{"version":"2.1.268","anchor":"chrome-extension-bridge-tool-call-error-handling-replaced-wi","canonical_anchor":"chrome-extension-bridge-tool-call-error-handling-replaced-wi","heading":"Chrome-extension bridge tool-call error handling replaced with generic timeout race","tier":"internal","area":"Chrome & Browser","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.268\/e\/chrome-extension-bridge-tool-call-error-handling-replaced-wi","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.268","markdown":"### Chrome-extension bridge tool-call error handling replaced with generic timeout race\n\nChrome-extension bridge errors lose their detailed, tailored troubleshooting messages\n\n**What**\n\nThe function that produced specific error messages for failed Chrome-extension bridge tool calls (distinguishing timeouts, disconnects, and generic errors, each with its own troubleshooting advice) has been replaced with a generic timeout wrapper that just races the call against a timeout and returns a plain fallback value.\n\n**Why**\n\nUsers hitting a Chrome-extension bridge failure will now see a generic outcome instead of a tailored explanation of what went wrong and how to fix it.\n\n- Area: Chrome & Browser\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}