Clacks Overhead Broadcaster

Adds the GNU Terry Pratchett message to the X-Clacks-Overhead header

As of May 2026, Clacks Overhead Broadcaster has 51 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the fun category.

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5.00
2 reviews
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 29, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
declarativeNetRequest
Host access
<all_urls>

Screenshots

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About

This extension adds the X-Clacks-Overhead header to all request, a completely harmless addition but allows the requested server to acknowledge the message.
Several web servers already carry the X-Clacks-Overhead header as a way to immortalise and remember those we have lost.

X-Clacks-Overhead is a non-standardised HTTP header based upon the fictional work of the late, great, Sir Terry Pratchett, in particular the Discworld novel Going Postal and the Clacks towers. 

The header value defaults to GNU Terry Pratchett, the message breaks down as follows:

G: Send the message onto the next Clacks Tower.
N: Do not log the message.
U: At the end of the line, return the message.

In the novel, the nature of the 'GNU' code would keep the name of John Dearheart forever transmitting through The Clacks network so long as the network still existed, and we can do the same with the X-Clacks-Overhead header.

"A man is not dead while his name is still spoken."

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
34.91KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

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Developer ID
u68be3aba68a07be919f6c0e0f3e54973
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Oct 21, 2024
Last Updated (Store)
Oct 21, 2024
Last Scraped
May 25, 2026
Website
Support URL
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