Installing the Chrome Extension (Admin Guide)

The Chrome extension is what shows pulses to your team while they're using AI tools. Without it installed and signed in, no pulses fire and no data is collected — it's the most important step in your rollout.

This article walks you through getting the extension on your own machine so you can see how it looks. For team-wide rollout, see Rolling out the extension to your team.

Step 1 — Install from the Chrome Web Store

1. Open Chrome (or any Chromium browser — Edge, Brave, Arc all work)
2. Go to the Chrome Web Store listing for The GAiGE
3. Click Add to Chrome
4. Confirm the permissions prompt

The extension icon (a small G) will appear in your browser toolbar. If you don't see it, click the puzzle-piece icon and pin The GAiGE.

Step 2 — Sign in

1. Click the extension icon
2. Click Sign in
3. You'll be sent to the platform to authenticate via Clerk
4. Once authenticated, the extension popup will show your name and the AI tools assigned to you

The extension uses a long-lived API token bound to your account. If you sign out of the platform, the extension will keep working until the token expires (a few weeks). To force it offline, sign out from the extension popup directly.

Step 3 — Visit a tool to test it

Open a new tab and visit one of the AI tool websites you've added to the platform — for example, https://chat.openai.com or https://claude.ai.

Within a few seconds you should see a small pulse pop up in the bottom-right of the page asking "Did you use ChatGPT today?" (or whichever tool you're on). Answer it. Within a minute, the response will appear in your dashboard.

If nothing happens, see Troubleshooting: extension not loading pulses.

Step 4 — Confirm your tools have correct websites

The extension only knows to fire on tools whose website domains match the URL you're visiting. If you've set up Claude with website claude.ai and someone visits claude.com, no pulse will fire.

Go to AI Tools in the platform, click each tool, and double-check the website list is correct and complete.

Browser support

The extension is built on Manifest V3 and works in:

• Google Chrome (preferred)
• Microsoft Edge
• Brave
• Arc
• Other Chromium-based browsers

It does not currently work in Firefox or Safari.

Permissions explained

The extension asks for these Chrome permissions:

• Access to AI tool websites — needed to detect when you're on one and inject the pulse popup
• Storage — for caching your assigned tools and pending pulses offline
• Alarms — to schedule pulse triggers based on the cadence

It does not read or send the content of any page you visit. It only knows which AI tool site you're on. See How user data is handled for the full story.

What if my team is on a managed Chrome (Workspace / MDM)?

You can deploy the extension via Google Workspace's Force-installed apps or any MDM that supports Chrome enterprise policies. See Rolling out the extension to your team for the manifest details.

Related: Rolling out the extension to your team · Troubleshooting: extension not loading pulses · How user data is handled