diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/browser/launch.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/browser/launch.ts
index c371e5eac..c8c892347 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/browser/launch.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/browser/launch.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ let chromiumExecutablePromise: Promise<string | undefined> | undefined;
 export async function ensureChromiumExecutable(): Promise<string | undefined> {
 	const envPath = process.env.PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH;
 	if (envPath) return envPath;
-	const sysChrome = resolveSystemChromium();
+	const sysChrome = await resolveSystemChromium();
 	if (sysChrome) return sysChrome;
 	if (chromiumExecutablePromise) return chromiumExecutablePromise;
 
@@ -193,7 +193,25 @@ let resolvedChromium: string | null | undefined; // undefined = unchecked; null
 function isExecutableFile(p: string): boolean {
 	try {
 		const st = fs.statSync(p);
-		return st.isFile();
+		if (!st.isFile()) return false;
+		if (process.platform === "win32") return true;
+		fs.accessSync(p, fs.constants.X_OK);
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+async function isChromiumExecutable(p: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	if (!isExecutableFile(p)) return false;
+	try {
+		const proc = Bun.spawn([p, "--version"], {
+			stdout: "pipe",
+			stderr: "ignore",
+		});
+		const stdout = await new Response(proc.stdout).text();
+		await proc.exited;
+		return proc.exitCode === 0 && /Chrom|Edg/i.test(stdout);
 	} catch {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -278,13 +296,13 @@ function systemChromiumCandidates(
 	return candidates;
 }
 
-function resolveSystemChromium(): string | undefined {
+async function resolveSystemChromium(): Promise<string | undefined> {
 	if (resolvedChromium !== undefined) return resolvedChromium ?? undefined;
 	const seen = new Set<string>();
 	for (const candidate of systemChromiumCandidates()) {
 		if (!candidate || seen.has(candidate)) continue;
 		seen.add(candidate);
-		if (isExecutableFile(candidate)) {
+		if (await isChromiumExecutable(candidate)) {
 			resolvedChromium = candidate;
 			logger.debug("Using system Chrome/Chromium", { path: candidate });
 			return candidate;
@@ -894,6 +912,10 @@ export function systemChromiumCandidatesForTest(
 	return systemChromiumCandidates(platform, home, which);
 }
 
+export async function chromiumExecutableProbeForTest(executablePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	return isChromiumExecutable(executablePath);
+}
+
 export function stealthIgnoreDefaultArgsForTest(executablePath: string | undefined): string[] {
 	return stealthIgnoreDefaultArgs(executablePath);
 }
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/browser-launch.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/browser-launch.test.ts
index 0026a43fc..47539dc65 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/browser-launch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/tools/browser-launch.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
 
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import {
+	chromiumExecutableProbeForTest,
 	stealthIgnoreDefaultArgsForTest,
 	systemChromiumCandidatesForTest,
 } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/tools/browser/launch";
@@ -97,6 +99,26 @@ describe("system Chromium candidates", () => {
 });
 
 describe("browser executable selection", () => {
+	it.skipIf(process.platform === "win32")(
+		"rejects executable wrappers that are not Chromium-family browsers",
+		async () => {
+			const tempDir = TempDir.createSync("@browser-probe-");
+			try {
+				const wrapper = path.join(tempDir.path(), "google-chrome");
+				const chromium = path.join(tempDir.path(), "chromium");
+				await Bun.write(wrapper, "#!/bin/sh\necho browser bridge\n");
+				await Bun.write(chromium, "#!/bin/sh\necho Chromium 123.0\n");
+				fs.chmodSync(wrapper, 0o755);
+				fs.chmodSync(chromium, 0o755);
+
+				await expect(chromiumExecutableProbeForTest(wrapper)).resolves.toBe(false);
+				await expect(chromiumExecutableProbeForTest(chromium)).resolves.toBe(true);
+			} finally {
+				await tempDir.remove();
+			}
+		},
+	);
+
 	it("honors PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH before a detected Windows system Chrome", async () => {
 		const tempDir = TempDir.createSync("@browser-executable-");
 		try {