Stop Claude Code's /chrome from opening the wrong browser

Stop Claude Code's /chrome from opening the wrong browser

Claude Code鈥檚 /chrome keeps opening Brave even though Edge is your default, Edge is running, and the extension is only installed in Edge. Turns out there鈥檚 a hard-coded browser priority list in the binary that ranks Brave above Edge - and no config override exists. Here鈥檚 the fix that actually works.

11 April 2026 路 6 min 路 1238 words 路 Paul McIlreavy
The Chainsaw and the Axe

The Chainsaw and the Axe

Most development teams right now have two types of developer: the ones polishing the axe and the ones ripping through forests with a chainsaw. The person paying for the tree to come down doesn鈥檛 care which tool you use.

27 March 2026 路 11 min 路 2137 words 路 Paul McIlreavy