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Is chrome-launcher safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged chrome-launcher v1.2.1 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 75/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

chrome-launcher Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • •Can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • →This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

Install with brin add chrome-launcher to automatically apply these checks before installation.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

chrome-launcher Capabilities & Permissions

What chrome-launcher can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

chromium.googlesource.comgithub.comgoat.comnodejs.orgwww.apache.org
Protocols: http, https, tcp

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

/usr/ (r)/home/ (r)/usr/ (r).env (r).env (rw).env (rw)/usr/ (rw)

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

CHROME_PATHHEADLESSHOMELIGHTHOUSE_CHROMIUM_PATHLOCALAPPDATAPATHPROGRAMFILESPROGRAMFILES(X86)SystemRootTEMP+2 more

AGENTS.md for chrome-launcher

Good instructions lead to good results. brin adds chrome-launcher documentation to your AGENTS.md so your agent knows how to use it properly—improving both safety and performance.

brin init

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chrome-launcher Documentation & Source Code

For the full chrome-launcher README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

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Frequently asked questions about chrome-launcher safety

Weekly Downloads

7.1M

Version

1.2.1

License

Apache-2.0

Last Scanned

Jan 31, 2026

Trust Score

75/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: chromium.googlesource.com, github.com, goat.com...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: CHROME_PATH, HEADLESS, HOME...