Screenshots as the store published them when we checked on .
Why we score it 10
- Asks for a wide set of powerful permissions.
What it can access
On the sites it runs on, Gene — AI Assistant & Smart Search can reach every site you visit. Its permission set rates 96 out of 100 for reach — a measure of what it could do, not of anything it has done.
Store rating 4.6 out of 5 from 71 people.
It runs its own code on askgene.io and docs.google.com.
| Permission | What it allows | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| userScripts | Run scripts of its own choosing inside pages, including code fetched after installation. | 22 |
| webRequest | Watch all network traffic from the sites it has access to, including what is sent and received. | 15 |
| scripting | Run its own code inside the pages you visit. | 10 |
| tabs | See the addresses and titles of every tab you have open. | 5 |
| identity | Sign you in to its developer’s service using your Google account. | 4 |
| activeTab | Read and change the page in the current tab, but only after you click the extension. | - |
| alarms | Schedule its own code to run at set times, even when you are not using it. | - |
| contextMenus | Add its own items to your right-click menu. | - |
| idle | See whether you are currently active at your computer. | - |
| sidePanel | Show its own panel beside the page. | - |
| storage | Save its own settings and data in your browser. | - |
| unlimitedStorage | Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser instead of the usual quota. | - |
| webNavigation | See every page you navigate to, as it happens. | - |
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Read from this extension's own store listing and published manifest on . JSON · Method · Store listing