Synth Workspace Bridge

Lets Synth Workspace drive your browser, stream BYOK model calls, and read Gmail through a local helper.

Synth Workspace Bridge is the optional companion extension for Synth Workspace. It does three things, and only for the Workspace you pair it with. Browser control. The Workspace can list, read, open, click, type in, screenshot and navigate your tabs through Chrome's debugger protocol — the same mechanism DevTools uses. That lets an assistant act in sites you are already signed in to. - Nothing happens until you or the assistant requests an action. - The debugger attaches for that one action and detaches immediately. - Password fields are never read or filled. - chrome:// pages, the Chrome Web Store and other extensions are refused. - A click can be pinned to the text and link you approved, so a page that changed underneath is reported instead of clicked. - There is no "run this script" action. Every expression the extension evaluates is a constant in its own bundle. Model requests (bring your own key). If you configure a model provider key in the Workspace, the extension can relay requests to that provider from your own browser instead of a server. The key is held in memory for one request and never stored. The extension can reach only the provider APIs named in its manifest; the list is on its Options page. Gmail research (optional). If the user installs the separate native mail helper and saves a personal Gmail app password, the extension can relay one read-only request to that helper when the user asks the Workspace to research a contact. The helper is a program on the user's own machine, installed separately from this extension; it opens Gmail over TLS read-only and never sends, moves or deletes mail. The app password is passed through for that one request and is not stored by the extension. Setup. Install the extension, open its Options page, click Test browser control, and grant provider access. Then open your Workspace, go to Settings → Browser extension, click Pair extension, and choose Allow in the Chrome prompt. The prompt names the exact workspace origin; nothing is shared until you approve it. A self-hosted origin the extension does not announce itself on can still pair by pasting its id and token. The extension has no analytics, no telemetry, no ads and no servers of its own. Page content and model requests go only to the Workspace you paired with and the provider you chose. Privacy policy: https://syntithenai.github.io/synth-workspace-bridge/privacy.html Synth Workspace is a separate web app. This extension does nothing until it is paired with a Workspace deployment.