1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/setup.ts b/src/setup.ts
index 395fff4..44dfc2c 100644
--- a/src/setup.ts
+++ b/src/setup.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ export function registerSetupCommand(pi: ExtensionAPI, client: BrowserClient): v
 export type SetupResult = { success: true; data: string } | { success: false; error: string };
 
 export async function performSetup(client: BrowserClient, ctx?: ExtensionContext): Promise<SetupResult> {
-  const chromeRunning = await isBrowserRunning();
-  if (!chromeRunning) {
-    return { success: false, error: "No browser instance running. Please open your browser and then run /browser-setup." };
+  // Step 1: Check Chrome is running
+  // LOCAL PATCH: isBrowserRunning() enumerates *local* processes, so it can
+  // never see a browser reached via BU_CDP_HTTP. Skip the precondition in that
+  // case — step 4 still fails loudly if the remote browser is unreachable.
+  if (!process.env["BU_CDP_HTTP"]?.trim()) {
+    const chromeRunning = await isBrowserRunning();
+    if (!chromeRunning) {
+      return { success: false, error: "No browser instance running. Please open your browser and then run /browser-setup." };
+    }
   }
 
   const daemonReady = await ensureDaemon();