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@cpojer cpojer commented Jan 16, 2026

Brave should be a lot faster AND a lot better since it doesn't load ads or show cookie banners which confuse the agent.

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Right now the browser that Clawd uses is Chrome. Is it possible to switch that to Brave since it is probably faster without adblock etc. or does only Chrome have this type of automation? Can we make it so Clawdbot detects Brave automatically and uses it if available, otherwise goes with Chrome/Chromium? Brave is safer, so that would be great.

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Add it to the docs, yes.

I did not try this because I am too scared right now to run clawdbot from source while also running it through an install, so might be good for someone to verify this is how it should work.

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Squashed + updated per requested defaults: Chrome-first auto-detect with Brave/Edge/Chromium fallbacks, docs + FAQ updates, changelog entry.

Commit: 009bb4ac07f94bc10e52c95e5ba85b9a435c812f

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Follow-up: applied repo formatting drift (oxfmt) and synced generated protocol outputs so protocol:check passes.

Commit: abcca86e4c32b05f0cdf122596277cb57a777b0d

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I made this a config option, but not the default. Most folks just have Chrome installed.
https://docs.clawd.bot/tools/browser

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cpojer commented Jan 16, 2026

Wait, I thought the way this works is it was testing which browsers are installed, and falling through to Chrome if Brave is not there? imho that should be the default because it'll use a faster/less distracting bot experience for those who are using or have brave installed, and keep working as-is for regular users.

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If you don't have Chrome installed, it's gonna be Brave.

Ah I see... hmmmm e.g. I have brave installed but I'm rarely using it.

I wonder if instead of messy self-auto we can't just figure out the system default for a just works experience.

lemme think about it

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Yup can we done. Will wire up.

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