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Chrome extension and local bridge

Ankara Chrome Bridge

Connect your AI assistant to your own Chrome. Let it read tabs, navigate, fill forms and take screenshots. Everything stays on your computer.

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Release facts: Version 2.0.1 · MIT license · Free · Windows, macOS, Linux

Ankara Chrome Bridge extension popup: connected state, AI access switch, bridge port and recent actions on ankarayazilim.org
The extension popup, from a real session

How it works

  1. 01

    Your AI client

    Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini

  2. 02

    MCP server

    on your computer, stdio

  3. 03

    Local bridge

    127.0.0.1, this device only

  4. 04

    Chrome extension

    your own tabs

Your client starts the bridge in the background on the first command. The extension connects within 30 seconds at most.

Install in three steps

  1. 1

    Download and extract

    Download the ZIP file and extract it to a permanent folder. Do not move the folder after installation.

    ankara-chrome-bridge-2.0.1.zip
  2. 2

    Add the extension to Chrome

    Open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, click “Load unpacked” and select the extension folder.

    chrome://extensions
  3. 3

    Connect your AI

    Open a terminal in the folder and run the command below. Apply the line for your client and restart the client.

    python bridge/ankara_bridge.py setup

Configuration for your client

The setup command prepares these lines with your folder path. If you write them by hand, replace <folder> with the place you extracted the ZIP.

claude mcp add --scope user ankara-chrome -- python "<folder>/bridge/ankara_bridge.py" mcp

What your AI can do

Read

  • chrome_list_tabs

    Lists open tabs

  • chrome_read_page

    Reads page text and optionally HTML

  • chrome_find_elements

    Describes elements matching a selector

  • chrome_screenshot

    Takes and returns a screenshot

Navigate

  • chrome_open_tab

    Opens a tab and leases it to the agent

  • chrome_navigate

    Loads an address

  • chrome_go_back

    Goes back

  • chrome_switch_tab

    Brings a tab to the front

  • chrome_close_tab

    Closes a tab

Act

  • chrome_click

    Clicks by CSS selector

  • chrome_click_text

    Clicks by visible text

  • chrome_fill

    Fills a form field

  • chrome_press_key

    Presses keys such as Enter or Tab

  • chrome_wait_for

    Waits until content appears

  • chrome_exec

    Runs JavaScript in the page

You stay in control

This computer only
The bridge listens on 127.0.0.1 only. Page content goes only to the AI client you choose; nothing is sent to Ankara Yazılım.
Closed to web pages
Sites you visit cannot send requests to the bridge. The bridge accepts only this extension, identified by its fixed ID.
Stop in one click
Turn off “AI access” in the extension popup and no command runs. “Recent actions” shows what was done.
Visible debugging
Screenshots and key presses use Chrome’s debugging interface, and Chrome shows a warning bar while it is in use. This is expected.

Frequently asked questions

Where does my data go?

Nowhere. The bridge runs on your computer and page content goes only to your own AI client. The extension’s action log is cleared when the browser closes.

Which AI tools does it work with?

Any client that supports MCP. Tested with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI.

Why is Developer mode needed?

The extension is distributed as a ZIP for now, not through the Chrome Web Store. Chrome installs such extensions with “Load unpacked” in Developer mode.

How do I check the download?

Compare the file’s SHA-256 with the value on this page. On Windows: certutil -hashfile ankara-chrome-bridge-2.0.1.zip SHA256 · On macOS and Linux: shasum -a 256 ankara-chrome-bridge-2.0.1.zip

How do I uninstall it?

Stop the bridge with “python bridge/ankara_bridge.py stop”, remove the extension on chrome://extensions, delete the ankara-chrome entry from your client settings and delete the folder.

Download

The package contains the Chrome extension, the local bridge, the MCP server and the setup guide in Turkish and English.

File
ankara-chrome-bridge-2.0.1.zip
Size
229 KB
Version
2.0.1
Released
07.10.2026

SHA-256

ab3bbb92cfbe3ebe0c36dfddf78afc2ee63a933e4421f592f7596d3364f9abfa
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