Claude Code's Chrome Extension Does Way More Than You Think

Most people think this is just another AI browser sidebar. I thought the same thing until I saw what it could do with Claude Code.

The Claude team quietly shipped a Chrome extension that does far more than summarize pages. It can control your browser—click buttons, fill forms, navigate between tabs. But that's not even the impressive part. You can teach it workflows by just showing it what you do, and then run those as slash commands. And when you connect it to Claude Code, it becomes something entirely different: an AI that writes your code AND operates the browser to automate the boring stuff you'd normally do manually.

This walkthrough covers the full capability stack: basic page interaction, browser automation across sites, creating reusable shortcuts from conversations, teaching Claude new skills through screen recording, and the complete loop where Claude Code researches, writes files, then uses the browser extension to execute multi-step workflows without you copying and pasting anything.

If you're working with AI coding assistants or interested in browser automation, this shows what's possible when Claude Code gains the ability to see and control your browser. Developers automating repetitive web tasks, anyone curious about how AI agents will work in practice, and Claude Code users who didn't know this integration existed will find this especially relevant. Whether you're new to AI tools or already deep into agentic workflows, there's something here.

Claude Chrome Extension:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/pub...
Claude Code:
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/chrome

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00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Basic usage
01:23 - Browser control
03:13 - Slash commands!
06:07 - Teach a skill
09:13 - Claude code integration
11:11 - Everything all together
14:51 - Let's do it all at once
16:04 - Conclusion