BrowserBot - AI Automation — Faisal Bhuiyan

BrowserBot is an AI-powered browser extension that helps you automate tab management, organize bookmarks, and interact with web pages using AI. It supports OpenAI API, Ollama, and built-in Chrome AI for intelligent automation.

Features

1. Tab Automation
- Group tabs into logical categories using AI.
- Use predefined or custom prompts to organize tabs.
- Trigger tab grouping via the popup or keyboard shortcuts.

2. Bookmark Organization
- Organize bookmarks into folders using AI.
- Customize prompts for bookmark categorization.

3. AI-Powered Interactions
- Ask Page: Summarize, explain, or extract key information from the current webpage.
- Ask Tabs: Analyze and categorize open tabs.
- Ask DevTools: Debug web pages using AI.
- Persist chat history for context.

4. UI Components
- Popup: Trigger via the extension icon or Ctrl+Shift+B (Command+Shift+B on Mac).
- Options Page: Configure AI providers, prompts, and settings.
- Floating Button: Toggle the "Ask Page" panel on any webpage.
- Ask Page Panel: A sidebar for interacting with the current webpage using AI.
- Tab Context Bar: Displays the current tab and allows adding related tabs to the context.

5. Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl+Shift+B (Command+Shift+B on Mac): Open the BrowserBot popup.
- Ctrl+Shift+A (Command+Shift+A on Mac): Toggle the "Ask Page" panel.

6. AI Providers
- OpenAI API: Requires an API key.
- Ollama: Local AI model (e.g., llama3).
- Built-in Chrome AI: Uses Chrome's native AI capabilities.

Usage Instructions

Triggering Features
- Popup: Click the extension icon or press Ctrl+Shift+B (Command+Shift+B on Mac).
- Ask Page: Press Ctrl+Shift+A (Command+Shift+A on Mac) or click the floating button on a webpage.
- Tab Grouping: Use the popup to trigger AI-based tab grouping.
- Bookmark Organization: Access via the popup or options page.

UI Navigation
1. Popup:
- Displays options for tab grouping, bookmark organization, and settings.
- Select an AI provider and prompt to organize tabs or bookmarks.

1. Ask Page Panel:
2. A sidebar that appears on web pages.
3. Use the input field to ask questions or request summaries.
4. Select from predefined prompts (e.g., "Summarize", "Explain Simply").
5. View chat history and manage conversations.
6. Options Page:
7. Configure AI providers, prompts, and extension settings.
8. Customize keyboard shortcuts and UI preferences.

Customizing Prompts
- Tab Grouping Prompts: Modify or add prompts in the Options Page.
- Ask Page Prompts: Add or edit prompts for interacting with web pages.
- Bookmark Prompts: Customize prompts for organizing bookmarks.

Limitations
- OpenAI API: Requires an API key and may incur costs.
- Ollama: Requires local setup and hardware resources.
- Chrome AI: Limited to Chrome browsers with built-in AI support.

Privacy and Security
- The extension requests permissions to access tabs, bookmarks, and web page content.
- AI interactions may send webpage content to external providers (e.g., OpenAI API).