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FR-AI / ANALYSISWhy it is worth attention
It bridges headless automation and direct GUI observation, letting developers watch and intervene in real time without leaving the terminal, which is rare in browser automation tools.
Who it is for
- CLI-first developers and terminal enthusiasts
- AI agent developers building browser-automated workflows
- QA engineers using Playwright, Browser Use, or CDP-based tools
- Developers previewing local web servers from within the terminal
Use cases
- Observing and debugging AI-driven browser automation live
- Interactively inspecting local development servers without opening a separate browser
- Handing over control mid-automation to fix a UI issue or inspect state
- Running Playwright or other CDP clients with a visible, interactive browser pane
Strengths
- Live interactive pane shows automation in real time, not just screenshots after the fact
- Seamless two-way control: agent drives while human can take over mouse/keyboard without disconnecting
- Persistent Chrome profiles across sessions preserve cookies, logins, and storage
- CDP gateway gives full automation control via standard protocol – works with Playwright, MCP tools, and others
Considerations
- Not a general-purpose browser; lacks DevTools, extensions, downloads, right-click menus, and IME support
- Requires a Kitty-graphics-compatible terminal and Herdr experimental graphics, not suitable for remote SSH
- Currently limited to Linux and macOS; Windows, popup placement, page text selection, clipboard copy, and find-in-page are not supported
README quick start
Herdr Browser
Herdr Browser renders a real Chromium view inside a Herdr pane and exposes it to Chrome DevTools Protocol clients. An agent drives the browser, you watch it in the pane, and you take over with the mouse and keyboard at any point without detaching the automation client.
Browser automation is normally invisible. The agent runs headless and you reconstruct what happened from screenshots after the fact, or you babysit a detached Chrome window that has no relationship to your session. Herdr Browser puts the automated browser in the layout you are already working in, live, and makes it directly interactive.
What This Is Not
This is not a general-purpose browser. A desktop browser wins on devtools, extensions, video, downloads, right-click menus, and IME, and this plugin does not try to compete with it. Use it to observe and steer automation, and to preview local development servers without leaving the terminal.
Requirements
- Herdr 0.7.4 or newer
- Linux or macOS
- Bun
- Google Chrome or Chromium
- A Kitty graphics-compatible terminal such as Ghostty, kitty, or WezTerm
Enable Herdr's experimental graphics support in your Herdr configuration:
[experimental]
kitty_graphics = true
Apply the change by restarting Herdr or running:
herdr server reload-config
Install
Install the published plugin from GitHub:
herdr plugin install ogulcancelik/herdr-browser --yes
For local development, link this checkout instead:
herdr plugin link ~/Projects/herdr-browser
Agent Browser Automation
Herdr Browser includes a CLI in the plugin directory; it does not install a global executable. Find the active checkout with:
herdr plugin list --plugin official.browser --json
Read result.plugins[0].plugin_root, then run the CLI with Bun:
bun run "/src/cli.ts" views
bun run "/src/cli.ts" connect --view
views lists browser views currently backed by visible plugin panes. connect
starts a loopback CDP gateway scoped to the selected view and returns its HTTP
and WebSocket endpoints. The gateway represents the complete browser view, not
only its active tab. Browser Use, PinchTab, Playwright, and other CDP clients can
navigate and manage tabs through their normal APIs while the Herdr tab strip and
rendered page follow standard CDP target activation.
Point a client at the retu
Description
Render a real Chromium view inside a Herdr pane and drive it over CDP.
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