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Summary

Growing a streamed browser panel reconnects its WebSocket. Disconnecting releases the viewer's control and clears keyboard focus, so an agent-owned tab returns to the agent after the user has taken control.

 panel grows
- disconnect viewer, release control, open another stream
+ send streamSize on the existing connection
+ restart that viewer's screencast at the new dimensions

Web and mobile use the same update. The server validates and bounds frame dimensions, including for read-only viewers, without allowing page input or changing the page viewport. Reconnects use the latest dimensions.

This is a focused fix for an existing takeover bug under the obvious-bug exception. It does not change takeover policy or address stalled agent actions covered separately by #32866.

Evidence

• Before, the Chromium regression against main at 3da48c1234 fails with expected "vi.fn()" to be called 1 times, but got 2 times after panel growth.
• After, the same test passes. It checks one stream client, updated frame dimensions, retained keyboard focus, and a forwarded key press. All seven tests in ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx pass.
• Server tests verify that updating frame dimensions preserves human ownership and text input, leaves the page viewport alone, rejects invalid sizes, and clamps oversized requests. WebSocket tests verify read-only frame updates while page mutations remain blocked. Shared client tests cover the same socket and updates before it opens.
• vp run check:changed origin/main passes formatting, lint, knip, GraphQL validation, typechecks for nine affected packages, all 85 tests across five files, and seven React compiler checks.
• Live check used isolated dev state. The app and a local streamed fixture loaded, but the built-in browser's snapshot, recording, and later evaluation calls timed out after 15 seconds. No complete live resize recording is available. Native mobile, packaged desktop, and remote/relay connections were not exercised. Full builds and repo-wide tests were not run.

Merge Danger

Door: Two-way. No migration or persistent setting changes.

Blast Radius: Browser. The new message changes only the requesting viewer's frame encoding dimensions. Read-only viewers still cannot control the page. The server and clients should be updated together; an older server ignores streamSize and keeps its initial frame cap.

Implemented with GPT-6.1-Sol through the Codex harness.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at c33347c

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Preview resizing now updates frame dimensions without reconnecting, preserving takeover control as the panel grows. Frame sizes remain bounded, and browser-operation permissions are unchanged.

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Walkthrough

The preview stream client now supports frame-size updates on an existing connection. Browser surfaces send updated dimensions as their measured frame cap grows. The server accepts valid stream-size messages from viewers and applies them to the screencast.

Changes: Preview stream resizing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Runtime frame-size updates packages/client-runtime/src/preview/serverBrowserStream.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/preview/serverBrowserStream.test.ts	The client adds setFrameSize, sends changed dimensions over an open socket, and sends the latest dimensions when a socket opens. Tests cover updates while watching or controlling and before the socket opens.
Surface resize integration apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.tsx, apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/browser/preview-stream.browser.ts	The web surface stores its frame cap in a ref and updates the existing client when the cap grows. The mobile surface also updates an existing client instead of reconnecting. Tests check resizing, focus retention, and continued keyboard input.
Server stream-size handling apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowserStream.ts, apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowserStream.test.ts, apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.ts, apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.test.ts	The WebSocket stream forwards streamSize messages even for read-only viewers. The viewer validates and caps dimensions, then restarts the screencast when the dimensions change. Tests cover invalid and oversized dimensions, control, and read-only input handling.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ServerBrowserSurface
  participant PreviewStreamClient
  participant WebSocket
  participant ServerBrowserStream
  participant ServerBrowser
  ServerBrowserSurface->>PreviewStreamClient: setFrameSize with measured dimensions
  PreviewStreamClient->>WebSocket: Send streamSize message
  WebSocket->>ServerBrowserStream: Deliver streamSize message
  ServerBrowserStream->>ServerBrowser: Forward viewer input
  ServerBrowser->>ServerBrowser: Validate dimensions and restart screencast

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Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, saphid, shivamhwp

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 72d11

Growing the browser panel now keeps the stream connection and takeover control instead of reconnecting. No merge-blocking risk was found. Clients and server should be updated together, as the PR notes.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: the browser panel no longer drops takeover control when it grows. The PR sends streamSize over the existing connection instead of reconnecting, which the title's 'keep…
Description check		The description follows the template. It has Summary, Evidence, and a Merge Danger section that covers the template's Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification content. It explains the bug (growing the…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title names the main change: the browser panel no longer drops takeover control when it grows. The PR sends streamSize over the existing connection instead of reconnecting, which the title's 'keep takeover control when the panel grows' describes. The title follows the conventional commit form the template asks for.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the template. It has Summary, Evidence, and a Merge Danger section that covers the template's Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification content. It explains the bug (growing the panel reconnects the WebSocket and releases control), the fix (streamSize over the existing socket), and the obvious-bug scope rationale. Verification is detailed: a before/after regression result, the test suites run, and what was not checked. The template asks for before/after screenshots for UI changes. The description does not embed them, but the PR objectives mention screenshots reported in a comment. The description also does not link a specific issue, only the bug-fix exception and #32866. The author's Merge Danger section and the 'obvious-bug exception' wording address scope. Overall the description is mostly complete.

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• apps/mobile/src/features/browser/preview-stream.browser.ts
• apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.test.ts
• apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.ts
• apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowserStream.test.ts
• apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowserStream.ts
• apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx
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Nitpick comments: 1

apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx: 1

239-244: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the scaled height after growth

A call with the updated width and a stale numeric height can pass this test. Ensure the measured panel height grows, then assert that setFrameSize receives its scaled height. The stream-client tests do not cover this measurement path.

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Review comment at @apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx
around lines 239 - 244:
Update the browser test’s frame-size assertion to verify that the measured panel
height grows, then confirm that setFrameSize receives that grown height scaled
by window.devicePixelRatio; do not let a matching width or a client recreation
satisfy the assertion.

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apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx: 1

239-244: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

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The wait predicate accepts a reconnect, so the failure message is unclear.

The vi.waitFor passes when either frameSizes is called or a new client is created. Line 245 then asserts that no new client exists. A regression that reconnects fails with a generic count mismatch. Wait on frameSizes only to give a direct failure.

Proposed change

-  await vi.waitFor(() => {
-    const updated = mocks.frameSizes.mock.calls.some(
-      ([size]) => size.width === Math.round(700 * window.devicePixelRatio),
-    );
-    expect(updated || mocks.createClient.mock.calls.length > connections).toBe(true);
-  });
+  await vi.waitFor(() =>
+    expect(mocks.frameSizes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ width: Math.round(700 * window.devicePixelRatio) }),
+    ),
+  );

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx:
- Around line 239-244: Update the browser test’s frame-size assertion to verify
that the measured panel height grows, then confirm that setFrameSize receives
that grown height scaled by window.devicePixelRatio; do not let a matching width
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• apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowserStream.ts
• apps/web/src/browser/ServerBrowserSurface.browser.test.tsx
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Note

Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

Verified the exact head c33347c171bbaf42a1468474afbd5c7aca11417f on a Linux Boat VM using the real dev web app, repository Playwright, and /usr/bin/google-chrome. Created the project and threads through the app. Real Codex gpt-6.1-sol turns opened and inspected example.com and Wikipedia through the browser tools. No mocks, fixtures, or demo data.

On github/main at bcee0f5d2872ba193c66ed9ba979bbe424f89ff9, took control of the agent-owned Wikipedia tab, typed resize , dragged the panel from 539 to 780 pixels, then typed control. The stream disconnected, control returned to the agent, and the field remained resize .

On this PR, the identical interaction keeps the same stream connection and human ownership. The browser input stays focused and the field reads resize control. Also verified shrinking, explicit release and takeover, and height growth from 875 to 1025 pixels without reconnecting.

Observed WebSocket transcript, excluding frame acknowledgements:

main: takeControl -> controller=you, generation=1
main: panel 539 -> 780 -> socket closed
main: replacement socket -> controller=agent, generation=2
main: subsequent typing was not forwarded

PR: takeControl -> controller=you, generation=1
PR: panel 539 -> 780 -> streamSize(width=780,height=883)
PR: same socket; controller remains you; subsequent key events forwarded
PR: shrink -> same socket; typing continues
PR: releaseControl -> controller=agent, generation=2
PR: takeControl -> controller=you, generation=3
PR: height growth -> streamSize(width=780,height=1025); same socket

Ran vp i on each checkout. Ran vp run check:changed 3da48c1234045f89bac7db885bbee73464a60624 through blacksmith-check: format, lint, both knip passes, GraphQL, nine-package typecheck, all 85 tests across five files, and React compiler checks pass. The worker initially lacked Chromium; installed it and reran successfully. No source changes or pushes were needed.

Before, main loses control after growth:

After, PR retains control and accepts continued typing:

Not verified

Native iOS/Android, packaged desktop, macOS/Windows, remote/relay/tunnel connections, and mixed client/server versions were not exercised on this Linux VM. Live read-only permission handling and reconnect recovery were not separately exercised; their existing focused tests passed. The live checks used Codex; other providers were not exercised.

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