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A sturdier browser, and memory that remembers the right thing

0.2.0-beta.153 · October 18, 2026

The agent's browser does what it reports, and pages can no longer tamper with it. Project memory now surfaces what matters for the task at hand instead of whatever was longest.

New

  • The agent's browser can find elements, read a page's text, run several actions in one step, and answer native dialogs.
  • Each browser tab has a step timeline of what the agent did there.
  • You can annotate a tab while you hold it, and the agent sees new annotations as they arrive.
  • "Consolidate project memory" (Agent Studio → Memory, or the command palette) merges, shortens, re-checks, and prunes saved memories.

Improved

  • Pages can no longer see or patch the agent's browser controls. The agent's script runs in its own isolated world.
  • After an action that changes the page, the agent sees what changed instead of a full new snapshot, and old snapshots and screenshots stop crowding its context.
  • A failed browser action says why and what to try next.
  • A chat starts with a short index of your project's memories, ordered by relevance to your first message. The agent opens the full entries it needs.
  • Memory ranking ignores filler words and weighs titles and tags above body text, so a long entry no longer wins on length.
  • Memories you have not used in a while fade slowly, instead of dropping to the bottom after a few sessions.
  • Saving a memory asks for a one-line summary, caps the length, and points out near-duplicates.

Fixed

  • Forms no longer submit twice, and Enter no longer always submits.
  • A click that lands on an overlay is no longer reported as a success.
  • Clicking by element ref now asks for approval on sensitive actions, like any other click.
  • Waits for the network to settle and other page waits time out correctly.
  • Shortcuts and Escape no longer reach a hidden tab, and annotations stay on the tab they belong to after a restart.
  • Port forwards over SSH no longer race when several open at once.
  • Parallel runs and the Memory panel no longer overwrite each other's memory changes.
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