AetherBrowser

AI-first browser runtime and extension extracted from SCBE-AETHERMOORE.

What this repo contains

• Python runtime server (src/aetherbrowser)
• Browser extension UI (src/extension)
• Focused tests for runtime + extension edge cases (tests/)

Current status

• Streaming model bridge + provider fallback
• Research routing lane with persistence hooks
• WebSocket reconnect indicator + queue pressure handling
• Standalone CI checks the Python runtime and extension reconnect behavior

Development checks

Use Python 3.12 and Node.js 24 (the CI versions). The extension test runner requires Node.js 22.12+, 24, or 26+; Node.js 20 is not supported.

npm ci
npm run test:extension
python -m pip install pytest pytest-asyncio fastapi uvicorn httpx websockets pydantic
python -m pytest -q tests/aetherbrowser/test_model_bridge.py tests/aetherbrowser/test_serve.py tests/test_native_messaging_host.py

npm ci uses the committed lockfile so local and CI dependency versions agree.

Monetization direction

• Open-core browser runtime (public)
• Pro lanes: managed cloud orchestration, team controls, hosted research vault
• Enterprise lane: compliance logging + governance policy packs

Pricing (initial)

• Starter: $0 (open-core local runtime)
• Pro: $39/mo (managed research lanes + persistence)
• Team: $199/mo (shared queues, audit, onboarding)

Landing page

• GitHub Pages source: docs/index.html
• URL after Pages is enabled in repo settings: https://issdandavis.github.io/aetherbrowser/

Immediate roadmap

1. Expand standalone runtime and extension test coverage.
2. Publish prebuilt extension package.
3. Add hosted API + paid plans.
4. Add docs and demo videos for conversion.

Source provenance

This repository is seeded from issdandavis/SCBE-AETHERMOORE.