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fix(browse): hide daemon console on Windows - #2991

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@DeepanshuPal DeepanshuPal commented Sep 19, 2026

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why

Detached daemon startup creates a visible console window on Windows, briefly stealing focus even in headless mode. Fixes #2918.

what changed

  • pass windowsHide: true when spawning the detached browse daemon
  • add focused coverage for the daemon spawn options

test plan

  • prettier --check on both changed files
  • ESLint on both changed files
  • focused daemon-spawn source regression
  • git diff --check

The focused Vitest file could not collect locally because the package-scoped install did not include the built @browserbasehq/stagehand workspace artifact; building that unrelated workspace package exceeded the runner's resource limit.


Summary by cubic

Fixes #2918: the detached browse daemon no longer opens a visible console window on Windows that briefly steals focus, even in headless mode. The daemon now spawns with windowsHide: true, and a regression test covers the spawn option.

Written for commit 45c084b. Summary will update on new commits.

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browse CLI: headless daemon spawn flashes a console window on Windows and steals focus (missing windowsHide)

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