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Browser context error in Chrome

“Browser access requires the originating browser context. Open ChatGPT in the browser with the connected extension and try again.”

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Chrome extension browser access fails with originating browser context error. Browser-tool requests from Work chats fail before returning page content, though the extension is installed and enabled and selected-tab metadata arrives.

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Where
Chrome extension
Error text
Browser access requires the originating browser context. Open ChatGPT in the browser with the connected extension and try again.
Versions
26.1021.31345
Platforms
macOS, Windows
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Part of: Browser control fails to connect36 bugs

  1. Request-header policy load failure16 people
  2. Chrome extension not detected16 people
  3. Browser control times out12 people
  4. Chrome tab operations fail8 people
  5. Browser disabled despite toggle11 people
  6. Browser access host unavailable12 people
  7. Browser tab control fails4 people
  8. Agent finds no browser5 people
  9. Browser access host unavailable9 people
  10. Chrome tab control timeoutMs error7 people
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  1. Browser unavailable to assistant4 people
  2. Embedded browser unusable when sidebar keeps client-new-thread conversation ID5 people
  3. Browser tab access lost5 people
  4. In-app browser not available4 people
  5. Browser service module missing3 people
  6. In-app browser policy check fails2 people
  7. Browser tools missing in chat4 people
  8. Chrome connection drops2 people
  9. Browser ID unavailable2 people
  10. Built-in Browser unreachable2 people
  11. Chrome native host not registered2 people
  12. Chrome tab listing fails2 people
  13. Chrome not available to runtime2 people
  14. Chrome debugger detaches, CDP timeouts3 people
  15. Browser Use policy check fails3 people
  16. Side-panel browser control fails2 people
  17. Chrome page loads stall while browser control resolves paused document responses4 people
  18. Browser access host unavailable15 people
  19. Chrome missing from @ menu3 people
  20. Browser access host unavailable3 people
  21. Lost cua_repl browser tool2 people
  22. Chrome browser access unavailable3 people
  23. Browser extension connection lost5 people
  24. Browser.list_tabs context error4 people
  25. Browser reported disabled in chat4 people

Original reports2, newest first

  1. Chrome browser connection fails: “Browser access requires the originating browser context”On GitHub#57523
  2. Chrome extension Work side chat loses originating browser context despite healthy native bridge and full app/browser restartOn GitHub#57482

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