Codex Browser Use blocks local file:// pages despite Chrome file URL access being enabled
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windows-os
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
“Browser URL policy blocks file:///O:/Projects/Prana%20Health%20AI/index.html.” The tool prohibits trying another browser surface or workaround for this block.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start at the browser URL policy handling and reproduce the reported file:///O:/Projects/Prana%20Health%20AI/index.html case with Chrome file URL access enabled. Done means the policy no longer blocks this local-file use without requiring another browser surface or workaround.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100