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Browser Shell

The browser shell is a local viewer for WebRuntime examples. It gives you:

  • a fake URL bar
  • back, forward, reload, run, and reset controls
  • runtime mode selector
  • preview iframe
  • fake terminal
  • trace panel
  • edge cache panel

Run Locally

pnpm --dir packages/webruntime dev

Open http://localhost:5173/.

The root page is the example directory.

Runtime Modes

The selector supports:

  • Same realm
  • Backend iframe
  • Two iframes

Same realm is the default because it matches the static-hosted demo use case. Iframe modes are for isolation experiments.

Terminal

The terminal is fake and deterministic. It supports commands such as:

pnpm install
pnpm run dev
ls
cat /server.js
help
clear

pnpm run dev marks the fake terminal runtime as running and prints a local URL. It does not execute arbitrary npm packages.

Phone Review Through Tailscale Serve

For this local workspace, the current safe review shape is:

Tailscale Serve HTTPS URL
  -> 127.0.0.1 static server
  -> dist/browser-shell

After changing browser shell code, rebuild:

pnpm --dir packages/webruntime build

Then refresh the Tailscale HTTPS URL. The root page should show the runtime example directory.