What's Changed

• fix(daemon): restrict unix socket file to owner-only access by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4870
• docs: clarify integration example placement by @felix-windsor in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4856
• fix(tools): refuse evaluate() on restricted browser profiles by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4871
• chore(llm): default ChatBrowserUse to bu-2-0 by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4876
• feat: add client header to GoogleChat by @markmcd in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4884
• chore(llm): recommend gemini-3-flash-preview in examples and tests by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4885
• Add OpenRouter pricing fallback for token costs by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4886
• agent(history): freeze HistoryItem + lock byte-prefix property by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4890
• agent(prompts): move per-step metadata out of <agent_state> into a tail block by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4891
• feat: forward cached_content into generate_content by @sauravpanda in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4889
• Move user request before agent history by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4897
• Bump version to 0.12.8 by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4899
• Revert ChatGoogle cached_content forwarding by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4900
• Revert evaluate restriction on restricted profiles by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4901
• Trim HistoryItem freeze follow-up by @MagMueller in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4902

New Contributors

• @felix-windsor made their first contribution in https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/pull/4856

Full Changelog: https://github.com/browser-use/browser-use/compare/0.12.7...0.12.8