Advanced Setting to enable browser session (RooCodeInc#1736)

* feat: add Advanced Setting to enable browser session

* ensure browser tool is removed from system prompt

* fix test

* Update BrowserSession.ts

* Update BrowserSession.ts

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Co-authored-by: Saoud Rizwan <[email protected]>

Author: brownrw8

.changeset/long-masks-notice.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"claude-dev": minor
+---
+
+Advanced Setting to disable browser tool

package.json

@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@
 					"default": true,
 					"description": "Enables extension to save checkpoints of workspace throughout the task."
 				},
+				"cline.disableBrowserTool": {
+					"type": "boolean",
+					"default": false,
+					"description": "Disables extension from spawning browser session."
+				},
 				"cline.modelSettings.o3Mini.reasoningEffort": {
 					"type": "string",
 					"enum": [

src/core/Cline.ts

@@ -1259,12 +1259,12 @@ export class Cline {
 			throw new Error("MCP hub not available")
 		}
 
-		let systemPrompt = await SYSTEM_PROMPT(
-			cwd,
-			this.api.getModel().info.supportsComputerUse ?? false,
-			mcpHub,
-			this.browserSettings,
-		)
+		const disableBrowserTool = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("cline").get<boolean>("disableBrowserTool") ?? false
+		const modelSupportsComputerUse = this.api.getModel().info.supportsComputerUse ?? false
+
+		const supportsComputerUse = modelSupportsComputerUse && !disableBrowserTool // only enable computer use if the model supports it and the user hasn't disabled it
+
+		let systemPrompt = await SYSTEM_PROMPT(cwd, supportsComputerUse, mcpHub, this.browserSettings)
 
 		let settingsCustomInstructions = this.customInstructions?.trim()
 		const clineRulesFilePath = path.resolve(cwd, GlobalFileNames.clineRules)

src/test/suite/extension.test.js

@@ -34,4 +34,14 @@ describe("Extension Tests", function () {
 		await vscode.commands.executeCommand("cline.historyButtonClicked")
 		// Success if no error thrown
 	})
+
+	it("should handle advanced settings configuration", async () => {
+		// Test browser session setting
+		await vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().update("cline.disableBrowserTool", true, true)
+		const updatedConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("cline")
+		expect(updatedConfig.get("disableBrowserTool")).to.be.true
+
+		// Reset settings
+		await vscode.workspace.getConfiguration().update("cline.disableBrowserTool", undefined, true)
+	})
 })