LobsterCLI

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 24, 2026
  permissions

  activeTab, storage, scripting, sidePanel, tabs

  activeTab, storage, scripting, sidePanel, tabs, offscreen

• Apr 17, 2026
  description

  LobsterCLI — Analyze any webpage through a chat interface.
  
  FREE FEATURES (no API key needed):
  • Summarize any page — headings, word count, content preview, framework detection
  • Extract as Markdown — full page converted to clean Markdown with copy button
  • Detect all forms — every input field with labels, types, values, required state
  • Show key links — all meaningful links extracted from the page
  • Monitor API calls — live interception of fetch/XHR network requests
  • DOM snapshot — 12-stage pruned snapshot optimized for developers
  
  AI FEATURES (optional, bring your own key):
  • Ask any question about the current page in natural language
  • Vision mode — automatically captures screenshot when your question is visual
  • Smart Brain — classifies your intent and gathers only the data needed
  • Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini (free tier), and Ollama (local)
  
  HOW IT WORKS:
  Click the LobsterCLI icon to open a side panel (like Gemini or Claude). Use the quick-action chips for instant analysis, or type any question. The Brain decides whether to read the page text, capture a screenshot, or both — so you only pay for what's needed.
  
  PRIVACY:
  • No data collection, no tracking, no analytics
  • Page content is processed locally in your browser
  • AI calls go directly from your browser to your chosen provider
  • Fully open source: github.com/iexcalibur/lobster-cli
  
  Part of the LobsterCLI ecosystem — also available as a CLI tool (npm install -g lobster-cli) and importable Node.js library.

  LobsterCLI — Analyze any webpage, PDF, or YouTube video through a chat interface.
  
  FREE FEATURES (no API key needed):
  - Summarize any page — headings, word count, content preview, framework detection
  - Extract as Markdown — full page converted to clean Markdown with copy button
  - Detect all forms — every input field with labels, types, values, required state
  - Show key links — all meaningful links extracted from the page
  - Monitor API calls — live interception of fetch/XHR network requests
  - DOM snapshot — 12-stage pruned snapshot optimized for developers
  
  AI FEATURES (optional, bring your own key):
  - Ask any question about the current page in natural language
  - YouTube transcript extraction — automatically pulls video captions and answers questions about the content
  - PDF analysis — extracts full document text and lets you ask questions about it
  - Smart suggestions — "What are the key points?", "Explain this simply", "Help me draft a reply"
  - Vision mode — automatically captures screenshot when your question is visual
  - Smart Brain — classifies your intent and gathers only the data needed
  - Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini (free tier), and Ollama (local)
  
  HOW IT WORKS:
  Click the LobsterCLI icon to open a side panel (like Gemini or Claude). Use the quick-action chips for instant analysis, or type any question. On YouTube, the extension extracts the video transcript automatically. On PDFs, it extracts the full text. The Brain decides whether to read the page text, capture a screenshot, or both — so you only pay for what's needed.
  
  PRIVACY:
  - No data collection, no tracking, no analytics
  - Page content is processed locally in your browser
  - AI calls go directly from your browser to your chosen provider
  - Fully open source: github.com/iexcalibur/lobstercli-extension
  
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  Key changes from the old listing:
  - Title: added "PDF, or YouTube video"
  - AI features: added YouTube transcripts, PDF analysis, and smart suggestion chips
  - How it works: added YouTube and PDF mentions
  - Privacy: updated repo link to `lobstercli-extension`

• Apr 17, 2026
  short_description

  Page analysis, DOM extraction, API monitoring, and AI-powered summaries — powered by LobsterCLI's in-house engine.

  AI-powered page analysis, YouTube transcript extraction, smart Q&A, and content summaries — powered by LobsterCLI's in-house engine.

Permissions & access

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activeTabstoragescriptingsidePaneltabsoffscreen

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