feat(dep_ensure): complete Windows bootstrap — dep_ensure + install.ps1 + detection (#27845)

* feat(dep_ensure): complete Windows bootstrap — dep_ensure + install.ps1 + detection

dep_ensure.py gains Windows awareness: PowerShell invocation, platform-
specific browser detection, (path, shell) tuple returns.

install.ps1 gains -Ensure/-PostInstall modes using npm -g --prefix
(aligned with install.sh) and agent-browser install for Chromium.

browser_tool.py gains node/ in candidate dirs for Windows .cmd shims.
Both install scripts bundled in pip wheel.

Tracking: #27826

* fix(install.ps1): add --ignore-scripts to npm install for camofox

@askjo/camofox-browser has a dependency (impit) whose postinstall
script runs `npx only-allow pnpm`, which fails under npm. Adding
--ignore-scripts avoids the spurious failure without affecting
functionality.

Tracking: #27826

* fix: remove duplicate install scripts from git

CI already copies scripts/install.{sh,ps1} into hermes_cli/scripts/
during wheel build. No need to commit copies — .gitignore keeps them
out, _find_install_script() falls back to scripts/ for git-clone users.

Tracking: #27826

* fix: address review — remove env_extra, fix ps1 error handling

- Remove unused env_extra parameter from ensure_dependency()
- Invoke-EnsureMode node case now uses Test-Node consistently
- Install-AgentBrowser uses throw instead of exit 1

.github/workflows/upload_to_pypi.yml

@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ jobs:
           test -f hermes_cli/web_dist/index.html || { echo "ERROR: web_dist not built"; exit 1; }
           test -f hermes_cli/tui_dist/entry.js || { echo "ERROR: tui_dist not built"; exit 1; }
 
-      - name: Bundle install.sh into wheel
+      - name: Bundle install scripts into wheel
         run: |
           mkdir -p hermes_cli/scripts
           cp scripts/install.sh hermes_cli/scripts/install.sh
+          cp scripts/install.ps1 hermes_cli/scripts/install.ps1
 
       - name: Build wheel and sdist
         run: uv build --sdist --wheel

hermes_cli/dep_ensure.py

@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@ browser tool needs agent-browser).
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import platform
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+_IS_WINDOWS = platform.system() == "Windows"
+
 _DEP_CHECKS = {
     "node": lambda: shutil.which("node") is not None,
     "browser": lambda: (
@@ -41,7 +44,11 @@ _DEP_DESCRIPTIONS = {
 
 
 def _has_system_browser() -> bool:
-    for name in ("google-chrome", "google-chrome-stable", "chromium", "chromium-browser", "chrome"):
+    if _IS_WINDOWS:
+        names = ("chrome", "msedge", "chromium")
+    else:
+        names = ("google-chrome", "google-chrome-stable", "chromium", "chromium-browser", "chrome")
+    for name in names:
         if shutil.which(name):
             return True
     return False
@@ -49,39 +56,67 @@ def _has_system_browser() -> bool:
 
 def _has_hermes_agent_browser() -> bool:
     from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
-    return (get_hermes_home() / "node_modules" / ".bin" / "agent-browser").is_file()
+    home = get_hermes_home()
+    if _IS_WINDOWS:
+        # npm -g --prefix puts .cmd shims directly in the prefix dir on Windows
+        return (home / "node" / "agent-browser.cmd").is_file()
+    # install.sh installs globally into $HERMES_HOME/node/bin/ via npm -g --prefix
+    # Also check legacy node_modules/.bin/ path for git-clone installs.
+    return (
+        (home / "node" / "bin" / "agent-browser").is_file()
+        or (home / "node_modules" / ".bin" / "agent-browser").is_file()
+    )
 
 
 def _find_install_script(
     package_dir: Path | None = None,
     repo_root: Path | None = None,
-) -> Path | None:
+) -> tuple[Path | None, str | None]:
-    """Locate install.sh — bundled in wheel or in git checkout."""
+    """Locate the install script — bundled in wheel or in git checkout.
+
+    On Windows, prefers install.ps1; on POSIX, prefers install.sh.
+    Returns a (path, shell) tuple, or (None, None) if neither is found.
+    """
     if package_dir is None:
         package_dir = Path(__file__).parent
     if repo_root is None:
         repo_root = package_dir.parent
 
-    bundled = package_dir / "scripts" / "install.sh"
+    if _IS_WINDOWS:
-    if bundled.is_file():
+        preferred = ("install.ps1", "powershell")
-        return bundled
+        fallback = ("install.sh", "bash")
-    repo = repo_root / "scripts" / "install.sh"
+    else:
-    if repo.is_file():
+        preferred = ("install.sh", "bash")
-        return repo
+        fallback = ("install.ps1", "powershell")
-    return None
+
+    for script_name, shell in (preferred, fallback):
+        bundled = package_dir / "scripts" / script_name
+        if bundled.is_file():
+            return bundled, shell
+        repo = repo_root / "scripts" / script_name
+        if repo.is_file():
+            return repo, shell
+
+    return None, None
 
 
-def ensure_dependency(dep: str, interactive: bool = True) -> bool:
+def ensure_dependency(
+    dep: str,
+    interactive: bool = True,
+) -> bool:
     """Ensure a non-Python dependency is available. Returns True if available."""
     check = _DEP_CHECKS.get(dep)
-    if check and check():
+    if check is None:
+        # Unknown dep — don't silently forward to install script.
+        return False
+    if check():
         return True
 
-    script = _find_install_script()
+    script, shell = _find_install_script()
     if script is None:
         if interactive:
             desc = _DEP_DESCRIPTIONS.get(dep, dep)
-            print(f"  {desc} is not installed and install.sh was not found.")
+            print(f"  {desc} is not installed and no install script was found.")
             print(f"  Install {dep} manually and try again.")
         return False
 
@@ -91,12 +126,30 @@ def ensure_dependency(dep: str, interactive: bool = True) -> bool:
             reply = input(f"{desc} is not installed. Install now? [Y/n] ").strip().lower()
         except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
             return False
-        if reply not in {"", "y", "yes"}:
+        if reply not in ("", "y", "yes"):
             return False
 
+    if shell == "powershell":
+        from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home
+        ps_bin = shutil.which("powershell") or shutil.which("pwsh")
+        if not ps_bin:
+            if interactive:
+                print("  PowerShell not found. Install PowerShell or run install.ps1 manually.")
+            return False
+        cmd = [
+            ps_bin,
+            "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
+            "-File", str(script),
+            "-Ensure", dep,
+            "-HermesHome", str(get_hermes_home()),
+        ]
+    else:
+        cmd = ["bash", str(script), "--ensure", dep]
+
+    run_env = {**os.environ, "IS_INTERACTIVE": "false"}
     result = subprocess.run(
-        ["bash", str(script), "--ensure", dep],
+        cmd,
-        env={**os.environ, "IS_INTERACTIVE": "false"},
+        env=run_env,
     )
     if result.returncode != 0:
         return False

pyproject.toml

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ hermes-acp = "acp_adapter.entry:main"
 py-modules = ["run_agent", "model_tools", "toolsets", "batch_runner", "trajectory_compressor", "toolset_distributions", "cli", "hermes_bootstrap", "hermes_constants", "hermes_state", "hermes_time", "hermes_logging", "utils"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-hermes_cli = ["web_dist/**/*"]
+hermes_cli = ["web_dist/**/*", "tui_dist/**/*", "scripts/install.sh", "scripts/install.ps1"]
 gateway = ["assets/**/*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]

scripts/install.ps1

@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ param(
     [string]$Stage,
     [switch]$ProtocolVersion,
     [switch]$NonInteractive,
-    [switch]$Json
+    [switch]$Json,
+
+    # --- Ensure mode (dep_ensure.py entry point) ---
+    [string]$Ensure = "",
+    [switch]$PostInstall
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
@@ -108,6 +112,105 @@ function Write-Err {
     Write-Host "[X] $Message" -ForegroundColor Red
 }
 
+# --- Ensure-mode helpers ---
+
+function Resolve-NpmCmd {
+    $npmCmd = Get-Command npm -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if (-not $npmCmd) { return $null }
+    $npmExe = $npmCmd.Source
+    if ($npmExe -like "*.ps1") {
+        $npmCmdSibling = Join-Path (Split-Path $npmExe -Parent) "npm.cmd"
+        if (Test-Path $npmCmdSibling) { return $npmCmdSibling }
+    }
+    return $npmExe
+}
+
+function Find-SystemBrowser {
+    $candidates = @(
+        "${env:ProgramFiles}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
+        "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
+        "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
+        "${env:ProgramFiles}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe",
+        "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe",
+        "${env:ProgramFiles}\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe",
+        "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\Chromium\Application\chrome.exe"
+    )
+    foreach ($p in $candidates) {
+        if (Test-Path $p) { return $p }
+    }
+    return $null
+}
+
+function Write-BrowserEnv {
+    param([string]$BrowserPath)
+    if (-not (Test-Path $HermesHome)) {
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $HermesHome | Out-Null
+    }
+    $envFile = Join-Path $HermesHome ".env"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $envFile)) {
+        Set-Content -Path $envFile -Value "AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=$BrowserPath" -Encoding UTF8
+        return
+    }
+    $content = Get-Content $envFile -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($content -and $content -match "AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=") { return }
+    Add-Content -Path $envFile -Value "AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=$BrowserPath" -Encoding UTF8
+}
+
+function Install-AgentBrowser {
+    param([switch]$SkipChromium)
+    $npm = Resolve-NpmCmd
+    if (-not $npm) {
+        Write-Err "npm not found -- install Node.js first"
+        throw "npm not found"
+    }
+
+    Write-Info "Installing agent-browser via npm -g --prefix..."
+    $prefixDir = Join-Path $HermesHome "node"
+    if (-not (Test-Path $prefixDir)) {
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $prefixDir -Force | Out-Null
+    }
+    $npmLog = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
+    $prevEAP = $ErrorActionPreference
+    $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
+    & $npm install -g --prefix $prefixDir --silent --ignore-scripts "agent-browser@^0.26.0" "@askjo/camofox-browser@^1.5.2" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath $npmLog | Out-Null
+    $npmExit = $LASTEXITCODE
+    $ErrorActionPreference = $prevEAP
+    if ($npmExit -ne 0) {
+        $npmDetail = Get-Content $npmLog -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Remove-Item $npmLog -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Write-Err "npm install -g failed (exit $npmExit): $npmDetail"
+        throw "npm install failed"
+    }
+    Remove-Item $npmLog -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+    if (-not $SkipChromium) {
+        $sysBrowser = Find-SystemBrowser
+        if ($sysBrowser) {
+            Write-BrowserEnv -BrowserPath $sysBrowser
+            Write-Info "System browser detected -- skipping Chromium download"
+        } else {
+            $abExe = Join-Path $prefixDir "agent-browser.cmd"
+            if (Test-Path $abExe) {
+                Write-Info "Installing Chromium via agent-browser install..."
+                $abLog = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
+                $prevEAP = $ErrorActionPreference
+                $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
+                & $abExe install 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath $abLog | Out-Null
+                $abExit = $LASTEXITCODE
+                $ErrorActionPreference = $prevEAP
+                if ($abExit -ne 0) {
+                    $abDetail = Get-Content $abLog -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                    Write-Warn "Chromium install failed (exit $abExit): $abDetail"
+                }
+                Remove-Item $abLog -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            } else {
+                Write-Warn "agent-browser.cmd not found at $abExe"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Write-Success "Agent-browser ready"
+}
+
 # ============================================================================
 # Dependency checks
 # ============================================================================
@@ -2043,6 +2146,48 @@ function Invoke-AllStages {
     }
 }
 
+function Invoke-EnsureMode {
+    param([string]$Deps)
+    $depList = $Deps -split ","
+    foreach ($dep in $depList) {
+        $dep = $dep.Trim()
+        switch ($dep) {
+            "node" {
+                [void](Test-Node)
+                if (-not $script:HasNode) {
+                    Write-Err "Node.js could not be installed"
+                    exit 1
+                }
+            }
+            "browser" {
+                [void](Test-Node)
+                if ($script:HasNode) {
+                    Install-AgentBrowser
+                } else {
+                    Write-Err "Node.js is required for browser tools but could not be installed"
+                    exit 1
+                }
+            }
+            "ripgrep" {
+                Write-Info "ripgrep: install manually on Windows (scoop install ripgrep)"
+            }
+            "ffmpeg" {
+                Write-Info "ffmpeg: install manually on Windows (scoop install ffmpeg)"
+            }
+            default {
+                Write-Err "Unknown dependency: $dep"
+                exit 1
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-PostInstallMode {
+    Write-Info "Running post-install setup..."
+    Invoke-EnsureMode -Deps "node,browser"
+    Write-Info "Post-install complete"
+}
+
 function Main {
     Write-Banner
     Invoke-AllStages
@@ -2062,6 +2207,19 @@ function Main {
 # structured JSON error frame instead of a bare exception.
 
 try {
+    if ($Ensure -ne "") {
+        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Stage")) {
+            Write-Err "Cannot use -Ensure and -Stage simultaneously"
+            exit 1
+        }
+        Invoke-EnsureMode -Deps $Ensure
+        exit 0
+    }
+    if ($PostInstall) {
+        Invoke-PostInstallMode
+        exit 0
+    }
+
     if ($ProtocolVersion) {
         Write-Output $InstallStageProtocolVersion
         exit 0

tests/hermes_cli/test_dep_ensure.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_ensure_dependency_returns_false_when_missing_noninteractive():
     from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import ensure_dependency
     with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure.shutil") as mock_shutil:
         mock_shutil.which.return_value = None
-        with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._find_install_script", return_value=None):
+        with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._find_install_script", return_value=(None, None)):
             result = ensure_dependency("node", interactive=False)
             assert result is False
 
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ def test_find_install_script_from_checkout(tmp_path):
     scripts_dir = tmp_path / "scripts"
     scripts_dir.mkdir()
     (scripts_dir / "install.sh").write_text("#!/bin/bash", encoding="utf-8")
-    result = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli", repo_root=tmp_path)
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False):
-    assert result is not None
+        path, shell = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli", repo_root=tmp_path)
-    assert result.name == "install.sh"
+    assert path is not None
+    assert path.name == "install.sh"
+    assert shell == "bash"
 
 
 def test_find_install_script_from_wheel(tmp_path):
@@ -38,6 +40,124 @@ def test_find_install_script_from_wheel(tmp_path):
     bundled = tmp_path / "hermes_cli" / "scripts"
     bundled.mkdir(parents=True)
     (bundled / "install.sh").write_text("#!/bin/bash", encoding="utf-8")
-    result = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli", repo_root=tmp_path)
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False):
-    assert result is not None
+        path, shell = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli", repo_root=tmp_path)
-    assert result.name == "install.sh"
+    assert path is not None
+    assert path.name == "install.sh"
+    assert shell == "bash"
+
+
+def test_find_install_script_prefers_ps1_on_windows(tmp_path):
+    """On Windows, _find_install_script should find install.ps1."""
+    scripts_dir = tmp_path / "hermes_cli" / "scripts"
+    scripts_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (scripts_dir / "install.ps1").write_text("# fake")
+    (scripts_dir / "install.sh").write_text("# fake")
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _find_install_script
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", True):
+        path, shell = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli")
+        assert path == scripts_dir / "install.ps1"
+        assert shell == "powershell"
+
+
+def test_find_install_script_returns_sh_on_posix(tmp_path):
+    """On POSIX, _find_install_script should find install.sh."""
+    scripts_dir = tmp_path / "hermes_cli" / "scripts"
+    scripts_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (scripts_dir / "install.ps1").write_text("# fake")
+    (scripts_dir / "install.sh").write_text("# fake")
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _find_install_script
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False):
+        path, shell = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli")
+        assert path == scripts_dir / "install.sh"
+        assert shell == "bash"
+
+
+def test_find_install_script_falls_back_to_repo_root(tmp_path):
+    """When no bundled script, check repo root."""
+    repo_root = tmp_path / "repo"
+    (repo_root / "scripts").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (repo_root / "scripts" / "install.sh").write_text("# fake")
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _find_install_script
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False):
+        path, shell = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "hermes_cli", repo_root=repo_root)
+        assert path == repo_root / "scripts" / "install.sh"
+        assert shell == "bash"
+
+
+def test_find_install_script_returns_none_when_missing(tmp_path):
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _find_install_script
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False):
+        result = _find_install_script(package_dir=tmp_path / "x", repo_root=tmp_path / "y")
+        assert result == (None, None)
+
+
+def test_has_system_browser_checks_windows_names():
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _has_system_browser
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", True), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure.shutil") as mock_shutil:
+        mock_shutil.which.side_effect = lambda name: "/fake/msedge.exe" if name == "msedge" else None
+        assert _has_system_browser() is True
+
+
+def test_has_system_browser_checks_posix_names():
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _has_system_browser
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure.shutil") as mock_shutil:
+        mock_shutil.which.return_value = None
+        assert _has_system_browser() is False
+
+
+def test_has_hermes_agent_browser_windows_path(tmp_path):
+    node_dir = tmp_path / "node"
+    node_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (node_dir / "agent-browser.cmd").write_text("@echo off")
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _has_hermes_agent_browser
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", True), \
+         patch("hermes_constants.get_hermes_home", return_value=tmp_path):
+        assert _has_hermes_agent_browser() is True
+
+
+def test_has_hermes_agent_browser_posix_path(tmp_path):
+    bin_dir = tmp_path / "node" / "bin"
+    bin_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (bin_dir / "agent-browser").write_text("#!/bin/sh")
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _has_hermes_agent_browser
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False), \
+         patch("hermes_constants.get_hermes_home", return_value=tmp_path):
+        assert _has_hermes_agent_browser() is True
+
+
+def test_has_hermes_agent_browser_legacy_node_modules_path(tmp_path):
+    """Legacy git-clone installs put agent-browser in $HERMES_HOME/node_modules/.bin/."""
+    bin_dir = tmp_path / "node_modules" / ".bin"
+    bin_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (bin_dir / "agent-browser").write_text("#!/bin/sh")
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import _has_hermes_agent_browser
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", False), \
+         patch("hermes_constants.get_hermes_home", return_value=tmp_path):
+        assert _has_hermes_agent_browser() is True
+
+
+def test_ensure_dependency_uses_powershell_on_windows(tmp_path):
+    from hermes_cli.dep_ensure import ensure_dependency
+    scripts_dir = tmp_path / "scripts"
+    scripts_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (scripts_dir / "install.ps1").write_text("# fake")
+    with patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._IS_WINDOWS", True), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._DEP_CHECKS", {"node": lambda: False}), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure._find_install_script", return_value=(scripts_dir / "install.ps1", "powershell")), \
+         patch("hermes_cli.dep_ensure.shutil") as mock_shutil, \
+         patch("hermes_constants.get_hermes_home", return_value=tmp_path / "fakehome"), \
+         patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run, \
+         patch("sys.stdin") as mock_stdin:
+        mock_shutil.which.side_effect = lambda name: "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe" if name == "powershell" else None
+        mock_stdin.isatty.return_value = False
+        mock_run.return_value = type("R", (), {"returncode": 0})()
+        ensure_dependency("node", interactive=False)
+        cmd = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+        assert "powershell" in cmd[0].lower()
+        assert "-Ensure" in cmd
+        assert cmd[cmd.index("-Ensure") + 1] == "node"
+        assert "-HermesHome" in cmd
+        assert str(tmp_path / "fakehome") in cmd

tools/browser_tool.py

@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ def _browser_candidate_path_dirs() -> list[str]:
     """Return ordered browser CLI PATH candidates shared by discovery and execution."""
     hermes_home = get_hermes_home()
     hermes_node_bin = str(hermes_home / "node" / "bin")
+    hermes_node_root = str(hermes_home / "node")
     hermes_nm_bin = str(hermes_home / "node_modules" / ".bin")
-    return [hermes_node_bin, hermes_nm_bin, *list(_discover_homebrew_node_dirs()), *_SANE_PATH_DIRS]
+    return [hermes_node_bin, hermes_node_root, hermes_nm_bin, *list(_discover_homebrew_node_dirs()), *_SANE_PATH_DIRS]
 
 
 def _merge_browser_path(existing_path: str = "") -> str:
@@ -1827,6 +1828,12 @@ def _find_agent_browser() -> str:
             if not recheck:
                 hermes_nm = str(get_hermes_home() / "node_modules" / ".bin")
                 recheck = shutil.which("agent-browser", path=hermes_nm)
+            if not recheck:
+                hermes_node_bin = str(get_hermes_home() / "node" / "bin")
+                recheck = shutil.which("agent-browser", path=hermes_node_bin)
+            if not recheck:
+                hermes_node_root = str(get_hermes_home() / "node")
+                recheck = shutil.which("agent-browser", path=hermes_node_root)
             if recheck:
                 _cached_agent_browser = recheck
                 _agent_browser_resolved = True