Codex In App Browser

Codex In-App Browser

The tool is mcp__node_repl__js. It is available in this session.

First: read the official skill

The official skill is authoritative. Read it before any browser work:

~/.codex/plugins/cache/openai-bundled/browser/<version>/skills/control-in-app-browser/SKILL.md

Find the latest <version> directory (for example 26.803.41515).

Bootstrap (once per session)

Send this as ONE line through mcp__node_repl__js:

if (globalThis.agent?.browsers == null) { const { setupBrowserRuntime } = await import("<plugin root>/scripts/browser-client.mjs"); globalThis.agent = await setupBrowserRuntime(); }

Replace <plugin root> with the browser plugin path. Then bind the in-app browser and read its documentation:

globalThis.iab = await agent.browsers.get("iab");
nodeRepl.write(await iab.documentation());

Read the complete documentation output before interacting with the page.

Rules

• Send code as ONE line, or use @file:<path> with a trailing newline. The runtime fires on newline; input without a trailing newline silently does nothing.
• Reuse the existing agent and iab bindings on later turns. Do not reinitialize.
• open_in_codex only OPENS a tab. It cannot click, type, or read. Use mcp__node_repl__js for interaction.
• Never start your own node_repl process and never write a side-channel driver. Use the tool you were given.

If the tool is missing

Stop and report that mcp__node_repl__js is not in the tool list. Do not build workarounds.