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# Open Flow
> Status: draft | Updated 2026-07-05 | Applies to: AMPB users and implementers
`ampbrowser open` prepares a safe launch plan for one URL. It routes the URL, checks only
the selected transport, and reports whether the browser can open immediately or needs a
first-use setup prompt.
## Consent Model
AMPB does not install or start Tor, I2P, IPFS, Reticulum, or other optional transports when the
application starts. Setup is lazy:
1. The user opens a URL.
2. AMPB selects the required transport.
3. If the transport is already running, AMPB adopts it.
4. If the transport is missing, AMPB shows a prompt naming what will be installed or started.
5. AMPB proceeds only after approval.
By default, `open` output is a dry-run launch spec. Use `--launch` to create the isolated
profile and launch the configured browser runtime when the selected route is already
ready. With `--launch --yes`, AMPB may start an approved managed transport before
launching. Transport setup remains gated by first-use approval and readiness checks.
For a missing transport, `open --launch` does not start anything until approval is
provided. The output includes `setup_prompt_title`, `setup_prompt_body`,
`setup_prompt_approve_label`, and `setup_prompt_approval_command`; native shells should
render those fields as the first-use popup. After approval, launch output includes
`transport_setup_status`, `transport_setup_provider`, `transport_setup_owned`,
`transport_setup_pid`, and `transport_setup_endpoint` so the shell can distinguish an
adopted daemon from an AMPB-owned managed process.
`ampbrowser shell <url>` is the desktop wrapper for this contract. It shows the prompt
through a desktop dialog when possible, falls back to a terminal prompt when needed, and
launches through the same transport runner after approval.
`ampbrowser open <url> --route-aware --launch` creates one desktop profile for clearnet,
Tor, and I2P. The profile uses a PAC file for `.onion` and `.i2p` routing, installs the
AMPB route-helper extension, and starts a loopback AMPB helper. If a user clicks an
alternate-network link before its local transport is ready, the extension shows a setup
page and asks the helper to start the AMPB-managed transport after approval.
## Examples
```sh
python3 -m ampbrowser open https://wownero.org/
python3 -m ampbrowser open http://example.b32.i2p/
python3 -m ampbrowser open http://example.b32.i2p/ --yes
python3 -m ampbrowser open http://example.b32.i2p/ --config examples/config.toml
python3 -m ampbrowser open http://example.b32.i2p/ --platform android
python3 -m ampbrowser open https://wownero.org/ --launch
python3 -m ampbrowser open https://ampgateway.site/ --route-aware --launch
python3 -m ampbrowser open http://example.onion/ --launch
python3 -m ampbrowser open http://example.onion/ --yes --launch
python3 -m ampbrowser shell http://example.onion/
```