diff --git a/src/browser/chrome.ts b/src/browser/chrome.ts
index 946114421..53b506205 100644
--- a/src/browser/chrome.ts
+++ b/src/browser/chrome.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { type ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams, spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
+import WebSocket from "ws";
 
 import { ensurePortAvailable } from "../infra/ports.js";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging.js";
@@ -306,20 +307,86 @@ export async function isChromeReachable(
   cdpPort: number,
   timeoutMs = 500,
 ): Promise<boolean> {
+  const version = await fetchChromeVersion(cdpPort, timeoutMs);
+  return Boolean(version);
+}
+
+type ChromeVersion = {
+  webSocketDebuggerUrl?: string;
+  Browser?: string;
+  "User-Agent"?: string;
+};
+
+async function fetchChromeVersion(
+  cdpPort: number,
+  timeoutMs = 500,
+): Promise<ChromeVersion | null> {
   const ctrl = new AbortController();
   const t = setTimeout(() => ctrl.abort(), timeoutMs);
   try {
     const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${cdpPort}/json/version`, {
       signal: ctrl.signal,
     });
-    return res.ok;
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    const data = (await res.json()) as ChromeVersion;
+    if (!data || typeof data !== "object") return null;
+    return data;
   } catch {
-    return false;
+    return null;
   } finally {
     clearTimeout(t);
   }
 }
 
+export async function getChromeWebSocketUrl(
+  cdpPort: number,
+  timeoutMs = 500,
+): Promise<string | null> {
+  const version = await fetchChromeVersion(cdpPort, timeoutMs);
+  const wsUrl = String(version?.webSocketDebuggerUrl ?? "").trim();
+  return wsUrl ? wsUrl : null;
+}
+
+async function canOpenWebSocket(
+  wsUrl: string,
+  timeoutMs = 800,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  return await new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+    const ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl, { handshakeTimeout: timeoutMs });
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      try {
+        ws.terminate();
+      } catch {
+        // ignore
+      }
+      resolve(false);
+    }, Math.max(50, timeoutMs + 25));
+    ws.once("open", () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      try {
+        ws.close();
+      } catch {
+        // ignore
+      }
+      resolve(true);
+    });
+    ws.once("error", () => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve(false);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export async function isChromeCdpReady(
+  cdpPort: number,
+  timeoutMs = 500,
+  handshakeTimeoutMs = 800,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const wsUrl = await getChromeWebSocketUrl(cdpPort, timeoutMs);
+  if (!wsUrl) return false;
+  return await canOpenWebSocket(wsUrl, handshakeTimeoutMs);
+}
+
 export async function launchClawdChrome(
   resolved: ResolvedBrowserConfig,
 ): Promise<RunningChrome> {
diff --git a/src/browser/client.ts b/src/browser/client.ts
index 66f6f8d41..9ab851e5a 100644
--- a/src/browser/client.ts
+++ b/src/browser/client.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export type BrowserStatus = {
   enabled: boolean;
   controlUrl: string;
   running: boolean;
+  cdpReady?: boolean;
+  cdpHttp?: boolean;
   pid: number | null;
   cdpPort: number;
   chosenBrowser: string | null;
@@ -15,6 +17,13 @@ export type BrowserStatus = {
   attachOnly: boolean;
 };
 
+export type BrowserResetProfileResult = {
+  ok: true;
+  moved: boolean;
+  from: string;
+  to?: string;
+};
+
 export type BrowserTab = {
   targetId: string;
   title: string;
@@ -75,6 +84,18 @@ export async function browserStop(baseUrl: string): Promise<void> {
   });
 }
 
+export async function browserResetProfile(
+  baseUrl: string,
+): Promise<BrowserResetProfileResult> {
+  return await fetchBrowserJson<BrowserResetProfileResult>(
+    `${baseUrl}/reset-profile`,
+    {
+      method: "POST",
+      timeoutMs: 20000,
+    },
+  );
+}
+
 export async function browserTabs(baseUrl: string): Promise<BrowserTab[]> {
   const res = await fetchBrowserJson<{ running: boolean; tabs: BrowserTab[] }>(
     `${baseUrl}/tabs`,
diff --git a/src/browser/pw-session.ts b/src/browser/pw-session.ts
index 610f200ad..18f34f110 100644
--- a/src/browser/pw-session.ts
+++ b/src/browser/pw-session.ts
@@ -100,20 +100,33 @@ async function connectBrowser(endpoint: string): Promise<ConnectedBrowser> {
   if (cached?.endpoint === endpoint) return cached;
   if (connecting) return await connecting;
 
-  connecting = chromium
-    .connectOverCDP(endpoint, { timeout: 5000 })
-    .then((browser) => {
-      const connected: ConnectedBrowser = { browser, endpoint };
-      cached = connected;
-      observeBrowser(browser);
-      browser.on("disconnected", () => {
-        if (cached?.browser === browser) cached = null;
-      });
-      return connected;
-    })
-    .finally(() => {
-      connecting = null;
-    });
+  const connectWithRetry = async (): Promise<ConnectedBrowser> => {
+    let lastErr: unknown;
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 3; attempt += 1) {
+      try {
+        const timeout = 5000 + attempt * 2000;
+        const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(endpoint, { timeout });
+        const connected: ConnectedBrowser = { browser, endpoint };
+        cached = connected;
+        observeBrowser(browser);
+        browser.on("disconnected", () => {
+          if (cached?.browser === browser) cached = null;
+        });
+        return connected;
+      } catch (err) {
+        lastErr = err;
+        const delay = 250 + attempt * 250;
+        await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, delay));
+      }
+    }
+    throw lastErr instanceof Error
+      ? lastErr
+      : new Error(String(lastErr ?? "CDP connect failed"));
+  };
+
+  connecting = connectWithRetry().finally(() => {
+    connecting = null;
+  });
 
   return await connecting;
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/routes/basic.ts b/src/browser/routes/basic.ts
index 202d81ee8..dbf279cd3 100644
--- a/src/browser/routes/basic.ts
+++ b/src/browser/routes/basic.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ export function registerBrowserBasicRoutes(
       return jsonError(res, 503, "browser server not started");
     }
 
-    const reachable = await ctx.isReachable(300);
+    const [cdpHttp, cdpReady] = await Promise.all([
+      ctx.isHttpReachable(300),
+      ctx.isReachable(600),
+    ]);
     res.json({
       enabled: current.resolved.enabled,
       controlUrl: current.resolved.controlUrl,
-      running: reachable,
+      running: cdpReady,
+      cdpReady,
+      cdpHttp,
       pid: current.running?.pid ?? null,
       cdpPort: current.cdpPort,
       chosenBrowser: current.running?.exe.kind ?? null,
@@ -47,4 +52,13 @@ export function registerBrowserBasicRoutes(
       jsonError(res, 500, String(err));
     }
   });
+
+  app.post("/reset-profile", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const result = await ctx.resetProfile();
+      res.json({ ok: true, ...result });
+    } catch (err) {
+      jsonError(res, 500, String(err));
+    }
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/server-context.ts b/src/browser/server-context.ts
index 255eb9127..3b1244a53 100644
--- a/src/browser/server-context.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server-context.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
 import type { Server } from "node:http";
 
 import { createTargetViaCdp } from "./cdp.js";
 import {
+  isChromeCdpReady,
   isChromeReachable,
   launchClawdChrome,
   type RunningChrome,
+  resolveClawdUserDataDir,
   stopClawdChrome,
 } from "./chrome.js";
 import type { ResolvedBrowserConfig } from "./config.js";
 import { resolveTargetIdFromTabs } from "./target-id.js";
+import { runExec } from "../process/exec.js";
 
 export type BrowserTab = {
   targetId: string;
@@ -30,12 +36,18 @@ export type BrowserRouteContext = {
   state: () => BrowserServerState;
   ensureBrowserAvailable: () => Promise<void>;
   ensureTabAvailable: (targetId?: string) => Promise<BrowserTab>;
+  isHttpReachable: (timeoutMs?: number) => Promise<boolean>;
   isReachable: (timeoutMs?: number) => Promise<boolean>;
   listTabs: () => Promise<BrowserTab[]>;
   openTab: (url: string) => Promise<BrowserTab>;
   focusTab: (targetId: string) => Promise<void>;
   closeTab: (targetId: string) => Promise<void>;
   stopRunningBrowser: () => Promise<{ stopped: boolean }>;
+  resetProfile: () => Promise<{
+    moved: boolean;
+    from: string;
+    to?: string;
+  }>;
   mapTabError: (err: unknown) => { status: number; message: string } | null;
 };
 
@@ -157,27 +169,64 @@ export function createBrowserRouteContext(
   };
 
   const isReachable = async (timeoutMs = 300) => {
+    const current = state();
+    const wsTimeout = Math.max(200, Math.min(2000, timeoutMs * 2));
+    return await isChromeCdpReady(current.cdpPort, timeoutMs, wsTimeout);
+  };
+
+  const isHttpReachable = async (timeoutMs = 300) => {
     const current = state();
     return await isChromeReachable(current.cdpPort, timeoutMs);
   };
 
+  const attachRunning = (running: RunningChrome) => {
+    opts.setRunning(running);
+    running.proc.on("exit", () => {
+      const live = opts.getState();
+      if (live?.running?.pid === running.pid) {
+        opts.setRunning(null);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
   const ensureBrowserAvailable = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const current = state();
+    const httpReachable = await isHttpReachable();
+    if (!httpReachable) {
+      if (current.resolved.attachOnly) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "Browser attachOnly is enabled and no browser is running.",
+        );
+      }
+      const launched = await launchClawdChrome(current.resolved);
+      attachRunning(launched);
+    }
+
     if (await isReachable()) return;
+
     if (current.resolved.attachOnly) {
       throw new Error(
-        "Browser attachOnly is enabled and no browser is running.",
+        "Browser attachOnly is enabled and CDP websocket is not reachable.",
       );
     }
 
-    const launched = await launchClawdChrome(current.resolved);
-    opts.setRunning(launched);
-    launched.proc.on("exit", () => {
-      const live = opts.getState();
-      if (live?.running?.pid === launched.pid) {
-        opts.setRunning(null);
-      }
-    });
+    if (!current.running) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "CDP port responds but websocket handshake failed. Ensure the clawd browser owns the port or stop the conflicting process.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    await stopClawdChrome(current.running);
+    opts.setRunning(null);
+
+    const relaunched = await launchClawdChrome(current.resolved);
+    attachRunning(relaunched);
+
+    if (!(await isReachable(600))) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Chrome CDP websocket is not reachable after restart.",
+      );
+    }
   };
 
   const ensureTabAvailable = async (targetId?: string): Promise<BrowserTab> => {
@@ -244,6 +293,36 @@ export function createBrowserRouteContext(
     return { stopped: true };
   };
 
+  const resetProfile = async () => {
+    const current = state();
+    const userDataDir = resolveClawdUserDataDir();
+
+    const httpReachable = await isHttpReachable(300);
+    if (httpReachable && !current.running) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "Browser appears to be running but is not owned by clawd. Stop it before resetting the profile.",
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (current.running) {
+      await stopRunningBrowser();
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const mod = await import("./pw-ai.js");
+      await mod.closePlaywrightBrowserConnection();
+    } catch {
+      // ignore
+    }
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(userDataDir)) {
+      return { moved: false, from: userDataDir };
+    }
+
+    const moved = await movePathToTrash(userDataDir);
+    return { moved: true, from: userDataDir, to: moved };
+  };
+
   const mapTabError = (err: unknown) => {
     const msg = String(err);
     if (msg.includes("ambiguous target id prefix")) {
@@ -259,12 +338,31 @@ export function createBrowserRouteContext(
     state,
     ensureBrowserAvailable,
     ensureTabAvailable,
+    isHttpReachable,
     isReachable,
     listTabs,
     openTab,
     focusTab,
     closeTab,
     stopRunningBrowser,
+    resetProfile,
     mapTabError,
   };
 }
+
+async function movePathToTrash(targetPath: string): Promise<string> {
+  try {
+    await runExec("trash", [targetPath], { timeoutMs: 10_000 });
+    return targetPath;
+  } catch {
+    const trashDir = path.join(os.homedir(), ".Trash");
+    fs.mkdirSync(trashDir, { recursive: true });
+    const base = path.basename(targetPath);
+    let dest = path.join(trashDir, `${base}-${Date.now()}`);
+    if (fs.existsSync(dest)) {
+      dest = path.join(trashDir, `${base}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`);
+    }
+    fs.renameSync(targetPath, dest);
+    return dest;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/browser/server.test.ts b/src/browser/server.test.ts
index 0e4a98392..d7206728a 100644
--- a/src/browser/server.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server.test.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ vi.mock("../config/config.js", () => ({
 
 const launchCalls = vi.hoisted(() => [] as Array<{ port: number }>);
 vi.mock("./chrome.js", () => ({
+  isChromeCdpReady: vi.fn(async () => reachable),
   isChromeReachable: vi.fn(async () => reachable),
   launchClawdChrome: vi.fn(async (resolved: { cdpPort: number }) => {
     launchCalls.push({ port: resolved.cdpPort });
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ vi.mock("./chrome.js", () => ({
       proc,
     };
   }),
+  resolveClawdUserDataDir: vi.fn(() => "/tmp/clawd"),
   stopClawdChrome: vi.fn(async () => {
     reachable = false;
   }),
diff --git a/src/cli/browser-cli-manage.ts b/src/cli/browser-cli-manage.ts
index b7dbaee03..53b4b795b 100644
--- a/src/cli/browser-cli-manage.ts
+++ b/src/cli/browser-cli-manage.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   browserCloseTab,
   browserFocusTab,
   browserOpenTab,
+  browserResetProfile,
   browserStart,
   browserStatus,
   browserStop,
@@ -87,6 +88,32 @@ export function registerBrowserManageCommands(
       }
     });
 
+  browser
+    .command("reset-profile")
+    .description("Reset clawd browser profile (moves it to Trash)")
+    .action(async (_opts, cmd) => {
+      const parent = parentOpts(cmd);
+      const baseUrl = resolveBrowserControlUrl(parent?.url);
+      try {
+        const result = await browserResetProfile(baseUrl);
+        if (parent?.json) {
+          defaultRuntime.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
+          return;
+        }
+        if (!result.moved) {
+          defaultRuntime.log(info("🦞 clawd browser profile already missing."));
+          return;
+        }
+        const dest = result.to ?? result.from;
+        defaultRuntime.log(
+          info(`🦞 clawd browser profile moved to Trash (${dest})`),
+        );
+      } catch (err) {
+        defaultRuntime.error(danger(String(err)));
+        defaultRuntime.exit(1);
+      }
+    });
+
   browser
     .command("tabs")
     .description("List open tabs")