Browse Bot - AI-Powered Web Extension

A page-aware AI browser extension that helps users navigate and interact with web pages. Built with Svelte, TypeScript, and Vite for both Chrome and Firefox, this tool supports AI agent-style workflows to save time, reduce errors during research, and improve user experience.

Install

🔹 Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/browse-bot/hkcbjmdeheceggmlbhbiljejkkpjljjp 🔹 Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/browse-bot/

Features

• AI-Powered Web Actions: Perform complex web tasks using natural language
• Smart Content Processing: Summarize, clean, and aggregate web content
• Multi-Step Planning: Plan and execute multi-step on-page interactions
• Cross-Browser Support: Use both on Chrome (Manifest V3) and Firefox
• Side Panel UI: Enjoy a minimalist and modern side-bar interface

Architecture

This extension uses a sophisticated AI-powered architecture:

• OpenRouter AI Service: Integration with multiple AI models

• Tool-Based Operations: Structured AI interactions including:

• plannerTool: Plans multi-step web actions

• performWebAction: Executes actions on web pages

• summarizationTool: Summarizes text content

• aggregationAndCleaningTool: Processes and cleans data

• Service Layer: Singleton services for AI, configuration, messaging, and state

• Content Scripts: Injected scripts for web page interaction

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Svelte 5 + TypeScript
• Build Tool: Vite with separate Chrome/Firefox configurations
• AI Integration: OpenRouter API with multiple model support
• Browser APIs: Manifest V3, Side Panel, Content Scripts

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js (latest LTS version)
• npm or yarn
• Chrome/Firefox browser for testing

Installation

npm install

Development Commands

Start development server for Chrome:

npm run dev:chrome

Start development server for Firefox:

npm run dev:firefox

Building

Build for Chrome:

npm run build:chrome

Build for Firefox:

npm run build:firefox

Code Quality

Lint code:

npm run lint

Auto-fix linting issues:

npm run lint:fix

Installation

Chrome

1. Build the extension: npm run build:chrome
2. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode"
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the dist folder

Firefox

1. Build the extension: npm run build:firefox
2. Open Firefox and go to about:debugging
3. Click "This Firefox"
4. Click "Load Temporary Add-on"
5. Select the manifest.json file from the dist folder

Configuration

The extension requires an OpenRouter API key for AI functionality:

1. Get an API key from OpenRouter
2. Open the extension settings
3. Enter your API key
4. Configure your preferred AI model

Threat model

Browse Bot is designed to be transparent, predictable, and limited by default.

What it can access

• The content and structure of the current webpage, only when you trigger an action
• Local files (PDFs, images, screenshots) only when you explicitly select them

What it does not access

• Browsing history, cookies, passwords, or authentication data
• Pages you are not actively viewing
• Any data in the background or without user interaction

If you don’t actively use Browse Bot, it does nothing.

Data handling

• Browse Bot does not send webpage content to the cloud
• No browsing data is collected, stored, or tracked
• All behavior stays within the clearly defined scope of the extension

What it protects against

• Accidental data sharing with third-party AI services
• Hidden background activity
• Undocumented or unclear data flows

What it does not protect against

• Malicious websites or compromised pages
• Browser-level vulnerabilities
• Other extensions with excessive permissions

Transparency

• Browse Bot is open-source (for personal use) and fully inspectable
• No obfuscated code or hidden network requests
• All permissions are documented and intentional

If something is unclear, it should be visible in the code.

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── components/          # Svelte UI components
│   ├── services/           # Core services (AI, Config, State)
│   ├── content/            # Content scripts
│   ├── background/         # Background scripts
│   └── manifest/           # Extension manifests
├── vite.config.chrome.ts   # Chrome build configuration
├── vite.config.firefox.ts  # Firefox build configuration
└── CLAUDE.md              # AI assistant instructions

License

This project is licensed under BSL 1.1 Commercial use restrictions apply until 2030-09-29