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Hi, I'm trying to get full local browser autonomy on Windows with OpenClaw so the agent can operate tools like Lovable from my local machine.
Environment
• Windows
• openclaw --version → OpenClaw 2026.4.21 (f788c88)
Current behavior
• openclaw browser open https://example.com → works
• openclaw browser tabs → works
• openclaw browser snapshot --format aria → works
• openclaw browser snapshot / openclaw browser snapshot --format ai → fails
Error
GatewayClientRequestError: Playwright is not available in this gateway build; 'ai snapshot' is unsupported. Install the full Playwright package (not playwright-core) and restart the gateway, or reinstall with browser support.
What I already checked
• npm ls -g openclaw playwright playwright-core
• openclaw@2026.4.21
• playwright@1.59.1
• playwright-core@1.59.1
• openclaw plugins doctor → Errors: 0
• openclaw plugins list shows:
• browser → loaded
• openclaw plugins inspect browser shows:
• Status: loaded
• Source: ~\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\openclaw\dist\extensions\browser\index.js
• Service: browser-control
• Gateway methods: browser.request
Additional note
After a clean reinstall, browser.request works again and browser open works, so the browser plugin is definitely loaded.
The issue is specifically that:
• normal browser control works
• aria snapshot works
• ai snapshot does not
Question
Is this a known limitation of the current Windows gateway/browser build in 2026.4.21, or is there a specific installation path required to enable full ai snapshot support locally on Windows?
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