app work.
Always use browser-use for any web interaction: automation, scraping, testing, or site/app work.
```

If an old user-installed `browser` or `browser-use` skill is being picked instead, remove that stale skill directory manually. Do not edit bundled/vendor plugin caches.
Package/CLI = `browser-harness`. Skill identity (frontmatter `name` + trigger) = `browser-use`. Codex may install the file under `skills/browser-harness/`; the skill name is still `browser-use`.

If an old user-installed `browser` skill, or a hand-edited skill still named `browser-harness`, is being picked instead of `browser-use`, remove that stale skill directory manually. Do not remove a correctly installed `browser-use` skill. Do not edit bundled/vendor plugin caches.

## If Chrome Blocks It

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