Changelog #017

This week brought a ton of DevEx upgrades: the Steel CLI, OpenAI Computer-use integration, and a major Steel Browser release with centralized code templates across our entire ecosystem.

⭐ New

Steel CLI

The fastest way to execute browser agents from the command line just dropped. Run any agent from our cookbook with zero setup - no environment files, no forking, no version management required.

Terminal

# Execute any task with a single command
steel run browser-use -t "find the latest Python releases" -o

# Build from ready-to-use templates
steel forge browser-use
steel forge oai-cua
steel forge playwright

# Authenticate once, run everywhere
steel login

The CLI handles Steel authentication automatically and works with every agent in our cookbook. You can even skip installation entirely by using npx @steel-dev/cli for any command.

CLI Repository

OpenAI Computer-Use Integration

OpenAI's Computer-use agents can now run directly on Steel infrastructure with ready-to-use starter kits. TypeScript and Python implementations are available across the Cookbook, Steel Playground, and CLI.

Terminal

# Get started with OAI CUA on Steel in minutes
steel forge oai-cua

Cookbook Example (TS) | Cookbook Example (Python) | Docs

Steel Browser 0.2.0-beta Release

Steel Browser has been upgraded from 0.1.3-beta to 0.2.0-beta with significant architecture improvements, ARM64 Docker support, and enhanced fingerprinting solutions.

Release Notes

Centralized Code Registry

All code templates and examples are now centralized into a unified registry system. This ensures consistent, up-to-date code across the Cookbook, onboarding flows, documentation, playground, and CLI - no more version drift between different code examples.

🔧 Improvements

Added ARM64 architecture support in Docker builds while removing problematic UI build changes in steel-browser
Added automatic release generation for pull requests in steel-browser repo
Updated browser-use version and code to newest version across all assets
Standardized styling across all example components for consistent visual presentation
Added MDX pipeline support for enhanced docs rendering
Updated steel-browser readme with direct links to API docs and OpenAPI specs
Enhanced metadata handling across all session types for improved data consistency
Updated CDN links for core Steel components to improve loading efficiency

🐛 Bug Fixes

Fixed intermediate fingerprinting issues by adding solver and filtering security components
Corrected environment variable usage in Steel API configuration
Corrected metadata definitions to ensure accurate API documentation compliance
Replaced deletion method with timestamp-based deletion across all session types

💖 First-time contributors

Special thanks to @robbwdoering for improving our documentation and SDK references!

As always, thanks for testing out the Steel beta. We really look forward to more of your feedback and continuing to build with this awesome, curious, and supportive community.