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Browser profiles explained

Choose the browser profile based on repeatability and login state, not habit. Most weird browser behavior is a profile-choice problem before it is an action problem.

Profile ruleUse managed openclaw for repeatable clean automation, user for real signed-in state, and remote CDP only when it is intentional infrastructure.
Profile choice

Which profile should you use?

Managed openclawBest for clean, repeatable automation where state carryover would be a bug.
Existing-session userBest when the task depends on real signed-in browser state.
Remote CDPBest only when the external endpoint is an intentional advanced setup, not a default shortcut.
Examples

Examples of correct profile decisions

Public site QAUse managed openclaw so repeatability is high and stale state does not leak in.
Search Console or logged-in admin taskUse the user profile if the real signed-in state is the whole point of the task.
Remote hosted browser farmUse remote CDP only if you deliberately built that architecture.
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