perf(browser): speed up navigation + fix desktop knowledge viewer links

agent/tools/browser/browser_service.py

@@ -463,7 +463,18 @@ class BrowserService:
             headless_cfg = self._config.get("headless")
             self._headless = headless_cfg if headless_cfg is not None else _should_use_headless()
 
-        launch_args = ["--disable-dev-shm-usage"]
+        launch_args = [
+            "--disable-dev-shm-usage",
+            # Trim first-launch overhead: skip the first-run wizard, the default
+            # browser prompt, and Chrome's background/component network chatter.
+            # These have no effect on page interaction but noticeably speed up
+            # cold starts and each navigation.
+            "--no-first-run",
+            "--no-default-browser-check",
+            "--disable-background-networking",
+            "--disable-component-update",
+            "--disable-features=Translate,OptimizationHints",
+        ]
         if self._headless:
             launch_args.append("--no-sandbox")
 
@@ -733,11 +744,15 @@ class BrowserService:
         except Exception as e:
             return {"error": f"Navigation failed: {e}"}
 
+        # SPAs keep long-lived connections (websockets, polling, analytics) and
+        # rarely reach true "networkidle", so waiting the full timeout is wasted
+        # time. domcontentloaded already gives a usable DOM; give the page a
+        # short grace period for initial render/XHR, then proceed.
         try:
-            page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle", timeout=8000)
+            page.wait_for_load_state("networkidle", timeout=1500)
         except Exception:
             pass
-        page.wait_for_timeout(500)
+        page.wait_for_timeout(300)
 
         try:
             title = page.title()

desktop/src/renderer/src/components/Markdown.tsx

@@ -100,29 +100,53 @@ md.renderer.rules.fence = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
 
 interface MarkdownProps {
   content: string
+  /**
+   * Intercept clicks on internal document links (relative `.md` hrefs). When
+   * provided, such links open in-app instead of being handed to the OS. Used by
+   * the knowledge viewer so index links open the target doc rather than firing
+   * an "application cannot be opened (-120)" error in Electron.
+   */
+  onInternalLink?: (href: string) => void
 }
 
-const Markdown: React.FC<MarkdownProps> = ({ content }) => {
+const Markdown: React.FC<MarkdownProps> = ({ content, onInternalLink }) => {
   const rootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
   const html = useMemo(() => md.render(content || ''), [content])
 
-  // Delegate copy clicks on code blocks (buttons are injected as raw HTML).
+  // Delegate clicks: copy buttons on code blocks, and internal doc links.
-  const handleClick = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+  const handleClick = useCallback(
-    const target = e.target as HTMLElement
+    (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    const btn = target.closest('.code-copy-btn') as HTMLElement | null
+      const target = e.target as HTMLElement
-    if (!btn) return
+
-    const pre = btn.closest('.code-block-wrapper')?.querySelector('pre')
+      // Internal knowledge links (relative *.md), when a handler is provided.
-    if (!pre) return
+      if (onInternalLink) {
-    navigator.clipboard.writeText(pre.textContent || '')
+        const a = target.closest('a') as HTMLAnchorElement | null
-    const original = btn.textContent
+        if (a) {
-    btn.textContent = t('msg_copied')
+          const href = a.getAttribute('href') || ''
-    btn.classList.add('copied')
+          if (href.endsWith('.md') && !/^https?:\/\//i.test(href)) {
-    setTimeout(() => {
+            e.preventDefault()
-      btn.textContent = original
+            onInternalLink(href)
-      btn.classList.remove('copied')
+            return
-    }, 1600)
+          }
-  }, [])
+        }
+      }
+
+      const btn = target.closest('.code-copy-btn') as HTMLElement | null
+      if (!btn) return
+      const pre = btn.closest('.code-block-wrapper')?.querySelector('pre')
+      if (!pre) return
+      navigator.clipboard.writeText(pre.textContent || '')
+      const original = btn.textContent
+      btn.textContent = t('msg_copied')
+      btn.classList.add('copied')
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        btn.textContent = original
+        btn.classList.remove('copied')
+      }, 1600)
+    },
+    [onInternalLink]
+  )
 
   return (
     <div

desktop/src/renderer/src/pages/KnowledgePage.tsx

@@ -49,6 +49,19 @@ const formatSize = (bytes: number): string => {
   return (bytes / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1) + ' MB'
 }
 
+// The viewer already shows the doc title above the body, so a leading `# H1`
+// that repeats it looks duplicated. Drop that first H1 (and any blank lines
+// right after it) when it matches the title; leave the body untouched otherwise.
+function stripDuplicateH1(content: string, title: string): string {
+  if (!content) return content
+  const norm = (s: string) => s.trim().toLowerCase()
+  // Skip a leading blank/whitespace region, then match the first `# heading`.
+  const m = content.match(/^\s*#\s+(.+?)\s*(?:\r?\n|$)/)
+  if (!m) return content
+  if (norm(m[1]) !== norm(title)) return content
+  return content.slice(m[0].length).replace(/^\s*\r?\n/, '')
+}
+
 // Flatten the tree into category paths (for destination selectors).
 function categoryPaths(dirs: KnowledgeDir[], parent = ''): string[] {
   const paths: string[] = []
@@ -105,6 +118,48 @@ function firstFile(list: KnowledgeList): { path: string; title: string } | null
   return null
 }
 
+// Find a document by its bare filename anywhere in the tree (root files first,
+// then a DFS). Used to resolve relative `../foo.md` links from index docs.
+function findFileByName(list: KnowledgeList, filename: string): { path: string; title: string } | null {
+  for (const f of list.root_files || []) {
+    if (f.name === filename) return { path: f.name, title: f.title || f.name }
+  }
+  const walk = (dir: KnowledgeDir, prefix: string): { path: string; title: string } | null => {
+    const dirPath = prefix ? `${prefix}/${dir.dir}` : dir.dir
+    for (const f of dir.files) {
+      if (f.name === filename) return { path: `${dirPath}/${f.name}`, title: f.title || f.name }
+    }
+    for (const c of dir.children) {
+      const hit = walk(c, dirPath)
+      if (hit) return hit
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+  for (const d of list.tree || []) {
+    const hit = walk(d, '')
+    if (hit) return hit
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+// Resolve a relative `.md` link (from a document body) into a knowledge path.
+// Mirrors the web console's bindChatKnowledgeLinks logic: supports
+// `knowledge/…/x.md`, `category/x.md`, and bare/relative `../x.md` (by name).
+function resolveKnowledgeLink(list: KnowledgeList, href: string): { path: string; title: string } | null {
+  const clean = href.split('#')[0].split('?')[0]
+  if (!clean.endsWith('.md')) return null
+  if (clean.startsWith('knowledge/')) {
+    const path = clean.replace(/^knowledge\//, '')
+    return { path, title: findTitle(list, path) }
+  }
+  if (/^[a-z0-9_-]+\/[a-z0-9_.-]+\.md$/i.test(clean) && !clean.startsWith('/') && !clean.startsWith('.')) {
+    return { path: clean, title: findTitle(list, clean) }
+  }
+  // Relative/other path: fall back to matching by filename.
+  const filename = clean.split('/').pop() || clean
+  return findFileByName(list, filename)
+}
+
 // Resolve a document's display title from its path, falling back to the stem.
 function findTitle(list: KnowledgeList, path: string): string {
   const fallback = path.split('/').pop()?.replace(/\.md$/i, '') || path
@@ -167,7 +222,7 @@ const KnowledgePage: React.FC<KnowledgePageProps> = ({ baseUrl }) => {
     setContent('')
     try {
       const res = await apiClient.readKnowledge(path)
-      setContent(res.content || '')
+      setContent(stripDuplicateH1(res.content || '', title))
     } catch {
       setContent(`> ${t('knowledge_doc_load_error')}`)
     } finally {
@@ -175,6 +230,17 @@ const KnowledgePage: React.FC<KnowledgePageProps> = ({ baseUrl }) => {
     }
   }, [])
 
+  // Open an internal knowledge link (relative `.md`) from within a doc body.
+  // Falls back silently when the target can't be resolved in the current tree.
+  const openInternalLink = useCallback(
+    (href: string) => {
+      if (!data) return
+      const hit = resolveKnowledgeLink(data, href)
+      if (hit) void openDoc(hit.path, hit.title)
+    },
+    [data, openDoc]
+  )
+
   // Reload the tree. When targetPath is given, open it; otherwise keep the
   // currently open doc (or open the first one on the initial load).
   const refresh = useCallback(
@@ -519,7 +585,7 @@ const KnowledgePage: React.FC<KnowledgePageProps> = ({ baseUrl }) => {
                     <Loader2 size={16} className="animate-spin mr-2" />
                   </div>
                 ) : (
-                  <Markdown content={content} />
+                  <Markdown content={content} onInternalLink={openInternalLink} />
                 )}
               </div>
             )}