feat: default browser tool OFF by default and hide Browser auto-approve when disabled

[hannesrudolph]

Cherry-picked from commit e908d8b

This PR:

• Sets browser tool to OFF by default
• Hides Browser auto-approve setting when browser tool is disabled
• Fixes dropdown dependencies

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Important

Sets browser tool to be off by default and updates UI to hide browser-related options when disabled.

• Behavior:
  • Sets browserToolEnabled to false by default in Task.ts, ClineProvider.ts, and webviewMessageHandler.ts.
  • Hides alwaysAllowBrowser option in AutoApproveDropdown.tsx and AutoApproveToggle.tsx when browserToolEnabled is false.
• UI Components:
  • Updates AutoApproveDropdown.tsx to filter out alwaysAllowBrowser when browserToolEnabled is false.
  • Updates AutoApproveToggle.tsx to conditionally render alwaysAllowBrowser based on browserToolEnabled.
• Tests:
  • Mocks useExtensionState in AutoApproveToggle.spec.tsx to ensure browserToolEnabled is true for testing purposes.

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[roomote]

✅ Code Review Complete

No issues found. The changes correctly implement the following:

1. Browser tool now defaults to OFF - All default values consistently changed from true to false
2. Browser auto-approve hidden when disabled - UI properly filters the browser option based on browserToolEnabled state
3. Clean implementation - Dependencies updated correctly, logic is sound

The PR is ready to merge.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR changes the browser tool default state from enabled to disabled and conditionally hides browser-related auto-approval settings when the browser tool is disabled.

• Sets browserToolEnabled default value to false across multiple files
• Filters out browser auto-approve option from UI when browser tool is disabled
• Updates dependency arrays to include browserToolEnabled for proper reactivity

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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File	Description
webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx	Changes default browserToolEnabled from true to false
webview-ui/src/components/settings/AutoApproveToggle.tsx	Filters browser auto-approve toggle when browser tool disabled
webview-ui/src/components/chat/AutoApproveDropdown.tsx	Filters browser option from dropdown counts and Select All/None operations
src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts	Updates fallback default for browserToolEnabled message to false
src/core/webview/generateSystemPrompt.ts	Changes browser tool enablement check default to false
src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts	Updates two locations with browserToolEnabled default to false
src/core/task/Task.ts	Changes browser tool capability check default to false

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[hannesrudolph]

I found some issues that need attention. See inline comments.