Search Inspector for ChatGPT

Real-time inspector for ChatGPT background web searches, original prompts, and cited sources.

🔍 Did you know? When you ask ChatGPT a general question, it often injects specific brand names and companies into its secret background searches! For example: Ask ChatGPT for "the best laptop for students", and behind the scenes it might secretly search specifically for "MacBook Air vs Dell XPS" — without you ever knowing. In ChatGPT's standard interface, these background search keywords are completely hidden — you only see the final generated answer. Search Inspector for ChatGPT reveals the hidden search mechanics of ChatGPT in real time with an unobtrusive, stylish floating panel. --- 🎯 WHY YOU NEED THIS EXTENSION: 1. 🏢 Brand Tracking & AI Bias Detection (Must-have for Brands!) Find out if ChatGPT is searching for YOUR brand or your competitors when potential customers ask general industry questions. See whether the AI injects specific commercial companies into its research queries. 2. 🚀 SEO & Digital Marketers: Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Discover the exact keyword formulas, year stamps (e.g. "2026"), and search queries ChatGPT uses when retrieving web data. Understand how AI breaks down prompts into search terms — invaluable intelligence for ranking in AI search overviews. 3. 🛡️ Fact-Checkers & Researchers: Full Source Transparency Don't just trust the summary. Instantly see every single website, article, and reference analyzed during generation — complete with clean domain badges and direct links. 4. 💡 Better Prompt Engineering Observe how your prompt gets translated into web queries. See when ChatGPT expands your query with synonyms, brand names, or translates local language prompts into English search strings for global sources. 5. 📋 One-Click Productivity • Copy any search query to your clipboard with one click. • Run the same search instantly on Google with the external link button. • Export full conversation search logs to formatted Markdown or JSON. --- ✨ KEY FEATURES: • Real-Time Stream Inspection: Queries and cited sources appear dynamically as ChatGPT forms its response. • Multi-Turn Conversation Grouping: Automatically links each search batch to its original prompt. • Full Source Accordion: Expandable source drawer showing website titles, domains, and direct URLs. • Export & Reporting: Copy all searches as Markdown or download structured JSON. • Resizable & Draggable Glassmorphic UI: Place the panel wherever you want, resize it, or minimize it to a discrete pill. • Active Toggle: Turn search tracking on or off anytime with a single toggle switch. --- 🔒 100% FREE, PRIVATE & LOCAL: • Completely free: No paywalls, no subscriptions, no ads, no sign-up required. • Zero data collection: Your prompts, searches, and browsing activity never leave your browser. • No external tracking or telemetry: All processing is performed strictly in local memory. • Open & transparent: Only runs on chatgpt.com.