feat(browser): add BrowserProvider ABC mirroring web_search_provider template

Foundation commit for the browser-provider plugin migration (#25214).
Mirrors the architecture established by PR #25182 (web providers):

- agent/browser_provider.py — BrowserProvider ABC. Preserves the legacy
  CloudBrowserProvider lifecycle contract bit-for-bit (create_session,
  close_session, emergency_cleanup, session metadata shape) so the
  dispatcher in tools/browser_tool.py becomes a pure registry lookup.
  Renames is_configured() → is_available() for parity with WebSearchProvider.

- agent/browser_registry.py — selection registry with the same
  three-rule resolution as web_search_registry:
    1. Explicit config wins (returns even if is_available() == False so
       the dispatcher surfaces a precise credentials error)
    2. Single-eligible shortcut
    3. Legacy preference walk: browser-use → browserbase, filtered by
       availability. Firecrawl is intentionally NOT in the legacy walk
       (matches pre-migration behaviour — Firecrawl was only reachable
       via explicit browser.cloud_provider: firecrawl).

- hermes_cli/plugins.py — adds ctx.register_browser_provider() facade,
  one-liner mirror of register_web_search_provider().

No plugins registered yet; no dispatcher cutover yet. The next commits
move browserbase/browser-use/firecrawl into plugins/browser/<vendor>/
and switch tools/browser_tool.py over to the registry.
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"""
Browser Provider ABC
====================
Defines the pluggable-backend interface for cloud browser providers
(Browserbase, Browser Use, Firecrawl, …). Providers register instances via
:meth:`PluginContext.register_browser_provider`; the active one (selected via
``browser.cloud_provider`` in ``config.yaml``) services every cloud-mode
``browser_*`` tool call.
Providers live in ``<repo>/plugins/browser/<name>/`` (built-in, auto-loaded as
``kind: backend``) or ``~/.hermes/plugins/browser/<name>/`` (user, opt-in via
``plugins.enabled``).
This ABC mirrors :class:`agent.web_search_provider.WebSearchProvider` (PR
#25182) — same shape, same registration flow, same picker integration. The
legacy in-tree ``tools.browser_providers.base.CloudBrowserProvider`` ABC was
deleted in PR #25214 (this work) along with the per-vendor inline modules in
``tools/browser_providers/``; the lifecycle contract documented below is
preserved bit-for-bit so the tool wrapper (:mod:`tools.browser_tool`) does
not have to translate.
Session metadata contract (preserved from the legacy ``CloudBrowserProvider``)::
{
"session_name": str, # unique name for agent-browser --session
"bb_session_id": str, # provider session ID (for close/cleanup)
"cdp_url": str, # CDP websocket URL
"features": dict, # feature flags that were enabled
"external_call_id": str, # optional, managed-gateway billing key
}
``bb_session_id`` is a legacy key name kept verbatim for backward compat with
:mod:`tools.browser_tool` — it holds the provider's session ID regardless of
which provider is in use.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import abc
from typing import Any, Dict
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ABC
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class BrowserProvider(abc.ABC):
"""Abstract base class for a cloud browser backend.
Subclasses must implement :meth:`name`, :meth:`is_available`, and the
three lifecycle methods: :meth:`create_session`, :meth:`close_session`,
:meth:`emergency_cleanup`.
The lifecycle shape preserves the legacy ``CloudBrowserProvider`` contract
bit-for-bit so the dispatcher in :mod:`tools.browser_tool` is a pure
registry lookup — no per-provider conditionals, no shape translation.
"""
@property
@abc.abstractmethod
def name(self) -> str:
"""Stable short identifier used in the ``browser.cloud_provider``
config key.
Lowercase, hyphens permitted to preserve existing user-visible names.
Examples: ``browserbase``, ``browser-use``, ``firecrawl``.
"""
@property
def display_name(self) -> str:
"""Human-readable label shown in ``hermes tools``. Defaults to ``name``."""
return self.name
@abc.abstractmethod
def is_available(self) -> bool:
"""Return True when this provider can service calls.
Typically a cheap check (env var present, managed-gateway token
readable, optional Python dep importable). Must NOT make network
calls — this runs at tool-registration time and on every
``hermes tools`` paint.
Mirrors the legacy ``CloudBrowserProvider.is_configured()`` method;
renamed for parity with :class:`agent.web_search_provider.WebSearchProvider`.
"""
@abc.abstractmethod
def create_session(self, task_id: str) -> Dict[str, object]:
"""Create a cloud browser session and return session metadata.
Must return a dict with at least::
{
"session_name": str, # unique name for agent-browser --session
"bb_session_id": str, # provider session ID (for close/cleanup)
"cdp_url": str, # CDP websocket URL
"features": dict, # feature flags that were enabled
}
``bb_session_id`` is a legacy key name kept for backward compat with
the rest of :mod:`tools.browser_tool` — it holds the provider's
session ID regardless of which provider is in use.
May raise ``ValueError`` (missing credentials) or ``RuntimeError``
(network / API failure); the dispatcher surfaces these to the user.
"""
@abc.abstractmethod
def close_session(self, session_id: str) -> bool:
"""Release / terminate a cloud session by its provider session ID.
Returns True on success, False on failure. Should not raise — log and
return False on any exception so the dispatcher's cleanup loop keeps
moving across sessions.
"""
@abc.abstractmethod
def emergency_cleanup(self, session_id: str) -> None:
"""Best-effort session teardown during process exit.
Called from atexit / signal handlers. Must tolerate missing
credentials, network errors, etc. — log and move on. Must not raise.
"""
def get_setup_schema(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""Return provider metadata for the ``hermes tools`` picker.
Used by :mod:`hermes_cli.tools_config` to inject this provider as a
row in the Browser Automation picker. Shape mirrors the existing
hardcoded entries in ``TOOL_CATEGORIES["browser"]``::
{
"name": "Browserbase",
"badge": "paid",
"tag": "Cloud browser with stealth and proxies",
"env_vars": [
{"key": "BROWSERBASE_API_KEY",
"prompt": "Browserbase API key",
"url": "https://browserbase.com"},
],
"post_setup": "agent_browser",
}
Default: minimal entry derived from :attr:`display_name`. Override to
expose API key prompts, badges, managed-Nous gating, and the
``post_setup`` install hook.
"""
return {
"name": self.display_name,
"badge": "",
"tag": "",
"env_vars": [],
}

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"""
Browser Provider Registry
=========================
Central map of registered cloud browser providers. Populated by plugins at
import-time via :meth:`PluginContext.register_browser_provider`; consumed by
:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` to route each cloud-mode
``browser_*`` tool call to the active backend.
Active selection
----------------
The active provider is chosen by configuration with this precedence:
1. ``browser.cloud_provider`` in ``config.yaml`` (explicit override).
2. If exactly one registered provider is available, use it.
3. Legacy preference order — ``browser-use`` → ``browserbase`` — filtered by
availability. Matches the historic auto-detect order in
:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` (Browser Use checked first
because it covers both the managed Nous gateway and direct API key path;
Browserbase as the older direct-credentials fallback). ``firecrawl`` is
intentionally NOT in the legacy walk — users only get Firecrawl as a
cloud browser when they explicitly set ``browser.cloud_provider:
firecrawl``, matching pre-migration behaviour where Firecrawl was never
auto-selected.
4. Otherwise ``None`` — the dispatcher falls back to local browser mode.
The explicit-config branch (rule 1) intentionally ignores ``is_available()``
so the dispatcher surfaces a typed "X_API_KEY is not set" error to the user
instead of silently switching backends. Matches the legacy
:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` behaviour for configured names.
Note: there is no "capability" split here (unlike the web subsystem, which
has search/extract/crawl). Every browser provider implements the full
:class:`agent.browser_provider.BrowserProvider` lifecycle; the registry's
job is purely selection, not capability routing.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
import threading
from typing import Dict, List, Optional
from agent.browser_provider import BrowserProvider
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
_providers: Dict[str, BrowserProvider] = {}
_lock = threading.Lock()
def register_provider(provider: BrowserProvider) -> None:
"""Register a cloud browser provider.
Re-registration (same ``name``) overwrites the previous entry and logs
a debug message — makes hot-reload scenarios (tests, dev loops) behave
predictably.
"""
if not isinstance(provider, BrowserProvider):
raise TypeError(
f"register_provider() expects a BrowserProvider instance, "
f"got {type(provider).__name__}"
)
name = provider.name
if not isinstance(name, str) or not name.strip():
raise ValueError("Browser provider .name must be a non-empty string")
with _lock:
existing = _providers.get(name)
_providers[name] = provider
if existing is not None:
logger.debug(
"Browser provider '%s' re-registered (was %r)",
name, type(existing).__name__,
)
else:
logger.debug(
"Registered browser provider '%s' (%s)",
name, type(provider).__name__,
)
def list_providers() -> List[BrowserProvider]:
"""Return all registered providers, sorted by name."""
with _lock:
items = list(_providers.values())
return sorted(items, key=lambda p: p.name)
def get_provider(name: str) -> Optional[BrowserProvider]:
"""Return the provider registered under *name*, or None."""
if not isinstance(name, str):
return None
with _lock:
return _providers.get(name.strip())
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Active-provider resolution
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Legacy preference order — preserves behaviour for users who set no
# ``browser.cloud_provider`` config key. Matches the historic auto-detect
# order in :func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider` (Browser Use first
# because it covers both managed Nous gateway and direct API key; Browserbase
# second as the older direct-credentials fallback). Filtered by
# ``is_available()`` at walk time so we don't surface a provider the user
# has no credentials for.
#
# Note: ``firecrawl`` is intentionally absent. Pre-migration, the auto-detect
# branch only considered Browser Use → Browserbase; Firecrawl was reachable
# only via an explicit ``browser.cloud_provider: firecrawl`` config key.
# Preserving that gate prevents users with a ``FIRECRAWL_API_KEY`` set for
# web-extract from accidentally getting routed to a (paid) cloud browser.
_LEGACY_PREFERENCE = (
"browser-use",
"browserbase",
)
def _resolve(configured: Optional[str]) -> Optional[BrowserProvider]:
"""Resolve the active browser provider.
Resolution rules (in order):
1. **Explicit "local".** Returns None — the dispatcher disables cloud
mode entirely. Mirrors legacy short-circuit in
:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider`.
2. **Explicit config wins, ignoring availability.** If ``configured``
names a registered provider, return it even if its
:meth:`is_available` returns False — the dispatcher will surface a
precise "X_API_KEY is not set" error instead of silently routing
somewhere else.
3. **Single-provider shortcut.** When only one registered provider
reports ``is_available() == True``, return it.
4. **Legacy preference walk, filtered by availability.** Walk
:data:`_LEGACY_PREFERENCE` (``browser-use`` → ``browserbase``) looking
for a provider whose ``is_available()`` is True.
Returns None when no provider is configured AND no available provider
matches the legacy preference; the dispatcher then falls back to local
browser mode.
"""
with _lock:
snapshot = dict(_providers)
def _is_available_safe(p: BrowserProvider) -> bool:
"""Wrap ``is_available()`` so a buggy provider doesn't kill resolution."""
try:
return bool(p.is_available())
except Exception as exc: # noqa: BLE001
logger.debug("provider %s.is_available() raised %s", p.name, exc)
return False
# 1. Explicit "local" short-circuit.
if configured == "local":
return None
# 2. Explicit config wins — return regardless of is_available() so the
# user gets a precise downstream error message rather than a silent
# backend switch. Matches _get_cloud_provider() in browser_tool.py.
if configured:
provider = snapshot.get(configured)
if provider is not None:
return provider
logger.debug(
"browser cloud_provider '%s' configured but not registered; "
"falling back to auto-detect",
configured,
)
# 3. + 4. Auto-detect path — filter by availability so we don't surface
# a provider the user has no credentials for.
eligible = [p for p in snapshot.values() if _is_available_safe(p)]
if len(eligible) == 1:
return eligible[0]
for legacy in _LEGACY_PREFERENCE:
provider = snapshot.get(legacy)
if provider is not None and _is_available_safe(provider):
return provider
return None
def get_active_browser_provider() -> Optional[BrowserProvider]:
"""Resolve the currently-active cloud browser provider.
Reads ``browser.cloud_provider`` from config.yaml; falls back per the
module docstring. Returns None for local mode or when no provider is
available.
"""
try:
from hermes_cli.config import read_raw_config
cfg = read_raw_config()
browser_cfg = cfg.get("browser", {})
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("Could not read browser config: %s", exc)
browser_cfg = {}
configured: Optional[str] = None
if isinstance(browser_cfg, dict) and "cloud_provider" in browser_cfg:
try:
from tools.tool_backend_helpers import normalize_browser_cloud_provider
configured = normalize_browser_cloud_provider(
browser_cfg.get("cloud_provider")
)
except Exception as exc:
logger.debug("normalize_browser_cloud_provider failed: %s", exc)
configured = None
return _resolve(configured)
def _reset_for_tests() -> None:
"""Clear the registry. **Test-only.**"""
with _lock:
_providers.clear()

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self.manifest.name, provider.name,
)
# -- browser provider registration ---------------------------------------
def register_browser_provider(self, provider) -> None:
"""Register a cloud browser backend.
``provider`` must be an instance of
:class:`agent.browser_provider.BrowserProvider`. The
``provider.name`` attribute is what ``browser.cloud_provider`` in
``config.yaml`` matches against when routing cloud-mode
``browser_*`` tool calls.
Mirrors :meth:`register_web_search_provider` exactly — same
registration shape, same gating, same logging. The browser
subsystem's dispatcher (:func:`tools.browser_tool._get_cloud_provider`)
consults the registry built up by these calls.
"""
from agent.browser_provider import BrowserProvider
from agent.browser_registry import register_provider as _register_browser_provider
if not isinstance(provider, BrowserProvider):
logger.warning(
"Plugin '%s' tried to register a browser provider that does "
"not inherit from BrowserProvider. Ignoring.",
self.manifest.name,
)
return
_register_browser_provider(provider)
logger.info(
"Plugin '%s' registered browser provider: %s",
self.manifest.name, provider.name,
)
# -- platform adapter registration ---------------------------------------
def register_platform(