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Thanks for sharing! We need more projects like this in the JS ecosystem.


Thanks!

Bookmarklets are such an underrated feature. It's super convenient to inject and test scripts on any page. Seemed like the perfect low-friction entry point for people to try it out.

Spent some time on that UX because the concept is a bit hard to explain. Glad it worked!


This is highly experimental right now, but here are some quick links for anyone wanting to dig deeper:

- GitHub: https://github.com/alibaba/page-agent

- Live Demo (No sign-up): https://alibaba.github.io/page-agent/ (you can drag the bookmarklet from here to try it on other sites)

- Browser Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/page-agent-ext/akld...

I'd be really interested in feedback on the security model of client-side agents giving extension-bridge access, and taking questions on the implementation!


I tried setting the LLM to "http://0.0.0.0:8080" and the extension crashed and now continues to crash at startup.


Is http://0.0.0.0:8080 a OpenAI compatible API?

Even it’s not, it’s not supposed to crash on startup. Can you post some screenshots and details on GitHub issues? I’m looking into this.


Hah, wow. I hope this is an LLM response, otherwise, what a huge blindspot for a "developer"...


on chrome, the extension should be limited to a defined tab group


Currently, the extension only has access to the active tab when the task starts (configurable) and any new tabs it opens — all automatically placed into a dedicated tab group. It won’t touch other existing tabs.

Are you looking for something like scoping the agent to a predefined tab group?


Scoping to a dedicated tab group is a smart approach for sandboxing. The activeTab permission model already limits access nicely, but combining it with tab groups adds a visible boundary that users can actually see and trust. Would be great if Chrome's extensions API gave more granular tab group controls natively.


I don't get it. It's just docs. I don't see anything. Even the video in your GitHub readme doesn't work in my browser.


It sounds like a network issue or browser compatibility issue. Can you please add an issue on GitHub so I can look into this.

I mean, not even the readme video?



Confirmed. Have to fix that asap. About other issues. Can you see the homepage? What’s the browser version you use?


https://imgur.com/a/eEQtWQp

I see the homepage but no chat or anything else that could be an agent.


Does the "run" button work?



I see. The visual effect requires the browser to support webgl2.

The core functionality should not crash because the visual effect crashed. Not a good practice. I will fix that asap.

Thanks for noticing. Btw the video should work now.


Yes it works, nice effects.


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