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browse@0.9.6

browserbase/stagehandbrowse@0.9.6Aug 3, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

CLI release that improves error messages for connection issues and adds an environment variable flag to control automatic `.env` loading.

Key Highlights

  • Replaced raw daemon socket connection errors with a human-readable message
  • Added `BROWSE_LOAD_DOTENV` to opt out of auto-loading variables from `.env`

Full Release Notes

### Patch Changes

-   [#2356](https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand/pull/2356) [`04c8ee4`](https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand/commit/04c8ee48ffb6c0b1eae2f201a6d756b679d46355) Thanks [@Kylejeong2](https://github.com/Kylejeong2)! - Replace raw daemon socket connection errors with a human-readable message that includes the exact `browse open` command needed to start the session.

-   [#2361](https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand/pull/2361) [`2a6e20b`](https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand/commit/2a6e20b068bb724bdbd3c192b6463acd6b9b817c) Thanks [@shrey150](https://github.com/shrey150)! - Warn when auto-loading variables from `.env` and add `BROWSE_LOAD_DOTENV` to opt out ahead of a future release where this will be off by default.