Hello,
I am reporting a persistent reliability problem with the Opera Browser Connector used with ChatGPT on Windows.
Environment:
- Windows 10 Pro
- Opera desktop browser
- One Opera profile
- Signed in to Opera
- “Allow AI connection” enabled
- ChatGPT used actively together with Opera
Problem:
The Browser Connector repeatedly disconnects during active use, not only after being idle.
The recurring error is:
UNAVAILABLE: Error code: UNAVAILABLE; Error: McpServerError: Browser not connected. Make sure to enable "Allow AI connection" in the "Browser Connector" and sign in with your Opera account.
This happens even when:
- Opera is open
- I am signed in
- the connector has just been working successfully
- I am actively using the browser
- “Allow AI connection” is already enabled
Typical workflow:
- ChatGPT successfully reads open Opera tabs.
- It successfully reads page content or takes a screenshot.
- On the next action, the connector suddenly returns “Browser not connected”.
- The connection has to be manually restored.
- The same problem repeats again shortly afterwards.
Real examples from my current work:
- Cloudflare DNS management
- Netlify domain configuration
- Opera forums itself
The connector has disconnected multiple times during the same active session while moving between these pages.
This makes the connector unreliable for any serious workflow because a multi-step task cannot be completed consistently.
Please investigate:
- Why the connector loses the session while Opera is still open and active.
- Whether this is a known bug.
- Whether there is a timeout, session renewal, WebSocket, authentication, or background-process issue.
- Whether there is a permanent fix or a diagnostic log I can provide.
I can reproduce the issue repeatedly.
Thank you.