build: Decouple browser opening from watch mode in extension dev #726
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- Add --start-maximized Chrome arg to extensionDev plugin - Replace --watch trigger with OPEN_BROWSER env var for browser opening - Add build:browser script that sets OPEN_BROWSER=true - Update start.sh scripts to use yarn build:browser Browser now opens maximized so dev mode toggle is visible. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>
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--start-maximizedChrome arg to extensionDev plugin--watchtrigger withOPEN_BROWSERenv var for browser openingbuild:browserscript that setsOPEN_BROWSER=truestart.shscripts to useyarn build:browserBrowser now opens maximized so dev mode toggle is visible.
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Shifts extension dev browser launch to an explicit opt-in and improves window behavior.
extensionDevplugin behindOPEN_BROWSERinstead of--watchin both extensions'vite.config.tsbuild:browserscript (OPEN_BROWSER=true yarn build:dev --watch) and updatescripts/start.shto use itextension-devplugin to launch Chrome with--start-maximized(and remove manual viewport sizing)Written by Cursor Bugbot for commit ca89d80. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.