# Pitfall Log

Project: browser-use/browser-use

Summary: Found 28 structured pitfall item(s), including 5 high/blocking item(s). Top priority: Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification.

## 1. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a installation risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4742

## 2. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a installation risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4939

## 3. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a configuration risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4783

## 4. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a capability evidence risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4755

## 5. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4579

## 6. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: 0.12.0
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.0
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.0

## 7. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: 0.12.3 - Browser Use CLI 2.0
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.3 - Browser Use CLI 2.0
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.3

## 8. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: 0.12.4
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.4
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.4

## 9. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: 0.12.5
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.5
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.5

## 10. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: 0.12.6
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.6
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.6

## 11. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: Great project! I tried playing Gold Miner via browser-harness in Codex. It can successfully open the webpage and load the game, but fails to determine when to aim the claw and r...
- User impact: Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Great project! I tried playing Gold Miner via browser-harness in Codex. It can successfully open the webpage and load the game, but fails to determine when to aim the claw and r...
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4939

## 12. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: 0.12.1
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.1
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.1

## 13. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: 0.12.7
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.7
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.7

## 14. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: Bug: ...Azure OpenAI false content_filter / ResponsibleAIPolicyViolation (jailbreak detected) on normal browser-use navigation/login prompts
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: Bug: ...Azure OpenAI false content_filter / ResponsibleAIPolicyViolation (jailbreak detected) on normal browser-use navigation/login prompts
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4783

## 15. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: Feature Request: ...
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: Feature Request: ...
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4895

## 16. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: README/documentation is current enough for a first validation pass.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: capability.assumptions | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

## 17. Runtime risk - Runtime risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this runtime risk before relying on the project: Feature Request: Add hover action for triggering CSS :hover dropdowns, tooltips, and hover-reveal patterns
- User impact: Developers may hit a documented source-backed failure mode: Feature Request: Add hover action for triggering CSS :hover dropdowns, tooltips, and hover-reveal patterns
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4964

## 18. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a maintenance risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

## 19. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: no_demo
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: downstream_validation.risk_items | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

## 20. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: no_demo
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: risks.scoring_risks | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

## 21. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4895

## 22. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4964

## 23. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this conceptual risk before relying on the project: Documentation: some model import does not exist at all.
- User impact: Developers may hit a documented source-backed failure mode: Documentation: some model import does not exist at all.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/issues/4755

## 24. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: issue_or_pr_quality=unknown。
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

## 25. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: release_recency=unknown。
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use

## 26. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: 0.12.2
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.2
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.2

## 27. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: 0.12.8
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.8
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.8

## 28. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: 0.12.9
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: 0.12.9
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/releases/tag/0.12.9