docs(readme): add cross-machine CDP setup for WSL2 → Windows Chrome#198
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Some sites won't load in a fresh chromium or require a logged-in session that lives on a different machine. Document how to point bb-browser at any reachable Chrome by combining --cdp-host / --cdp-port with BB_BROWSER_HOME for daemon isolation, including the WSL2 → Windows portproxy workaround for Chrome 111+ binding CDP to 127.0.0.1.
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Summary
Adds a new "Cross-machine CDP (WSL2 ↔ Windows host)" section to the README, documenting how to point bb-browser at a Chrome running on a different machine than the daemon.
Motivation
Two situations where the default in-WSL2 chromium is not enough:
Both are solvable with existing flags (
--cdp-host,--cdp-port,--port) plusBB_BROWSER_HOMEfor daemon isolation, but the Chrome 111+ behavior of silently ignoring--remote-debugging-address=0.0.0.0makes the WSL2 case in particular non-obvious. This PR documents the working recipe.What changed
README.md: 46 lines added, no deletions, no code changes.Test plan
Open questions for maintainers
docs/page rather than expanding README? Happy to move it.🤖 Generated with Claude Code