w3c/webdriver-bidi

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Bidirectional WebDriver protocol for browser automation

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Forks: 82
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 257
Avg merge: 2d 19h
Merged PRs (30d): 6

Dominant language: Bikeshed
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Last GitHub push: Sep 16, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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257 open issues indexed

Allow clients to configure installed extensions Open

enhancement module-webExtension needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1165 · Opened Sep 16, 2026
Expand scope of BiDi to cover LLM-driven browsers / agentic use cases Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1164 · 5 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Proposal: add commands to set and clear spelling/grammar markers Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1162 · Opened Sep 9, 2026
Allow `browsingContext.locateNodes` to find elements in any iframe of the subtree Open

enhancement module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1159 · Opened Sep 7, 2026
browsingContext.downloadEnd never sets the required status field Open

bug module-browsingContext

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1158 · Opened Sep 2, 2026
Proposal: add a command to trigger native find-in-page Open

needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1157 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Proposal: emulation.setZoomOverride — control browser zoom (page zoom factor) Open

enhancement module-emulation needs-discussion

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1152 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 25, 2026
Is full developer tools support in scope for WebDriver? Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1141 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 30, 2026
Missing navigationStarted events in some scenarios triggering navigationFailed Open

module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1137 · Opened Jul 16, 2026
Alternative screencast API using screenshots Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1134 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 13, 2026
Add an insertText command or action Open

enhancement module-input needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1133 · Opened Jul 13, 2026
[browsingContext.captureScreenshot/browsingContext.print] when exactly do we take a screenshot? Open

module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1131 · Opened Jul 7, 2026
Add an argument to "browsingContext.startScreencast" command to configure target folder for the recorded file Open

module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1128 · Opened Jun 17, 2026
Define behavior of `browsingContext.navigate` for `javascript:` URLs Open

module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1123 · 2 comments · Opened May 19, 2026
`network.setCacheBehavior` and the BFCache Open

module-network needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1119 · Opened May 12, 2026
Support wide-gamut and HDR screenshot output in `browsingContext.captureScreenshot` Open

enhancement module-browsingContext needs-discussion

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1114 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 24, 2026
`timestamp` values cannot be of type `js-uint` because they support a smaller range Open

bug cddl

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1112 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Add an optional `time` parameter to `log.ConsoleLogEntry` Open

enhancement module-log

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1111 · Opened Apr 7, 2026
Add support for additional fields (`baseURL`) and parse options (`ignoreCase`) for the URLPattern usage Open

enhancement module-network

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1109 · Opened Apr 1, 2026
EmptyParams not empty? Open

needs-discussion

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1108 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 30, 2026
Shoud "console.groupEnd" trigger "log.entryAdded" event even though it doesn't use the printer? Open

module-log needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1097 · Opened Mar 9, 2026
Cancel downloads on "session.end" Open

module-session needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1093 · Opened Mar 5, 2026
browsingContext.historyUpdated is not fired during history traversal per the HTML spec hooks Open

bug module-browsingContext

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1092 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 3, 2026
Add `browsingContext.getHistory` to inspect session history entries Open

enhancement module-browsingContext needs-discussion

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1091 · Opened Mar 3, 2026
Viewport dimensions from window.open() vs. browsingContext.setViewport Open

module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1089 · Opened Mar 2, 2026
Event args/params/parameters/info naming inconsistency Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1079 · Opened Feb 20, 2026
Prompt vs Unhandled Prompt Behavior Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1074 · Opened Feb 12, 2026
Make userContext properties mandatory for events Open

enhancement

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1071 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 11, 2026
Control over the visual viewport Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1067 · Opened Feb 3, 2026
Emulating `navigator.platform` Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1065 · Opened Jan 20, 2026
API for adjusting browser UI state Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1060 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 13, 2026
API for showing / hiding virtual keyboard Open

enhancement module-browser

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1059 · 5 comments · Opened Jan 13, 2026
Add a "scale" parameter to the browsingContext.captureScreenshot command Open

enhancement module-browsingContext

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1058 · Opened Jan 12, 2026
Add timeout for `browsingContext.locateNodes` Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1055 · 6 comments · Opened Jan 6, 2026
Allow for emulation of safe area insets Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1054 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 22, 2025
Allow forcing viewport meta tag respect Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1053 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 22, 2025
Allow for deterministic control over "font floors" and Text Autosizing thresholds Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1051 · 3 comments · Opened Dec 19, 2025
Handling platforms with limits on background execution Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1034 · Opened Nov 13, 2025
All events are scoped by `subscriptionID` Open

module-session needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1032 · 7 comments · Opened Nov 11, 2025
Add a command to cancel an active download Open

enhancement module-browsingContext needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1031 · Opened Nov 11, 2025
Allow to send `browsingContext.downloadWillBegin` and `browsingContext.downloadEnd` for discarded browsing contexts Open

enhancement module-browsingContext

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1027 · Opened Nov 4, 2025
Bypass CSP for eval/new Function in async code initiated by script evaluation Open

module-script needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1024 · 3 comments · Opened Oct 29, 2025
Define page load events for history traversal navigations from BFCache Open

module-browsingContext needs-discussion

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

w3c/webdriver-bidi#1019 · 1 comment · Opened Oct 20, 2025
HTTPS-first behaviour Open

module-network

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#1014 · Opened Sep 26, 2025
Export browsingContext.BrowsingContext? Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#994 · 5 comments · Opened Sep 3, 2025
Should we clarify how to compute the destination of a request? Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#992 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 27, 2025
DefaultLocale should continue returning a canonicalized language tag Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#991 · Opened Aug 25, 2025
SystemTimeZoneIdentifier should continue returning a primary time zone identifier Open

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#990 · Opened Aug 25, 2025
Specify network body data collection for cached responses Open

module-network needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#985 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 18, 2025
Network intercepts and the Host header Open

module-network needs-discussion

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w3c/webdriver-bidi#983 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 13, 2025

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