dsh-chrome-operation

A DSH plugin that turns your local Chrome browser into a set of DSH tools. It pairs with the chrome operation (chrome-operation) MV3 Chrome extension, which runs a WebSocket bridge inside your browser. The DSH plugin dials that bridge over loopback and exposes browser actions as DSH tools, so DSH agents can drive a real local Chrome browser.

How it works

1. The chrome-operation extension (MV3) runs a background service worker that listens on ws://127.0.0.1:18765/ext/bridge (with a 15-second keep-alive ping so the Chrome service worker doesn't go idle and drop the connection).
2. The dsh-chrome-operation DSH plugin starts, connects to that WS bridge, and registers the browser_* tools.
3. When DSH calls a browser_* tool, the request flows over the bridge and the extension performs the action in a real Chrome tab.

Installation

1. Load the Chrome extension

1. Open chrome://extensions.
2. Enable Developer mode (top-right).
3. Click Load unpacked and select the chrome-operation extension directory.
4. A token is written to chrome.storage.local.token (managed by the extension / issue-token dev script).

2. Install the DSH plugin

The plugin is distributed on npm as dsh-chrome-operation.

dsh plugin add dsh-chrome-operation

3. Restart DSH

The plugin activates on a profile restart. Restart DSH desktop, then confirm the connection (the plugin logs bridge ready / extension connected).

Tools exposed

browser_snapshot, browser_get_text, browser_navigate, browser_open_tab, browser_list_tabs, browser_close_tab, browser_click, browser_type, browser_press, browser_scroll, browser_wait, browser_back, browser_forward, browser_reload.

Configuration

• The bridge listens on loopback only (127.0.0.1) — local use only.
• The extension reads the token from chrome.storage.local.
• The default WS pingIntervalMs is 15000 (configurable via the bridge config endpoint /ext/bridge-config). Chrome's service worker goes idle ~30s; the 15s ping keeps it awake.

Notes

• Requires Chrome (the extension is MV3 and uses a service worker).
• On complex pages browser_snapshot may return empty; prefer browser_get_text + navigation for reading content.
• If DSH ever complains about the dshWorkshop block, delete that top-level key — the plugin still loads via cordis.patch.yml.

License

MIT