Changelog

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Recent updates, improvements, and bug fixes to Steel.dev.

Changelog #021

New Features

• Unified UI/API in Steel Browser - Steel-browser now combines UI and API deployment into a single application setup with a centralized Dockerfile. Much easier to deploy across cloud environments. Available on Steel-browser OSS.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed extension existence checks in steel-browser API
• Resolved extension management conflicts during session initialization
• Corrected extension removal process for clean installations
• Fixed null videocard handling in fingerprint generation
• Resolved extension client testing framework issues

Improvements

• Centralized error handling and standardized linting rules across Steel API
• Updated dependency versions for stability
• Enhanced retry logic in network request handling
• Improved element locators for more accurate browser interactions
• Streamlined build process (removed lockfile check logic)
• Added environment variable for configuring userDataDir path
• Enabled organization editing in Steel Cloud dashboard

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Changelog #020

Improvements

• Added Steel Extensions examples to cookbook (GitHub profile stats visualization)
• Added onBrowserReady hook to CDP plugin manager for improved initialization timing
• UI updates for improved load speed and interaction clarity
• Updated extensions demo to utilize GitHub's isometric design
• Added internal gateway for whitelisting Session IPs in Steel browser API

Bug Fixes

• Adjusted timeout duration before machine checks for improved reliability
• Updated various cookbook examples
• Fixed Selenium, Notte, and Playwright examples in Steel Playground

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Changelog #019

New Features

• Steel CAPTCHAs API - Complete API with real-time visibility and control over CAPTCHA detection, solving progress, and completion status

const response = await client.sessions.captchas.solveImage('sessionId', {
  imageXPath: '//img[@id="captcha-image"]',
  inputXPath: '//input[@name="captcha"]',
});

Improvements

• Revamped Quickstart page in Steel Cloud dashboard
• Shipped integrations with Magnitude, Claude CUA, and Notte
• Enhanced Steel CLI with fixes and stability improvements
• Added body validation compiler for request validation
• Streamlined extensions starter template
• Updated steel-browser repo documentation
• Improved cross-platform compatibility
• Enhanced session management patterns in cookbook examples
• Added comprehensive API documentation links

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Redis TTL session storage causing premature session expirations
• Resolved Puppeteer page mismatch affecting session control
• Corrected extension ID mismatch in list extensions component
• Fixed memory allocation issues for worker machines
• Fixed onboarding scroll behavior navigation issues
• Corrected formatting/syntax errors in code blocks
• Fixed missing package lock file issues in session management

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Full Changelog

For the complete changelog history (22 entries), visit docs.steel.dev/changelog.