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[evidence: documented_workaround]\nApplies when: Local Chrome with username/password proxy, or uploading large files\nSteps:\n1. Run a local forwarding proxy without auth\n2. Or use Browserbase-managed proxies\n3. Keep upload files under 50 MiB\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"8f1b9ca0-01bd-4fe8-bdb2-8af06c5844c3","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Use an unauthenticated local proxy (e.g. a local forwarder that injects credentials) or Browserbase proxies; split/compress uploads under 50 MiB.\n\nOption: Use an unauthenticated local proxy (e.g. a local forwarder that injects credentials) or Browserbase proxies; split/compress uploads under 50 MiB. [evidence: documented_workaround]\nApplies when: Local Chrome with username/password proxy, or uploading large files\nSteps:\n1. Run a local forwarding proxy without auth\n2. Or use Browserbase-managed proxies\n3. 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