# chrome-extension

Guides agents through Chrome extension work with Manifest V3. Use it for manifests, content scripts, background logic, browser APIs, and Chrome Web Store releases.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4500 installs · ★ 236
- Author: samber
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/chrome-extension

## What it does

This skill routes Chrome extension work around Manifest V3, from a new project to changes in an existing one. It covers `manifest.json`, content scripts, popups, side panels, `chrome.runtime`, `chrome.tabs`, `chrome.storage`, and `chrome.scripting`.

Its reference files are grouped by task. They cover service workers, messaging, page injection, UI surfaces, permissions, storage, CSP, TypeScript builds, debugging, and Chrome Web Store publishing. Messaging and ports are covered for communication between extension contexts.

You need `git`, `node`, and `npm`. It is the wrong fit for CRXJS/Vite builds with HMR, because those are directed to `samber/cc-skills@crxjs`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Chrome

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill chrome-extension -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/chrome-extension/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill chrome-extension -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill chrome-extension -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install samber/cc-skills chrome-extension
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill chrome-extension -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/samber/cc-skills --path skills/chrome-extension
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add samber/cc-skills --skill chrome-extension -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/chrome-extension/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a Manifest V3 Chrome extension
- configure `manifest.json` and permissions
- inject a content script into a web page
- send messages between a page and service worker
- prepare an extension for Chrome Web Store publishing

## Example prompts
- Create a Manifest V3 Chrome extension with a popup and `manifest.json`.
- Add a content script and messaging with the service worker.
- Set up `chrome.storage` for extension settings.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: chrome-extension
description: "Build Chrome extensions with Manifest V3. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Chrome extension, browser extension, manifest.json, content script, service worker (in extension context), popup, side panel, chrome.runtime, chrome.tabs, chrome.storage, chrome.scripting, or any Chrome extension API. Also trigger when the user wants to inject scripts into web pages, communicate between page and background, bypass CSP from a content script, build an RPC layer over chrome messaging, or publish to the Chrome Web Store. Covers both new extension projects and adding features to existing ones. Do NOT use for CRXJS/Vite-based builds with HMR — use samber/cc-skills@crxjs instead."
user-invocable: true
license: MIT
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, Codex or similar harness. Requires git, node.
metadata:
  author: samber
  version: "1.1.1"
  openclaw:
    emoji: "📝"
    homepage: https://github.com/samber/cc-skills
    requires:
      bins:
        - git
        - node
        - npm
allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Bash(git:*) Bash(gh:*) Bash(npm:*) AskUserQuestion
---

# Chrome Extension Development (Manifest V3)

This skill covers everything needed to build, debug, and publish Chrome extensions with MV3. It is organized as a routing document: read this file first to understand the architecture and decision points, then load the relevant reference file for implementation details.

## Reference files

Read only the reference files relevant to the current task. Each file is self-contained.

| File | When to read |
| --- | --- |
| `references/manifest-v3.md` | Setting up or modifying manifest.json, configuring icons, versioning |
| `references/service-worker.md` | Background logic, lifecycle, state persistence, alarms, events |
| `references/content-scripts.md` | Injecting code into pages, isolated/main world, dynamic injection, SPA handling, orphaning |
| `references/messaging-rpc.md` | Communication between any contexts, typed protocols, RPC layer, async handler patterns |
| `references/ui-surfaces.md` | Popup, options page, side panel, context menus, commands, notifications, omnibox, devtools panel |
| `references/storage.md` | chrome.storage (local/sync/session), quotas, reactive patterns, framework hooks |
| `references/network-csp.md` | HTTP requests from content scripts, CSP bypass relay, declarativeNetRequest, offscreen docs, CORS |
| `references/permissions.md` | Required/optional permissions, host permissions, activeTab, runtime request flow |
| `references/web-accessible-resources.md` | Exposing extension files to web pages, security implications |
| `references/typescript-build.md` | TypeScript setup, project structure, build tools comparison, bundling |
| `references/publishing.md` | Chrome Web Store submission, review process, rejection reasons, updates, privacy policy |
| `references/execution-contexts.md` | Communication flow diagrams, per-context capabilities/limits, choosing the right messaging method |
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