0.12.8

CL-lau/SQL-GPT0.12.8May 23, 2026by MagMueller

AI Summary

Release includes multiple bug fixes and improvements to daemon, tools, and LLM integration, along with enhanced agent history management.

Key Highlights

  • Restructured Unix socket file access permissions for daemon
  • Added client header support for GoogleChat
  • Improved agent history management with frozen HistoryItem and lock byte-prefix property
  • Enhanced tool evaluation with restricted browser profile support

New Features

  • Client header support for GoogleChat
  • Improved agent history management with frozen HistoryItem
  • Restricted browser profile support for tool evaluation

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* fix(daemon): restrict unix socket file to owner-only access by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4870
* docs: clarify integration example placement by @felix-windsor in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4856
* fix(tools): refuse evaluate() on restricted browser profiles by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4871
* chore(llm): default ChatBrowserUse to bu-2-0 by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4876
* feat: add client header to GoogleChat by @markmcd in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4884
* chore(llm): recommend gemini-3-flash-preview in examples and tests by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4885
* Add OpenRouter pricing fallback for token costs by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4886
* agent(history): freeze HistoryItem + lock byte-prefix property by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4890
* agent(prompts): move per-step metadata out of <agent_state> into a tail block by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4891
* feat: forward cached_content into generate_content by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4889
* Move user request before agent history by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4897
* Bump version to 0.12.8 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4899
* Revert ChatGoogle cached_content forwarding by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4900
* Revert evaluate restriction on restricted profiles by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4901
* Trim HistoryItem freeze follow-up by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4902

## New Contributors
* @felix-windsor made their first contribution in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4856

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/compare/0.12.7...0.12.8