1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/setup.ts b/src/setup.ts
index 44dfc2c..f6f58e3 100644
--- a/src/setup.ts
+++ b/src/setup.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type { ExtensionAPI, ExtensionContext } from "@mariozechner/pi-coding-age
 import type { BrowserClient } from "./client";
 import { ensureDaemon } from "./daemon/spawn";
 import { DAEMON_SOCKET_PATH } from "./daemon/protocol";
+import { resolveCdpTarget } from "./cdp/endpoint";
+import { readTarget } from "./cdp/target-store";
 import { isBrowserRunning } from "./profile/browser-process";
 import { promptForProfileIfUnset } from "./profile/command";
 
@@ -24,9 +26,13 @@ export type SetupResult = { success: true; data: string } | { success: false; er
 export async function performSetup(client: BrowserClient, ctx?: ExtensionContext): Promise<SetupResult> {
   // 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()) {
+  // never see a browser reached over the network. Skip the precondition
+  // whenever the resolved target is remote — via BU_CDP_HTTP, a /browser-target
+  // choice, or the built-in default (see src/cdp/endpoint.ts for precedence).
+  // Only a resolved local target still needs a local browser process. Step 4
+  // fails loudly either way if the chosen browser is unreachable.
+  const target = resolveCdpTarget(process.env, await readTarget());
+  if (target.kind === "local") {
     const chromeRunning = await isBrowserRunning();
     if (!chromeRunning) {
       return { success: false, error: "No browser instance running. Please open your browser and then run /browser-setup." };