diff --git a/agent/tools/__init__.py b/agent/tools/__init__.py
index 106d7a14..8bfc6de9 100644
--- a/agent/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/agent/tools/__init__.py
@@ -87,25 +87,25 @@ FileSave = _optional_tools.get('FileSave')
 Terminal = _optional_tools.get('Terminal')
 
 
-# Delayed import for BrowserTool
+# BrowserTool (requires playwright)
 def _import_browser_tool():
+    from common.log import logger
     try:
         from agent.tools.browser.browser_tool import BrowserTool
         return BrowserTool
-    except ImportError:
-        # Return a placeholder class that will prompt the user to install dependencies when instantiated
-        class BrowserToolPlaceholder:
-            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-                raise ImportError(
-                    "The 'browser-use' package is required to use BrowserTool. "
-                    "Please install it with 'pip install browser-use>=0.1.40'."
-                )
+    except ImportError as e:
+        logger.info(
+            f"[Tools] BrowserTool not loaded - missing dependency: {e}\n"
+            f"  To enable browser tool, run:\n"
+            f"    pip install playwright\n"
+            f"    playwright install chromium"
+        )
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[Tools] BrowserTool failed to load: {e}")
+        return None
 
-        return BrowserToolPlaceholder
-
-
-# Dynamically set BrowserTool
-# BrowserTool = _import_browser_tool()
+BrowserTool = _import_browser_tool()
 
 # Export all tools (including optional ones that might be None)
 __all__ = [
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'WebSearch',
     'WebFetch',
     'Vision',
-    # Optional tools (may be None if dependencies not available)
-    # 'BrowserTool'
+    'BrowserTool',
 ]
 
 """
diff --git a/agent/tools/browser/__init__.py b/agent/tools/browser/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a5e7330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/tools/browser/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from agent.tools.browser.browser_tool import BrowserTool
+
+__all__ = ["BrowserTool"]
diff --git a/agent/tools/browser/browser_service.py b/agent/tools/browser/browser_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d502ffb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/tools/browser/browser_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,509 @@
+"""
+Browser service - Playwright wrapper managing browser lifecycle and page operations.
+
+Lazily launches a Chromium instance on first use, reuses it across tool calls,
+and cleans up on close(). Headless mode is auto-detected based on platform and
+display availability.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import re
+import uuid
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, List
+
+from common.log import logger
+
+from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright, Browser, BrowserContext, Page, Playwright
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Snapshot DOM helpers
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Tags that typically carry useful content for an agent
+_INTERACTIVE_TAGS = {
+    "a", "button", "input", "textarea", "select", "option",
+    "label", "details", "summary",
+}
+_SEMANTIC_TAGS = {
+    "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6",
+    "p", "li", "td", "th", "caption", "figcaption", "blockquote", "pre", "code",
+    "nav", "main", "article", "section", "header", "footer", "form", "table",
+    "img", "video", "audio",
+}
+_KEEP_TAGS = _INTERACTIVE_TAGS | _SEMANTIC_TAGS
+
+_SNAPSHOT_JS = """
+() => {
+    const KEEP = new Set(%s);
+    const INTERACTIVE = new Set(%s);
+    const SKIP = new Set(["script","style","noscript","svg","path","meta","link","br","hr"]);
+    let refCounter = 0;
+    const refMap = {};
+
+    function visible(el) {
+        if (!(el instanceof HTMLElement)) return true;
+        const st = window.getComputedStyle(el);
+        if (st.display === "none" || st.visibility === "hidden") return false;
+        if (parseFloat(st.opacity) === 0) return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function walk(node) {
+        if (node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+            const t = node.textContent.trim();
+            return t ? t : null;
+        }
+        if (node.nodeType !== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) return null;
+        const tag = node.tagName.toLowerCase();
+        if (SKIP.has(tag)) return null;
+        if (!visible(node)) return null;
+
+        const children = [];
+        for (const ch of node.childNodes) {
+            const r = walk(ch);
+            if (r !== null) {
+                if (typeof r === "string") children.push(r);
+                else children.push(r);
+            }
+        }
+
+        const keep = KEEP.has(tag);
+        if (!keep) {
+            // Unwrap: promote children
+            if (children.length === 0) return null;
+            if (children.length === 1) return children[0];
+            return children;
+        }
+
+        const obj = { tag };
+        if (INTERACTIVE.has(tag)) {
+            refCounter++;
+            obj.ref = refCounter;
+            refMap[refCounter] = node;
+        }
+
+        // Attributes
+        if (tag === "a" && node.href) obj.href = node.getAttribute("href");
+        if (tag === "img") {
+            obj.alt = node.alt || "";
+            obj.src = node.getAttribute("src") || "";
+        }
+        if (tag === "input" || tag === "textarea" || tag === "select") {
+            obj.type = node.type || "text";
+            obj.name = node.name || undefined;
+            obj.value = node.value || undefined;
+            obj.placeholder = node.placeholder || undefined;
+            if (node.disabled) obj.disabled = true;
+            if (tag === "input" && node.type === "checkbox") obj.checked = node.checked;
+        }
+        if (tag === "button") {
+            if (node.disabled) obj.disabled = true;
+        }
+        if (tag === "option") {
+            obj.value = node.value;
+            if (node.selected) obj.selected = true;
+        }
+        if (tag === "label" && node.htmlFor) obj.for = node.htmlFor;
+
+        // Role / aria-label
+        const role = node.getAttribute("role");
+        if (role) obj.role = role;
+        const ariaLabel = node.getAttribute("aria-label");
+        if (ariaLabel) obj.ariaLabel = ariaLabel;
+
+        // Children
+        if (children.length === 1 && typeof children[0] === "string") {
+            obj.text = children[0];
+        } else if (children.length > 0) {
+            obj.children = children;
+        }
+
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    // Store refMap on window for later use by click/fill actions
+    const result = walk(document.body);
+    window.__cowRefMap = refMap;
+    return { tree: result, refCount: refCounter };
+}
+""" % (
+    str(list(_KEEP_TAGS)),
+    str(list(_INTERACTIVE_TAGS)),
+)
+
+
+def _should_use_headless() -> bool:
+    """Decide headless mode: headless on Linux servers without display, headed elsewhere."""
+    if sys.platform in ("win32", "darwin"):
+        return False
+    # Linux: check for display
+    if os.environ.get("DISPLAY") or os.environ.get("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"):
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _flatten_tree(node, indent=0) -> List[str]:
+    """Convert snapshot tree to compact text lines for LLM consumption."""
+    if node is None:
+        return []
+    if isinstance(node, str):
+        return [" " * indent + node]
+    if isinstance(node, list):
+        lines = []
+        for child in node:
+            lines.extend(_flatten_tree(child, indent))
+        return lines
+    if not isinstance(node, dict):
+        return []
+
+    tag = node.get("tag", "?")
+    ref = node.get("ref")
+    parts = [tag]
+    if ref:
+        parts[0] = f"[{ref}] {tag}"
+
+    # Inline attributes
+    for attr in ("type", "name", "href", "alt", "role", "ariaLabel", "placeholder", "value"):
+        val = node.get(attr)
+        if val:
+            # Truncate long values
+            s = str(val)
+            if len(s) > 80:
+                s = s[:77] + "..."
+            parts.append(f'{attr}="{s}"')
+
+    for flag in ("disabled", "checked", "selected"):
+        if node.get(flag):
+            parts.append(flag)
+
+    prefix = " " * indent
+    header = prefix + " ".join(parts)
+
+    text = node.get("text")
+    if text:
+        # Truncate long text
+        if len(text) > 120:
+            text = text[:117] + "..."
+        header += f": {text}"
+
+    lines = [header]
+    children = node.get("children", [])
+    for child in children:
+        lines.extend(_flatten_tree(child, indent + 2))
+    return lines
+
+
+class BrowserService:
+    """Manages a single Playwright browser instance with page operations."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+        self._config = config or {}
+        self._playwright: Optional[Playwright] = None
+        self._browser: Optional[Browser] = None
+        self._context: Optional[BrowserContext] = None
+        self._page: Optional[Page] = None
+        self._headless: Optional[bool] = None
+        self._screenshot_dir: Optional[str] = None
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Lifecycle
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _ensure_browser(self):
+        """Lazily launch browser on first use."""
+        if self._page and not self._page.is_closed():
+            return
+
+        if self._headless is None:
+            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"]
+        if self._headless:
+            launch_args.append("--no-sandbox")
+
+        extra_args = self._config.get("launch_args", [])
+        if extra_args:
+            launch_args.extend(extra_args)
+
+        viewport_w = self._config.get("viewport_width", 1280)
+        viewport_h = self._config.get("viewport_height", 720)
+
+        if not self._playwright:
+            self._playwright = sync_playwright().start()
+
+        logger.info(f"[Browser] Launching Chromium (headless={self._headless})")
+        self._browser = self._playwright.chromium.launch(
+            headless=self._headless,
+            args=launch_args,
+        )
+        self._context = self._browser.new_context(
+            viewport={"width": viewport_w, "height": viewport_h},
+            user_agent=(
+                "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) "
+                "AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) "
+                "Chrome/131.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
+            ),
+        )
+        self._page = self._context.new_page()
+        logger.info("[Browser] Browser ready")
+
+    @property
+    def page(self) -> Page:
+        self._ensure_browser()
+        return self._page
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Release all browser resources."""
+        try:
+            if self._context:
+                self._context.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"[Browser] context close error: {e}")
+        try:
+            if self._browser:
+                self._browser.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"[Browser] browser close error: {e}")
+        try:
+            if self._playwright:
+                self._playwright.stop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"[Browser] playwright stop error: {e}")
+        self._page = None
+        self._context = None
+        self._browser = None
+        self._playwright = None
+        logger.info("[Browser] Browser closed")
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Actions
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def navigate(self, url: str, timeout: int = 30000) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Navigate to a URL and return page info."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            resp = page.goto(url, wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=timeout)
+            status = resp.status if resp else None
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Navigation failed: {e}"}
+
+        return {
+            "url": page.url,
+            "title": page.title(),
+            "status": status,
+        }
+
+    def snapshot(self, selector: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+        """
+        Return a compact text representation of the page DOM for LLM consumption.
+        Interactive elements get numeric refs usable in click/fill actions.
+        """
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            target = selector or "body"
+            result = page.evaluate(_SNAPSHOT_JS)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return f"[Snapshot error: {e}]"
+
+        tree = result.get("tree")
+        ref_count = result.get("refCount", 0)
+        lines = _flatten_tree(tree)
+
+        header = f"Page: {page.title()}  ({page.url})\nInteractive elements: {ref_count}\n---"
+        body = "\n".join(lines)
+
+        # Limit output size
+        max_chars = self._config.get("snapshot_max_chars", 30000)
+        if len(body) > max_chars:
+            body = body[:max_chars] + "\n... [snapshot truncated]"
+
+        return f"{header}\n{body}"
+
+    def screenshot(self, full_page: bool = False, cwd: str = "") -> str:
+        """Take a screenshot and save to workspace/tmp. Returns file path."""
+        page = self.page
+        save_dir = self._get_screenshot_dir(cwd)
+        filename = f"screenshot_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}.png"
+        filepath = os.path.join(save_dir, filename)
+
+        page.screenshot(path=filepath, full_page=full_page)
+        logger.info(f"[Browser] Screenshot saved: {filepath}")
+        return filepath
+
+    def click(self, ref: Optional[int] = None, selector: Optional[str] = None,
+              timeout: int = 5000) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Click an element by snapshot ref or CSS selector."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            if ref is not None:
+                result = page.evaluate(f"""
+                    () => {{
+                        const el = window.__cowRefMap && window.__cowRefMap[{ref}];
+                        if (!el) return {{ error: "ref {ref} not found. Run snapshot first." }};
+                        el.click();
+                        return {{ clicked: true, tag: el.tagName.toLowerCase() }};
+                    }}
+                """)
+                if result.get("error"):
+                    return result
+                page.wait_for_timeout(500)
+                return result
+            elif selector:
+                page.click(selector, timeout=timeout)
+                return {"clicked": True, "selector": selector}
+            else:
+                return {"error": "Provide either ref (from snapshot) or selector"}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Click failed: {e}"}
+
+    def fill(self, text: str, ref: Optional[int] = None,
+             selector: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 5000) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Fill text into an input/textarea by snapshot ref or CSS selector."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            if ref is not None:
+                result = page.evaluate(f"""
+                    () => {{
+                        const el = window.__cowRefMap && window.__cowRefMap[{ref}];
+                        if (!el) return {{ error: "ref {ref} not found. Run snapshot first." }};
+                        el.focus();
+                        el.value = "";
+                        return {{ tag: el.tagName.toLowerCase(), name: el.name || "" }};
+                    }}
+                """)
+                if result.get("error"):
+                    return result
+                page.keyboard.type(text)
+                return {"filled": True, "ref": ref, "text": text}
+            elif selector:
+                page.fill(selector, text, timeout=timeout)
+                return {"filled": True, "selector": selector, "text": text}
+            else:
+                return {"error": "Provide either ref (from snapshot) or selector"}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Fill failed: {e}"}
+
+    def select(self, value: str, ref: Optional[int] = None,
+               selector: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 5000) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Select an option in a <select> element."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            if ref is not None:
+                result = page.evaluate(f"""
+                    () => {{
+                        const el = window.__cowRefMap && window.__cowRefMap[{ref}];
+                        if (!el || el.tagName.toLowerCase() !== "select")
+                            return {{ error: "ref {ref} is not a <select> element" }};
+                        el.value = {repr(value)};
+                        el.dispatchEvent(new Event("change", {{ bubbles: true }}));
+                        return {{ selected: true, value: el.value }};
+                    }}
+                """)
+                return result
+            elif selector:
+                page.select_option(selector, value, timeout=timeout)
+                return {"selected": True, "selector": selector, "value": value}
+            else:
+                return {"error": "Provide either ref (from snapshot) or selector"}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Select failed: {e}"}
+
+    def scroll(self, direction: str = "down", amount: int = 500) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Scroll the page."""
+        page = self.page
+        delta_map = {
+            "down": (0, amount),
+            "up": (0, -amount),
+            "right": (amount, 0),
+            "left": (-amount, 0),
+        }
+        dx, dy = delta_map.get(direction, (0, amount))
+        try:
+            page.mouse.wheel(dx, dy)
+            page.wait_for_timeout(300)
+            scroll_info = page.evaluate("""
+                () => ({
+                    scrollX: window.scrollX,
+                    scrollY: window.scrollY,
+                    scrollHeight: document.documentElement.scrollHeight,
+                    clientHeight: document.documentElement.clientHeight
+                })
+            """)
+            return {"scrolled": direction, "amount": amount, **scroll_info}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Scroll failed: {e}"}
+
+    def wait(self, selector: Optional[str] = None, timeout: int = 5000,
+             state: str = "visible") -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Wait for a selector to appear or a fixed timeout."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            if selector:
+                page.wait_for_selector(selector, timeout=timeout, state=state)
+                return {"waited": True, "selector": selector, "state": state}
+            else:
+                page.wait_for_timeout(timeout)
+                return {"waited": True, "timeout_ms": timeout}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Wait failed: {e}"}
+
+    def go_back(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            page.go_back(wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=10000)
+            return {"url": page.url, "title": page.title()}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Go back failed: {e}"}
+
+    def go_forward(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            page.go_forward(wait_until="domcontentloaded", timeout=10000)
+            return {"url": page.url, "title": page.title()}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Go forward failed: {e}"}
+
+    def get_text(self, selector: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get text content of an element."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            text = page.text_content(selector, timeout=5000)
+            return {"text": text or ""}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Get text failed: {e}"}
+
+    def evaluate(self, script: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Execute JavaScript in the page context."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            result = page.evaluate(script)
+            return {"result": result}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Evaluate failed: {e}"}
+
+    def press(self, key: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Press a keyboard key (e.g. Enter, Tab, Escape)."""
+        page = self.page
+        try:
+            page.keyboard.press(key)
+            page.wait_for_timeout(300)
+            return {"pressed": key}
+        except Exception as e:
+            return {"error": f"Press failed: {e}"}
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Helpers
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _get_screenshot_dir(self, cwd: str = "") -> str:
+        if self._screenshot_dir and os.path.isdir(self._screenshot_dir):
+            return self._screenshot_dir
+        base = cwd or os.getcwd()
+        d = os.path.join(base, "tmp")
+        os.makedirs(d, exist_ok=True)
+        self._screenshot_dir = d
+        return d
diff --git a/agent/tools/browser/browser_tool.py b/agent/tools/browser/browser_tool.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b51fa26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/tools/browser/browser_tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+"""
+Browser tool - Control a Chromium browser for web navigation and interaction.
+
+Uses Playwright under the hood. Browser instance is lazily started on first
+use, reused across tool calls within the same session, and cleaned up via
+close().
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Any, Optional
+
+from agent.tools.base_tool import BaseTool, ToolResult
+from agent.tools.browser.browser_service import BrowserService
+from common.log import logger
+
+
+class BrowserTool(BaseTool):
+    """Single tool exposing all browser actions via an 'action' parameter."""
+
+    name: str = "browser"
+    description: str = (
+        "Control a browser to navigate web pages, interact with elements, and extract content. "
+        "Actions: navigate, snapshot, click, fill, select, scroll, screenshot, wait, back, forward, "
+        "get_text, press, evaluate.\n\n"
+        "Workflow: navigate to a URL → snapshot to see the page (elements get numeric refs) → "
+        "use refs in click/fill/select actions → snapshot again to verify.\n\n"
+        "Use snapshot (not screenshot) as the primary way to read page content."
+    )
+
+    params: dict = {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "action": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": (
+                    "The browser action to perform. One of: "
+                    "navigate, snapshot, click, fill, select, scroll, "
+                    "screenshot, wait, back, forward, get_text, press, evaluate"
+                ),
+                "enum": [
+                    "navigate", "snapshot", "click", "fill", "select", "scroll",
+                    "screenshot", "wait", "back", "forward", "get_text", "press",
+                    "evaluate"
+                ]
+            },
+            "url": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "URL to navigate to (for 'navigate' action)"
+            },
+            "ref": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "Element ref number from snapshot (for click/fill/select)"
+            },
+            "selector": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "CSS selector as fallback when ref is unavailable (for click/fill/select/wait/get_text)"
+            },
+            "text": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Text to type (for 'fill' action)"
+            },
+            "value": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Option value (for 'select' action)"
+            },
+            "key": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Key to press, e.g. Enter, Tab, Escape (for 'press' action)"
+            },
+            "direction": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Scroll direction: up, down, left, right (for 'scroll' action, default: down)"
+            },
+            "script": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "JavaScript code to execute (for 'evaluate' action)"
+            },
+            "full_page": {
+                "type": "boolean",
+                "description": "Capture full page screenshot (for 'screenshot' action, default: false)"
+            },
+            "timeout": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "description": "Timeout in milliseconds (optional, default varies by action)"
+            }
+        },
+        "required": ["action"]
+    }
+
+    _shared_service: Optional[BrowserService] = None
+
+    def __init__(self, config: dict = None):
+        self.config = config or {}
+        self.cwd = self.config.get("cwd", os.getcwd())
+        self._service: Optional[BrowserService] = None
+
+    def _get_service(self) -> BrowserService:
+        """Get or create the browser service, sharing across copies."""
+        if self._service is not None:
+            return self._service
+
+        # Reuse shared service across tool copies within the same session
+        if BrowserTool._shared_service is not None:
+            self._service = BrowserTool._shared_service
+            return self._service
+
+        self._service = BrowserService(self.config)
+        BrowserTool._shared_service = self._service
+        return self._service
+
+    def execute(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        action = args.get("action", "").strip().lower()
+        if not action:
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'action' parameter is required")
+
+        handler = self._ACTION_MAP.get(action)
+        if not handler:
+            valid = ", ".join(sorted(self._ACTION_MAP.keys()))
+            return ToolResult.fail(f"Unknown action '{action}'. Valid actions: {valid}")
+
+        try:
+            return handler(self, args)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"[Browser] Action '{action}' error: {e}")
+            return ToolResult.fail(f"Browser error ({action}): {e}")
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Action handlers
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _do_navigate(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        url = args.get("url", "").strip()
+        if not url:
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'url' is required for navigate action")
+        if not url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+            url = "https://" + url
+        timeout = args.get("timeout", 30000)
+        result = self._get_service().navigate(url, timeout=timeout)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(
+            f"Navigated to: {result['url']}\nTitle: {result['title']}\nStatus: {result['status']}\n\n"
+            f"Use action 'snapshot' to see the page content."
+        )
+
+    def _do_snapshot(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        selector = args.get("selector")
+        text = self._get_service().snapshot(selector=selector)
+        return ToolResult.success(text)
+
+    def _do_click(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        ref = args.get("ref")
+        selector = args.get("selector")
+        timeout = args.get("timeout", 5000)
+        result = self._get_service().click(ref=ref, selector=selector, timeout=timeout)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Clicked successfully. Use 'snapshot' to see updated page.")
+
+    def _do_fill(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        text = args.get("text", "")
+        ref = args.get("ref")
+        selector = args.get("selector")
+        timeout = args.get("timeout", 5000)
+        if not text and text != "":
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'text' is required for fill action")
+        result = self._get_service().fill(text, ref=ref, selector=selector, timeout=timeout)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Filled text into element. Use 'snapshot' to verify.")
+
+    def _do_select(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        value = args.get("value", "")
+        ref = args.get("ref")
+        selector = args.get("selector")
+        timeout = args.get("timeout", 5000)
+        if not value:
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'value' is required for select action")
+        result = self._get_service().select(value, ref=ref, selector=selector, timeout=timeout)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Selected option '{value}'.")
+
+    def _do_scroll(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        direction = args.get("direction", "down")
+        amount = args.get("timeout", 500)  # reuse timeout field or default
+        if "amount" in args:
+            amount = args["amount"]
+        result = self._get_service().scroll(direction=direction, amount=amount)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        pos = f"scrollY={result.get('scrollY', '?')}/{result.get('scrollHeight', '?')}"
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Scrolled {direction}. Position: {pos}")
+
+    def _do_screenshot(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        full_page = args.get("full_page", False)
+        filepath = self._get_service().screenshot(full_page=full_page, cwd=self.cwd)
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Screenshot saved to: {filepath}")
+
+    def _do_wait(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        selector = args.get("selector")
+        timeout = args.get("timeout", 5000)
+        result = self._get_service().wait(selector=selector, timeout=timeout)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Wait completed.")
+
+    def _do_back(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        result = self._get_service().go_back()
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Navigated back to: {result['url']}")
+
+    def _do_forward(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        result = self._get_service().go_forward()
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Navigated forward to: {result['url']}")
+
+    def _do_get_text(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        selector = args.get("selector", "").strip()
+        if not selector:
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'selector' is required for get_text action")
+        result = self._get_service().get_text(selector)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(result["text"])
+
+    def _do_press(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        key = args.get("key", "").strip()
+        if not key:
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'key' is required for press action")
+        result = self._get_service().press(key)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        return ToolResult.success(f"Pressed key: {key}")
+
+    def _do_evaluate(self, args: Dict[str, Any]) -> ToolResult:
+        script = args.get("script", "").strip()
+        if not script:
+            return ToolResult.fail("Error: 'script' is required for evaluate action")
+        result = self._get_service().evaluate(script)
+        if "error" in result:
+            return ToolResult.fail(result["error"])
+        val = result.get("result")
+        if isinstance(val, (dict, list)):
+            return ToolResult.success(json.dumps(val, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
+        return ToolResult.success(str(val) if val is not None else "(no return value)")
+
+    # Action dispatch table
+    _ACTION_MAP = {
+        "navigate": _do_navigate,
+        "snapshot": _do_snapshot,
+        "click": _do_click,
+        "fill": _do_fill,
+        "select": _do_select,
+        "scroll": _do_scroll,
+        "screenshot": _do_screenshot,
+        "wait": _do_wait,
+        "back": _do_back,
+        "forward": _do_forward,
+        "get_text": _do_get_text,
+        "press": _do_press,
+        "evaluate": _do_evaluate,
+    }
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Lifecycle
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    def copy(self):
+        """Share browser instance across tool copies (avoids re-launching)."""
+        new_tool = BrowserTool(self.config)
+        new_tool.model = self.model
+        new_tool.context = getattr(self, "context", None)
+        new_tool.cwd = self.cwd
+        new_tool._service = self._service
+        return new_tool
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Release browser resources."""
+        if self._service:
+            self._service.close()
+            self._service = None
+        BrowserTool._shared_service = None
+        logger.info("[Browser] BrowserTool closed")
diff --git a/agent/tools/browser_tool.py b/agent/tools/browser_tool.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b134ef79..00000000
--- a/agent/tools/browser_tool.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-def copy(self):
-    """
-    Special copy method for browser tool to avoid recreating browser instance.
-    
-    :return: A new instance with shared browser reference but unique model
-    """
-    new_tool = self.__class__()
-    
-    # Copy essential attributes
-    new_tool.model = self.model
-    new_tool.context = getattr(self, 'context', None)
-    new_tool.config = getattr(self, 'config', None)
-    
-    # Share the browser instance instead of creating a new one
-    if hasattr(self, 'browser'):
-        new_tool.browser = self.browser
-    
-    return new_tool 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/tools/tool_manager.py b/agent/tools/tool_manager.py
index 4f6789e1..929d60a1 100644
--- a/agent/tools/tool_manager.py
+++ b/agent/tools/tool_manager.py
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ class ToolManager:
                                 except ImportError as e:
                                     # Handle missing dependencies with helpful messages
                                     error_msg = str(e)
-                                    if "browser-use" in error_msg or "browser_use" in error_msg:
+                                    if "playwright" in error_msg:
                                         logger.warning(
                                             f"[ToolManager] Browser tool not loaded - missing dependencies.\n"
                                             f"  To enable browser tool, run:\n"
-                                            f"    pip install browser-use markdownify playwright\n"
+                                            f"    pip install playwright\n"
                                             f"    playwright install chromium"
                                         )
                                     elif "markdownify" in error_msg:
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ class ToolManager:
                             except ImportError as e:
                                 # Handle missing dependencies with helpful messages
                                 error_msg = str(e)
-                                if "browser-use" in error_msg or "browser_use" in error_msg:
+                                if "playwright" in error_msg:
                                     logger.warning(
                                         f"[ToolManager] Browser tool not loaded - missing dependencies.\n"
                                         f"  To enable browser tool, run:\n"
-                                        f"    pip install browser-use markdownify playwright\n"
+                                        f"    pip install playwright\n"
                                         f"    playwright install chromium"
                                     )
                                 elif "markdownify" in error_msg:
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class ToolManager:
                         logger.warning(
                             f"[ToolManager] Browser tool is configured but not loaded.\n"
                             f"  To enable browser tool, run:\n"
-                            f"    pip install browser-use markdownify playwright\n"
+                            f"    pip install playwright\n"
                             f"    playwright install chromium"
                         )
                     elif tool_name == "google_search":