suppress cdp + add logging

strix/interface/main.py

@@ -46,7 +46,31 @@ from strix.telemetry import posthog  # noqa: E402
 from strix.telemetry.tracer import get_global_tracer  # noqa: E402
 
 
-logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+_log_dir = Path("strix_runs")
+_log_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+_file_handler = logging.FileHandler(_log_dir / "strix.log")
+_file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+_file_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(name)s %(levelname)s %(message)s"))
+
+_root = logging.getLogger()
+_root.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+_root.handlers = [_file_handler]
+
+# prevent any library from adding StreamHandlers (console) to the root logger
+_orig_add_handler = logging.Logger.addHandler
+
+
+def _guarded_add_handler(self: logging.Logger, handler: logging.Handler) -> None:
+    if (
+        self is _root
+        and isinstance(handler, logging.StreamHandler)
+        and not isinstance(handler, logging.FileHandler)
+    ):
+        return
+    _orig_add_handler(self, handler)
+
+
+logging.Logger.addHandler = _guarded_add_handler  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
 
 def validate_environment() -> None:  # noqa: PLR0912, PLR0915

strix/interface/tool_components/browser_renderer.py

@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ class BrowserRenderer(BaseToolRenderer):
 
     @classmethod
     def _build_launch(cls, status: str, result: Any) -> Text:
-        mode = result.get("mode", "sandboxed") if isinstance(result, dict) else "sandboxed"
         text = Text("◈ ", style=cls.LIFE)
         text.append("launching browser", style=f"bold {cls.LIFE}")
-        text.append(f" {mode}", style=cls.DIM)
         text.append_text(cls._status_mark(status))
         res = result if isinstance(result, dict) else {}
         warning = res.get("warning")

strix/tools/browser/browser_actions.py

@@ -131,10 +131,13 @@ async def _run_browser_agent(
         ]
         _bl.propagate = True
 
-    async def log_step(step: Any) -> None:
-        logger.info("Agent step completed: %s", step)
+    # cdp_use.client spams "unexpected message" warnings from Chromium; suppress
+    _cdp_client = logging.getLogger("cdp_use.client")
+    _cdp_client.handlers = []
+    _cdp_client.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+    _cdp_client.propagate = False
 
-    result = await agent.run(on_step_end=log_step)
+    result = await agent.run()
 
     if hasattr(result, "is_successful") and not result.is_successful():
         final_result = (