diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/browser_routing/routing.py b/src/kernel/lib/browser_routing/routing.py
index 7f28d726..11cd7647 100644
--- a/src/kernel/lib/browser_routing/routing.py
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/browser_routing/routing.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def browser_routing_config_from_env() -> BrowserRoutingConfig:
         # Path prefixes eligible for direct-to-VM routing. "telemetry/stream" is
         # the live SSE endpoint (VM); "telemetry/events" is a historical read
         # served by the control plane (S2) and must NOT be here.
-        return BrowserRoutingConfig(subresources=("curl", "telemetry/stream"))
+        return BrowserRoutingConfig(subresources=("curl", "telemetry/stream", "computer", "playwright"))
     if raw.strip() == "":
         return BrowserRoutingConfig()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_browser_routing.py b/tests/test_browser_routing.py
index 3538c221..0f43f716 100644
--- a/tests/test_browser_routing.py
+++ b/tests/test_browser_routing.py
@@ -390,9 +390,14 @@ def test_browser_route_from_browser_requires_base_url_and_jwt() -> None:
     assert browser_route_from_browser({**_fake_browser(), "cdp_ws_url": None}) is None
 
 
-def test_browser_routing_config_from_env_defaults_to_curl(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+def test_browser_routing_config_from_env_defaults(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.delenv("KERNEL_BROWSER_ROUTING_SUBRESOURCES", raising=False)
-    assert browser_routing_config_from_env().subresources == ("curl", "telemetry/stream")
+    assert browser_routing_config_from_env().subresources == (
+        "curl",
+        "telemetry/stream",
+        "computer",
+        "playwright",
+    )
 
 
 def test_direct_vm_routing_allowlist_segment_boundary() -> None:
@@ -401,13 +406,16 @@ def test_direct_vm_routing_allowlist_segment_boundary() -> None:
     # stream-prefixed-but-different path is not matched.
     from kernel.lib.browser_routing.routing import _matches_direct_vm_prefix
 
-    prefixes = ("curl", "telemetry/stream")
+    prefixes = ("curl", "telemetry/stream", "computer", "playwright")
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("telemetry/stream", prefixes) is True
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("telemetry/stream/x", prefixes) is True
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("telemetry/events", prefixes) is False
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("telemetry/streaming-config", prefixes) is False
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("telemetry", prefixes) is False
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("curl/raw", prefixes) is True
+    assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("computer/screenshot", prefixes) is True
+    assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("playwright/execute", prefixes) is True
+    assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("process/exec", prefixes) is False
     assert _matches_direct_vm_prefix("fs/read", prefixes) is False
 
 
@@ -427,7 +435,7 @@ def test_rewrite_direct_vm_options_keeps_telemetry_events_on_control_plane() ->
     cache.set(
         BrowserRoute(session_id="sess-1", base_url="http://browser-session.test/browser/kernel", jwt="token-abc")
     )
-    config = BrowserRoutingConfig(subresources=("curl", "telemetry/stream"))
+    config = BrowserRoutingConfig(subresources=("curl", "telemetry/stream", "computer", "playwright"))
 
     events = rewrite_direct_vm_options(
         FinalRequestOptions(method="get", url="/browsers/sess-1/telemetry/events"), cache=cache, config=config
@@ -439,7 +447,79 @@ def test_rewrite_direct_vm_options_keeps_telemetry_events_on_control_plane() ->
     )
     assert str(stream.url).startswith("http://browser-session.test/browser/kernel/telemetry/stream")
 
+    screenshot = rewrite_direct_vm_options(
+        FinalRequestOptions(method="post", url="/browsers/sess-1/computer/screenshot"), cache=cache, config=config
+    )
+    assert str(screenshot.url).startswith("http://browser-session.test/browser/kernel/computer/screenshot")
+
+    execute = rewrite_direct_vm_options(
+        FinalRequestOptions(method="post", url="/browsers/sess-1/playwright/execute"), cache=cache, config=config
+    )
+    assert str(execute.url).startswith("http://browser-session.test/browser/kernel/playwright/execute")
+
+    process = rewrite_direct_vm_options(
+        FinalRequestOptions(method="post", url="/browsers/sess-1/process/exec"), cache=cache, config=config
+    )
+    assert process.url == "/browsers/sess-1/process/exec"
+
+    fs_read = rewrite_direct_vm_options(
+        FinalRequestOptions(method="get", url="/browsers/sess-1/fs/read_file"), cache=cache, config=config
+    )
+    assert fs_read.url == "/browsers/sess-1/fs/read_file"
+
 
 def test_browser_routing_config_from_env_empty_string_disables_routing(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.setenv("KERNEL_BROWSER_ROUTING_SUBRESOURCES", "")
     assert browser_routing_config_from_env().subresources == ()
+
+
+@respx.mock
+def test_computer_screenshot_and_playwright_execute_route_to_vm_by_default(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("KERNEL_BROWSER_ROUTING_SUBRESOURCES", raising=False)
+    screenshot = respx.post("http://browser-session.test/browser/kernel/computer/screenshot").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, content=b"png", headers={"content-type": "image/png"})
+    )
+    execute = respx.post("http://browser-session.test/browser/kernel/playwright/execute").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={"success": True})
+    )
+    with Kernel(base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, _strict_response_validation=True) as client:
+        _cache_browser(client)
+        client.browsers.computer.capture_screenshot("sess-1")
+        out = client.browsers.playwright.execute("sess-1", code="return 1")
+
+    assert screenshot.called
+    screenshot_req = cast(httpx.Request, cast(Any, screenshot.calls[0]).request)
+    assert screenshot_req.url.params.get("jwt") == "token-abc"
+    assert screenshot_req.headers.get("Authorization") is None
+    assert execute.called
+    execute_req = cast(httpx.Request, cast(Any, execute.calls[0]).request)
+    assert execute_req.url.params.get("jwt") == "token-abc"
+    assert execute_req.headers.get("Authorization") is None
+    assert out.success is True
+
+
+@respx.mock
+def test_process_fs_and_telemetry_events_stay_on_api_origin_by_default(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("KERNEL_BROWSER_ROUTING_SUBRESOURCES", raising=False)
+    process = respx.post(f"{base_url}/browsers/sess-1/process/exec").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json={"exit_code": 0, "stdout_b64": "", "stderr_b64": ""})
+    )
+    fs_read = respx.get(f"{base_url}/browsers/sess-1/fs/read_file").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, content=b"x", headers={"content-type": "application/octet-stream"})
+    )
+    events = respx.get(f"{base_url}/browsers/sess-1/telemetry/events").mock(
+        return_value=httpx.Response(200, json=[])
+    )
+    with Kernel(base_url=base_url, api_key=api_key, _strict_response_validation=True) as client:
+        _cache_browser(client)
+        client.browsers.process.exec("sess-1", command="echo")
+        client.browsers.fs.read_file("sess-1", path="/tmp/x")
+        client.browsers.telemetry.events("sess-1")
+
+    assert process.called
+    assert fs_read.called
+    assert events.called