🔖 name, version, description

{
  "name": "AiPaw",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "This extension generates a vpet and tracks your browsing content in real time to generate notes."

• name: The title of your extension as it appears in the Chrome Extensions page and Chrome Web Store.
• version: Version of your extension. Used for updates (e.g. 1.0.0).
• description: Description shown to users on the store or extension manager.

🧠 manifest_version

"manifest_version": 3,

• Version 3 is the latest and required for new Chrome extensions.

🔐 permissions

"permissions": ["activeTab", "tabs", "sidePanel", "downloads"],

Grants the extension access to specific Chrome APIs:

• "activeTab": Temporary access to the currently active tab (e.g., for one-click actions).
• "tabs": Access tab metadata (URL, title, etc.).
• "sidePanel": Allows use of the new Chrome Side Panel feature (for things like chatbots or note UIs).
• "downloads": Allows downloading files (e.g., .txt note exports).

🌐 host_permissions

"host_permissions": [
    "<https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*>"
],