# User: Are you able to do control Chrome using the Claude extension? I think I've just set it up b... ## Retrieval Notes - Session id: `e7a5f626-8acb-49f7-a636-b11cd078717a` - Last activity: `2026-02-10T13:13:09.068Z` ## My Notes <!-- Add your notes here. This section is preserved across syncs. --> ## Conversation ### User User: Are you able to do control Chrome using the Claude extension? I think I've just set it up but I want to stress test it. Assistant: Yes, I have access to the Chrome browser automation tools! Let me verify the connection is working by getting the current tab context. [Tool mcp__claude-in-chrome__tabs_context_mcp input: createIfEmpty=true status=running] User: you got cut off, please continue from where you left off. ### Assistant Let me try getting the tab context again. ### Assistant The connection is working. I can see one tab open (a new tab). Let me stress test this a bit — I'll run through several capabilities: ### Assistant Screenshot works — I can see you've got a Google search for "the verge" open. Let me now navigate to a website and test more capabilities. ### Assistant Navigation works — Wikipedia's Philosophy article loaded with The Thinker and everything. Now let me test reading the page and finding elements. ### Assistant Hmm, the find tool didn't work there — let me retry those individually: ### Assistant `read_page` works — I can see all the interactive elements. Found the search box (`ref_59`), navigation links, the table of contents, etc. Now let me test clicking and scrolling. ### Assistant Let me scroll down and then click a link in the table of contents: ### Assistant Scrolling works. Now let me click on the "Epistemology" link in the sidebar: ### Assistant Clicking works — it jumped to the Epistemology section. Now let me test JavaScript execution and form input. ### Assistant JavaScript execution works — I queried the DOM and got back 10 h2 headings. Now let me test form input by typing into the Wikipedia search bar: ### Assistant Now let me type into the search bar using the form input tool: ### Assistant Form input works beautifully — "Aesthetics" is typed into the search bar and the autocomplete dropdown appeared with suggestions including "Aesthetics — Philosophical study of beauty and art", "Aesthetics of nature", "Aesthetics of science", etc. Very appropriate for your research area! ### Assistant All six tests passed. Here's the summary: | Capability | Status | Notes | |---|---|---| | **Screenshots** | ✅ | Captures full viewport as JPEG | | **Navigation** | ✅ | URL navigation works, page loads confirmed | | **Read page / Find elements** | ✅ | `read_page` returns interactive elements with refs; `find` had one hiccup but `read_page` is solid | | **Click & Scroll** | ✅ | Both ref-based clicking and coordinate scrolling work | | **JavaScript execution** | ✅ | Arbitrary DOM queries return results | | **Form input** | ✅ | Text entry into input fields + autocomplete triggers | The extension is connected and all the main automation capabilities are working. I can navigate, read, click, scroll, type, execute JS, and take screenshots. The one minor note is that `find` (natural language element search) returned empty on the first try — `read_page` with interactive filter is the more reliable fallback for locating elements. What would you like to throw at it next? *L'estensione sembra funzionare a pieno regime — ora il browser è un altro strumento nel nostro arsenale.*