16 people reported
All time, since Sep 14, including 7 thumbs-up on GitHub.
Chrome extension not detected
“The official ChatGPT Chrome extension is installed and enabled in the active Chrome profile, but the desktop app cannot detect or connect to it.”
Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.
Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.
I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/9491/file Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.
No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends
Desktop app reports enabled Chrome extension as not installed. Settings > Computer Use > Google Chrome shows "Not installed" with Reinstall and Remove extension controls disabled; native host manifest missing.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- Chrome extension
- Error text
Install the app to use ChatGPT in Chrome- Versions
- 26.908.70816 to 26.1007.41230
- Platforms
- macOS
- How bad
- Breaks a normal workflow.
Part of: Browser control fails to connect36 bugs
- Request-header policy load failure16 people
- Browser control times out12 people
- Chrome tab operations fail8 people
- Browser disabled despite toggle11 people
- Browser access host unavailable12 people
- Browser tab control fails4 people
- Agent finds no browser5 people
- Browser access host unavailable9 people
- Chrome tab control timeoutMs error7 people
- Browser unavailable to assistant4 people
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- Embedded browser unusable when sidebar keeps client-new-thread conversation ID5 people
- Browser tab access lost5 people
- In-app browser not available4 people
- Browser service module missing3 people
- In-app browser policy check fails2 people
- Browser tools missing in chat4 people
- Chrome connection drops2 people
- Browser ID unavailable2 people
- Built-in Browser unreachable2 people
- Chrome native host not registered2 people
- Chrome tab listing fails2 people
- Chrome not available to runtime2 people
- Chrome debugger detaches, CDP timeouts3 people
- Browser Use policy check fails3 people
- Side-panel browser control fails2 people
- Chrome page loads stall while browser control resolves paused document responses4 people
- Browser access host unavailable15 people
- Chrome missing from @ menu3 people
- Browser context error in Chrome4 people
- Browser access host unavailable3 people
- Lost cua_repl browser tool2 people
- Chrome browser access unavailable3 people
- Browser extension connection lost5 people
- Browser.list_tabs context error4 people
- Browser reported disabled in chat4 people
Original reports9, newest first
- 01a13fbd-4b1c-72e3-aa31-dcc4fad3bf78On GitHub#54297
- macOS: Chrome extension installed and enabled but desktop app reports Not installedOn GitHub#54067
- Chrome extension cannot connect to desktop app; “Open the app” does not establish connectionOn GitHub#53641
- macOS: Chrome extension enabled but desktop app reports “Not installed”On GitHub#52416
- ChatGPT - Google Chrome Extension is not connecting to ChatGPT Desktop AppOn GitHub#51395
- Chrome extension not detected; reinstall controls disabledOn GitHub#49724
- macOS 27: ChatGPT Chrome extension installed but desktop app reports “Browser extension not installed”On GitHub#46463
- [macOS desktop] Chrome native-host manifest missing; Computer use settings cannot open repair controlsOn GitHub#46034
- macOS 27 (26A428): Chrome extension installed but desktop app reports it missing; native messaging manifest absentOn GitHub#45449