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Summary

Adds Camofox as a local anti-detection browser backend. When CAMOFOX_URL is set, all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of the agent-browser CLI.

Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox (Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). It bypasses bot detection at the engine level — not JS shims.

Setup

# Option 1: npm
git clone https://github.com/jo-inc/camofox-browser && cd camofox-browser
npm install && npm start

# Option 2: Docker
docker run -p 9377:9377 jo-inc/camofox-browser

Then add to ~/.hermes/.env:

CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377

Tool mapping (1:1 coverage, 10 of 11)

Tool Camofox endpoint Status
browser_navigate POST /tabs/:id/navigate
browser_snapshot GET /tabs/:id/snapshot
browser_click POST /tabs/:id/click
browser_type POST /tabs/:id/type
browser_scroll POST /tabs/:id/scroll
browser_back POST /tabs/:id/back
browser_press POST /tabs/:id/press
browser_close DELETE /sessions/:userId
browser_get_images GET /tabs/:id/images
browser_vision GET /tabs/:id/screenshot + vision LLM
browser_console N/A (returns empty with note) Limited

Architecture

  • tools/browser_camofox.py — Full REST backend (~400 lines). Session management maps task_id(userId, tabId).
  • tools/browser_tool.py — Each tool function checks _is_camofox_mode() at the top and delegates. SSRF/policy checks still apply for navigate.
  • hermes_cli/config.pyCAMOFOX_URL env var entry.
  • check_browser_requirements() returns True when camofox is configured (no agent-browser CLI needed).

Advantages over Browserbase

  • Free (no per-session API costs)
  • Local (zero network latency)
  • Anti-detection at C++ level (Cloudflare, Google)
  • Works offline, Docker-ready
  • ~40MB idle memory

Tests

20 new tests covering all operations, routing integration, session lifecycle, and error handling. 74/74 total browser tests pass.

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Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox
(Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). When CAMOFOX_URL is set,
all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of
the agent-browser CLI.

Maps 1:1 to the existing browser tool interface:
- Navigate, snapshot, click, type, scroll, back, press, close
- Get images, vision (screenshot + LLM analysis)
- Console (returns empty with note — camofox limitation)

Setup: npm start in camofox-browser dir, or docker run -p 9377:9377
Then: CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377 in ~/.hermes/.env

Advantages over Browserbase (cloud):
- Free (no per-session API costs)
- Local (zero network latency for browser ops)
- Anti-detection at C++ level (bypasses Cloudflare/Google bot detection)
- Works offline, Docker-ready

Files:
- tools/browser_camofox.py: Full REST backend (~400 lines)
- tools/browser_tool.py: Routing at each tool function
- hermes_cli/config.py: CAMOFOX_URL env var entry
- tests/tools/test_browser_camofox.py: 20 tests
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Files:

hermes_cli/setup.py

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teknium1 merged commit 950f694 into main Mar 30, 2026
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angelburgosrosado pushed a commit to angelburgosrosado/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Apr 27, 2026
…Research#4008)

Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox
(Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). When CAMOFOX_URL is set,
all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of
the agent-browser CLI.

Maps 1:1 to the existing browser tool interface:
- Navigate, snapshot, click, type, scroll, back, press, close
- Get images, vision (screenshot + LLM analysis)
- Console (returns empty with note — camofox limitation)

Setup: npm start in camofox-browser dir, or docker run -p 9377:9377
Then: CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377 in ~/.hermes/.env

Advantages over Browserbase (cloud):
- Free (no per-session API costs)
- Local (zero network latency for browser ops)
- Anti-detection at C++ level (bypasses Cloudflare/Google bot detection)
- Works offline, Docker-ready

Files:
- tools/browser_camofox.py: Full REST backend (~400 lines)
- tools/browser_tool.py: Routing at each tool function
- hermes_cli/config.py: CAMOFOX_URL env var entry
- tests/tools/test_browser_camofox.py: 20 tests
02356abc pushed a commit to 02356abc/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request May 14, 2026
…Research#4008)

Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox
(Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). When CAMOFOX_URL is set,
all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of
the agent-browser CLI.

Maps 1:1 to the existing browser tool interface:
- Navigate, snapshot, click, type, scroll, back, press, close
- Get images, vision (screenshot + LLM analysis)
- Console (returns empty with note — camofox limitation)

Setup: npm start in camofox-browser dir, or docker run -p 9377:9377
Then: CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377 in ~/.hermes/.env

Advantages over Browserbase (cloud):
- Free (no per-session API costs)
- Local (zero network latency for browser ops)
- Anti-detection at C++ level (bypasses Cloudflare/Google bot detection)
- Works offline, Docker-ready

Files:
- tools/browser_camofox.py: Full REST backend (~400 lines)
- tools/browser_tool.py: Routing at each tool function
- hermes_cli/config.py: CAMOFOX_URL env var entry
- tests/tools/test_browser_camofox.py: 20 tests
gweeteve pushed a commit to gweeteve/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Jun 2, 2026
…Research#4008)

Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox
(Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). When CAMOFOX_URL is set,
all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of
the agent-browser CLI.

Maps 1:1 to the existing browser tool interface:
- Navigate, snapshot, click, type, scroll, back, press, close
- Get images, vision (screenshot + LLM analysis)
- Console (returns empty with note — camofox limitation)

Setup: npm start in camofox-browser dir, or docker run -p 9377:9377
Then: CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377 in ~/.hermes/.env

Advantages over Browserbase (cloud):
- Free (no per-session API costs)
- Local (zero network latency for browser ops)
- Anti-detection at C++ level (bypasses Cloudflare/Google bot detection)
- Works offline, Docker-ready

Files:
- tools/browser_camofox.py: Full REST backend (~400 lines)
- tools/browser_tool.py: Routing at each tool function
- hermes_cli/config.py: CAMOFOX_URL env var entry
- tests/tools/test_browser_camofox.py: 20 tests
waefrebeorn pushed a commit to waefrebeorn/slermes that referenced this pull request Jul 2, 2026
…Research#4008)

Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox
(Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). When CAMOFOX_URL is set,
all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of
the agent-browser CLI.

Maps 1:1 to the existing browser tool interface:
- Navigate, snapshot, click, type, scroll, back, press, close
- Get images, vision (screenshot + LLM analysis)
- Console (returns empty with note — camofox limitation)

Setup: npm start in camofox-browser dir, or docker run -p 9377:9377
Then: CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377 in ~/.hermes/.env

Advantages over Browserbase (cloud):
- Free (no per-session API costs)
- Local (zero network latency for browser ops)
- Anti-detection at C++ level (bypasses Cloudflare/Google bot detection)
- Works offline, Docker-ready

Files:
- tools/browser_camofox.py: Full REST backend (~400 lines)
- tools/browser_tool.py: Routing at each tool function
- hermes_cli/config.py: CAMOFOX_URL env var entry
- tests/tools/test_browser_camofox.py: 20 tests
melon-xf added a commit to melon-xf/hermes-agent that referenced this pull request Sep 3, 2026
…Research#4008)

Camofox-browser is a self-hosted Node.js server wrapping Camoufox
(Firefox fork with C++ fingerprint spoofing). When CAMOFOX_URL is set,
all 11 browser tools route through the Camofox REST API instead of
the agent-browser CLI.

Maps 1:1 to the existing browser tool interface:
- Navigate, snapshot, click, type, scroll, back, press, close
- Get images, vision (screenshot + LLM analysis)
- Console (returns empty with note — camofox limitation)

Setup: npm start in camofox-browser dir, or docker run -p 9377:9377
Then: CAMOFOX_URL=http://localhost:9377 in ~/.hermes/.env

Advantages over Browserbase (cloud):
- Free (no per-session API costs)
- Local (zero network latency for browser ops)
- Anti-detection at C++ level (bypasses Cloudflare/Google bot detection)
- Works offline, Docker-ready

Files:
- tools/browser_camofox.py: Full REST backend (~400 lines)
- tools/browser_tool.py: Routing at each tool function
- hermes_cli/config.py: CAMOFOX_URL env var entry
- tests/tools/test_browser_camofox.py: 20 tests
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