merge with develop and edit the browser_use_tool code

hermes_code/package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "An AI agent with advanced tool-calling capabilities, featuring a flexible toolsets system for organizing and managing tools.",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "echo '✅ Browser tools ready. Run: python run_agent.py --help'"
+    "postinstall": "echo '✅ Hermes Node hooks ready. Run: python run_agent.py --help'"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/NousResearch/Hermes-Agent/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/NousResearch/Hermes-Agent#readme",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "agent-browser": "^0.13.0"
-  },
+  "dependencies": {},
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"
   }

hermes_code/pyproject.toml

@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ dependencies = [
   "faster-whisper>=1.0.0,<2",
   # Skills Hub (GitHub App JWT auth — optional, only needed for bot identity)
   "PyJWT[crypto]>=2.10.1,<3",
-  "browser-use>=0.12.5",
-  "playwright>=1.49.0",
-  "playwright-stealth>=1.0.6",
-  "langchain-openai>=1.1.12",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]

hermes_code/requirements.txt

@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ PyJWT[crypto]
 # Web tools
 firecrawl-py
 parallel-web>=0.4.2
-browser-use>=0.12.5
-playwright
-playwright-stealth
 
 # Image generation
 fal-client
@@ -36,5 +33,4 @@ croniter
 python-telegram-bot>=20.0
 discord.py>=2.0
 aiohttp>=3.9.0
-langchain-openai>=1.1.12,
 

hermes_code/scripts/install.sh

@@ -874,41 +874,14 @@ install_node_deps() {
     fi
 
     if [ -f "$INSTALL_DIR/package.json" ]; then
-        log_info "Installing Node.js dependencies (browser tools)..."
+        log_info "Installing Node.js dependencies..."
         cd "$INSTALL_DIR"
         npm install --silent 2>/dev/null || {
-            log_warn "npm install failed (browser tools may not work)"
+            log_warn "npm install failed (some Node.js helpers may not work)"
         }
         log_success "Node.js dependencies installed"
 
-        # Install Playwright browser + system dependencies.
-        # Playwright's install-deps only supports apt/dnf/zypper natively.
-        # For Arch/Manjaro we install the system libs via pacman first.
-        log_info "Installing browser engine (Playwright Chromium)..."
-        case "$DISTRO" in
-            arch|manjaro)
-                if command -v pacman &> /dev/null; then
-                    log_info "Arch/Manjaro detected — installing Chromium system dependencies via pacman..."
-                    if command -v sudo &> /dev/null && sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
-                        sudo NEEDRESTART_MODE=a pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
-                            nss atk at-spi2-core cups libdrm libxkbcommon mesa pango cairo alsa-lib >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-                    elif [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
-                        pacman -S --noconfirm --needed \
-                            nss atk at-spi2-core cups libdrm libxkbcommon mesa pango cairo alsa-lib >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-                    else
-                        log_warn "Cannot install browser deps without sudo. Run manually:"
-                        log_warn "  sudo pacman -S nss atk at-spi2-core cups libdrm libxkbcommon mesa pango cairo alsa-lib"
-                    fi
-                fi
-                cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && npx playwright install chromium 2>/dev/null || true
-                ;;
-            *)
-                log_info "Playwright may request sudo to install browser system dependencies (shared libraries)."
-                log_info "This is standard Playwright setup — Hermes itself does not require root access."
-                cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && npx playwright install --with-deps chromium 2>/dev/null || true
-                ;;
-        esac
-        log_success "Browser engine installed"
+        log_info "Skipping local Playwright/Chromium bootstrap (browser automation runs in browser container)"
     fi
 
     # Install WhatsApp bridge dependencies

hermes_code/tools/browser_use_tool.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 from urllib import error, request
+from urllib import error, request
 from tools.registry import registry
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("hermes.browser_use_tool")