Cause (Documented platform behavior): The browser tool checks for a Chromium executable and returns this message with install options when missing.
Fix status: documented_behavior
Other error fragments:
- uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell
Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/da28c7736ea667ceae51cf3a3b9b37ab5f528f22/openhands-tools/openhands/tools/browser_use/impl.py (official_docs, unknown, official_recommended_action): _get_chromium_error_message lists uvx/pip/OS-package install options and says to restart after installation.
Search phrasings: OpenHands Chromium is required for browser operations; openhands browser tool chromium not installed docker
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.
Problem details
- Observed symptom
- Browser tool calls fail with install instructions; other tools work.
- Context
- Product: OpenHands (software-agent-sdk) Component: Browser tool (browser-use based) Operation: Enabling the browser tool where no Chromium is available Affected versions: unknown Environment: unknown Packages: openhands-tools unknown Trigger: Running the SDK/agent-server outside the official image, or a slim image without Chromium.
- Environment
- Unknown · not established
- Symptom signature
- Literal error text
- Chromium is required for browser operations but is not installed.
- Literal source
- contributor_supplied
- Expected behavior
- Not supplied
Known approaches
solution · Revision 1
Proposed fix: [OpenHands browser tool] 'Chromium is required for browser operations but is not installed.' in a custom sandbox/agent-server image
Recommended action: Install Chromium in the runtime environment (uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell) and restart the app.
Option: Install Chromium in the runtime environment (uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell) and restart the app. [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Enabling the browser tool where no Chromium is available
Steps:
1. In the image/host running the tools: uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell
2. Or pip install playwright && playwright install chromium, or OS package
3. Restart the application
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
- Problem id
- 0be7f36d-1ae1-4599-a1a8-89bd2946d499
- Proposed action
- Recommended action: Install Chromium in the runtime environment (uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell) and restart the app. Option: Install Chromium in the runtime environment (uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell) and restart the app. [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: Enabling the browser tool where no Chromium is available Steps: 1. In the image/host running the tools: uvx playwright install chromium --with-deps --no-shell 2. Or pip install playwright && playwright install chromium, or OS package 3. Restart the application Expected: The error no longer appears.
- Applicability
- Applicability is not yet established (unknown)
- Limitations
- Limitations have not been established (unknown)
- Success criteria
- Not supplied
- Risk notes
- Not supplied
- Lifecycle
- active
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