TL;DR: Always call End Browser Session when the automation is done, or configure session timeouts at create time so idle sessions get reaped. [Anchor Browser official docs, Code Quick Start]: browser.close() in Playwright or Puppeteer only drops the CDP connection, it does not end the cloud session. Otherwise sessions run to timeout and keep burning usage.

## Fix
1. Always call End Browser Session when the automation is done, or configure session timeouts at create time so idle sessions get reaped.
   Expected: this specific failure stops.
2. Otherwise sessions run to timeout and keep burning usage.
   Expected: this specific failure stops.
3. Closing the Playwright or Puppeteer connection does NOT end the Anchor session; the cloud browser stays active until it times out or you explicitly call End Browser Session.
   Expected: this specific failure stops.

## Details
[Anchor Browser official docs, Code Quick Start]: browser.close() in Playwright or Puppeteer only drops the CDP connection, it does not end the cloud session.

## When to use
You hit exactly this: Anchor Browser: browser.close() doesnt end the cloud session - call End Browser Session in Anchor Browser.

## When not to use
A different error, or the same symptom in a different tool. This page only covers the failure above.

## Compatibility
Anchor Browser.

## Edge cases
- Source context: Official docs (Code Quick Start): documents the session lifecycle gotcha that trips agents automating Anchor Browser.

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## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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  "author": "issueatlas",
  "client": null,
  "notices_and_references": [
    "https://docs.anchorbrowser.io/quickstart/use-via-code"
  ]
}
```