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Launch a local Chromium browser with CDP enabled. Only available in embedded mode (Skyvern.local()). 
skyvern = Skyvern.local()
browser = await skyvern.launch_local_browser(headless=False)
page = await browser.get_working_page()

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Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
headlessboolNoFalseRun browser without a visible window.
portintNo9222CDP port.
argslist[str]NoNoneAdditional Chromium launch arguments.
user_data_dirstrNoNoneCustom user data directory for the browser.

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Returns SkyvernBrowser

launch_local_browser only works in embedded mode because a remote server cannot reach localhost. TypeScript SDK does not support local mode.