mue
Fast, open and free-to-use new tab page for modern browsers
Runs with mockssource: GitHubhomepageJavaScriptBSD-3-Clausecommit 678e1d711613
JavaScript, BSD-3-Clause licensed. The project labels itself: browser extension, chrome, chrome extension, chromium, customisable, edge, edge extension and extension.
mue runs, with stand-ins for the services it depends on. An Argusic agent installed it in 8 minutes and hit 3 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
Mue 7.6.0 builds successfully with Chrome and Firefox extension packages, dev server starts on port 5173, and the built index.html serves correctly.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 84 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Node.js version in container is v18.19.1 but Vite requires >=20.19.02 minutes
- Import 'SiTencentqq' does not exist in react-icons/si (react-icons v5.7.0)2 minutes
- ESLint 10 incompatible with eslint-plugin-react (getFilename API change)1 minute
- Install time
- 8 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 10 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 3 hit, 3 fixed with no human help
- Model tokens used
- 47,974
- Exact commit tested
- 678e1d711613
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- How the result was proved
- runs before 2026-09-07 did not record the command used to check the result
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Behaviour against real services
- this run was verified against stand-in services only
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
1. Node.js v18 < required v20 → used npx-installed Node 20 to run vite 2. Missing `SiTencentqq` icon export from react-icons → replaced with `SiQq` 3. ESLint plugin compatibility issue with eslint 10 (unrelated to build/test) 2026-09-05T21:15:45.577234Z ERROR codex_core::session: failed to record rollout items: thread 01a07… 2026-09-05T21:15:45.577303Z ERROR codex_core::session: failed to record rollout items: thread 01a07… tokens used 47,974 Let me compute the time - started around 1788642465 (21:07:45) and now 1788642935 (21:15:35) = abou… Errors encountered: 1. Node.js v18 < required v20 → used npx-installed Node 20 to run vite 2. Missing `SiTencentqq` icon export from react-icons → replaced with `SiQq` 3. ESLint plugin compatibility issue with eslint 10 (unrelated to build/test)
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Installed in 8 minutes.
- Recovered from all 3 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Licensed BSD-3-Clause, as reported by its host.
- Measured 3 times, so the result is not a one-off.
What did not, or is not known
- Only reached a running state against stand-in services, so nothing here proves it works against the real ones.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Runs with mocks | 92.00 | 0.04 | |
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Unverified | 80.00 | 0.02 | |
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Unverified | 80.00 | 0.03 |
Topics (from GitHub)
browser-extensionchromechrome-extensionchromiumcustomisableedgeedge-extensionextensionfirefoxfirefox-addonhacktoberfestmodern-browsersnew-tabnewtabphotosquotesreactstartpagewebextensionwebextensions
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/mue)Questions
- Does mue run?
- mue runs, with mocks standing in for external services. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 8 minutes, hitting 3 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test mue?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 678e1d711613. 3 attempts are recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test mue?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.04: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does mue take to install?
- 8 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does mue need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing mue?
- 3 things broke in the recorded run, and 3 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- Where is the evidence for mue?
- All 3 recorded runs are on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.