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Claude in Chrome — Revamped Setup Wizard

Feature flag
tengu_chrome_auto_enable On for this account, and not off by default

The flag server returned on for the one account this site reads, and nothing in this release compiles it off by default. The compiled default is shown below, and says which it is when we cannot read one: a fifth of gates compile in a string or a number rather than on or off, and most published releases have no gate table behind them at all. No client can see what the server returns for your account.

This account: on · anonymous baseline: off · compiled default in v2.1.206: on

These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.

Read once, for one account on one subscription tier, against v2.1.206. It isn't a statement about your account. What a flag value here can and cannot tell you

What

The Claude in Chrome installation flow is now an interactive step-by-step wizard inside the terminal, replacing the previous one-shot skill registration.

Details
  • When Claude needs browser tools and the extension isn't installed, a new "Claude wants to use your browser" upsell prompt appears with three options: install the extension, skip for now, or "Don't ask again."
  • Choosing to install opens a "Setting up Claude in Chrome" dialog that follows the connection progress in real time — tracking "Install the extension" and "Connect to Chrome" as live steps with loading/success/error states.
  • If setup stalls, the dialog shows: "Taking longer than expected. Check that the extension is added and that you're signed in to it in Chrome."
  • On success: "Browser tools are ready. Continuing keeps them enabled for future sessions too — manage anytime with /chrome."
  • Browser detection now covers seven Chromium-family browsers: Chrome, Brave, Arc, Edge, Chromium, Vivaldi, and Opera across macOS, Linux, and Windows.
  • Auto-enable is gated by the tengu_chrome_auto_enable feature flag: when enabled, Claude activates browser tools automatically if the extension is already installed/paired.
  • The extension install page URL and /chrome management command are unchanged.
Evidence

Setup wizard UI (search for "Setting up Claude in Chrome"); upsell dialog (search for "Claude wants to use your browser"); browser path map (search for "BraveSoftware")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

Related

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

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