Changelog #010

More steel-browser DevEx work: improved Chrome args via env variables, custom CDP lifecycle hooks, and faster API boot times.

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Hey! This week we focused on implementing some fixes and improvements to help round out Steel’s DevEx while we prepare for [REDACTED]. Let’s get into it!

🔧 Bugfixes/Improvements

  1. 1

    Steel Browser

    • Improved Chrome args structure and manipulation using ENV variables

    • Updated Steel browser plugin so you can hook onto custom CDP lifecycle events without editing source code directly

    • Separated Browser and API launch, resulting in faster API boot times

    • Standardized package names in the repo for a cleaner dependency structure

  2. 2

    Steel Cloud

    • Fixes to re-render bugs that were causing some state update delays

    • Fixes requests ordering from FE to preload data for a snappier UI

    • New Signup / Sign-in page dropped :)

    • Improved browser logs component to make them easier to understand

Thanks for reading & testing out the Steel beta. We really look forward to more of your feedback and continuing to cook for ya’ll.

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🔧 Bugfixes/Improvements