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authorIgor Soarez <igor@soarez.org>2026-07-28 22:09:36 +0100
committerIgor Soarez <igor@soarez.org>2026-10-14 12:17:59 +0100
commit6eda4b9cce4b2ae7003ccd7429e3f3aad7c04b66 (patch)
treedcaf567d5eaa495fdfc38aed039eeeb5ea99a0ff
parent95ff5e8eaefb35d79109f7ddfa1de5bf45a8daff (diff)
docs: castle is now the default; document the override table
BU_CDP_HTTP is an override rather than a requirement, and /browser-status explains the lazy connection instead of showing a bare red light.
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@@ -45,11 +45,25 @@ same identifier works on macOS and Linux, which a local-path install could not
do — pi records those by resolved absolute path, and `settings.json` is shared
across hosts via the dotfiles symlink.
-Then point it at the browser:
+Nothing else to configure: castle is the built-in default
+(`DEFAULT_REMOTE_CDP` in `src/cdp/endpoint.ts`).
-```
-export BU_CDP_HTTP=10.88.0.25:9223
-```
+## Choosing a browser
+
+| `BU_CDP_HTTP` | behaviour |
+|---|---|
+| unset | castle, falling back to this machine's browser if unreachable |
+| `host:port` | that endpoint; **unreachable is a hard error** |
+| `local` (also `localhost`, `off`, `none`, `0`, `no`) | upstream behaviour — this machine's own browser |
+
+The asymmetry is deliberate. An explicit endpoint is an instruction, so failing
+to reach it must not quietly automate a different browser — that would drive
+your own signed-in Chrome instead of the shared one. The default is only a
+preference, so a laptop away from the wire network still gets the local browser.
+
+`/browser-status` names the resolved target and whether it is reachable. Note
+the connection is **lazy**: nothing dials the browser until the first `browser_*`
+tool runs, so a fresh session reports "not connected yet" rather than an error.
`pi update` reconciles the clone to the configured ref rather than pulling stock
from npm, so the patch cannot be silently reverted — which is exactly what the