Academia Co-Scientist

Tracking since May 30, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 12, 2026
  description

  Academia Co-Scientist brings your AI research assistant to Google Chrome. Open the side panel to chat with Co-scientist while you browse or write — ask questions, get suggestions, and work with your documents without leaving the page.

  Academia Co-Scientist is an AI research assistant that works
    alongside you as you browse. Open the side panel on any web
    page, academic paper, or Google Doc to start a conversation with
    your personal research assistant.
  
    What it does:
  - Reads any web page you're viewing — summarizes articles,
    extracts key findings, and answers questions about the content,
    even on pages behind logins or paywalls you have access to
  - Works with Google Docs and Slides — reads your documents,
    discusses your drafts, and helps you write and edit
  - Understands your research context — tracks the pages you visit
    to build awareness of your research interests, so its
    suggestions stay relevant to your work
  - Stays with you across tabs — the side panel follows you as you
    browse, ready whenever you need it
  
    Why install it:
  
    Save hours of reading and synthesis. Instead of switching
    between papers, notes, and search tabs, ask Co-Scientist to
    summarize what you're reading, compare findings across sources,
    or draft sections based on your research. It works on the pages
    you're already visiting - no copy-pasting into a separate tool.
  
    Requires an Academia.edu account.

• Jun 12, 2026
  short_description

  AI research assistant powered by the Co-Scientist agent. Chat side panel with browser activity recording.

  AI research assistant for Academia.edu. Chat side panel that reads and discusses web pages and your research.

• Jun 12, 2026
  permissions

  sidePanel, activeTab, tabs, storage, scripting, cookies

  sidePanel, activeTab, storage, scripting, cookies

• Jun 5, 2026
  short_description

  AI research assistant for Google Docs. Opens a chat side panel powered by the Co-Scientist agent.

  AI research assistant powered by the Co-Scientist agent. Chat side panel with browser activity recording.

• Jun 5, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://docs.google.com/*

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• Jun 5, 2026
  permissions

  sidePanel, activeTab, tabs, storage

  sidePanel, activeTab, tabs, storage, scripting, cookies

Permissions & access

Permissions

sidePanelactiveTabstoragescriptingcookies

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