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Requested by Adeel · project thread

Description

Before: a release attached the clipper zips, but nothing ever updated an installed clipper.

After: each release also publishes the clipper so installed copies update themselves. Every part runs only when its repository secrets exist and is skipped otherwise:

  • Chrome Web Store: the release is uploaded and published (CWS_EXTENSION_ID, CWS_CLIENT_ID, CWS_CLIENT_SECRET, CWS_REFRESH_TOKEN).
  • Edge Add-ons: the release is uploaded and submitted (EDGE_PRODUCT_ID, EDGE_CLIENT_ID, EDGE_API_KEY).
  • Self-hosted Chrome/Edge: a signed lens-clipper-<browser>.crx, plus the -updates.xml it polls on releases/latest/download (CRX_PRIVATE_KEY).
  • Firefox: lens-clipper-firefox-updates.json for the Mozilla-signed XPI that the Firefox workflow attaches (AMO keys).

How: with EXT_UPDATE_BASE set, build.mjs also writes dist/<target>-selfhosted with an update_url. For Gecko targets it's browser_specific_settings.gecko.update_url, and Safari is skipped. scripts/release.mjs derives the Chromium extension ID from the key and writes both kinds of update manifest. I checked the ID it derives against Chromium's own for the same key, and checked that headless Chromium packs the .crx. Docs: "Releases and updates" in docs/web-clipper.md.

Motivation and Context

Adeel asked for a release pipeline and auto-updates for the browser extensions. Safari updates through the App Store, which the Safari thread handles (#283).

Types of changes

  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

Checklist:

  • The title is a Conventional Commit.
  • My code follows the code style of this project.
  • I added or updated tests.
  • My change requires documentation updates, and I have updated docs/ accordingly.

Done questions

  • Goal: CI-only; merged on green.
  • Agents: n/a (release tooling).
  • Zero setup: everything is skipped until the secrets exist.
  • Fewest clicks: updates arrive without the user doing anything.
  • Configurable: n/a.
  • Light: no runtime change.
  • Private and secure: the key is written with umask 077 and removed after use; the token is masked.
  • Cost: n/a.
  • User decides: store publishing only happens when the owner adds the secrets.
  • Upgrades: this is the upgrade path for installed extensions.
  • Honest: the docs say Chrome/Edge only install off-store CRXs through policy or on Linux.
  • Tests and docs updated.
  • Open standards: no new dependencies.
  • Refine later: AMO listed submission if the add-on goes on the AMO store.

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Self-hosted builds with update_url (Firefox updates.json, Chrome/Edge
update XML and signed CRX), plus Chrome Web Store and Edge Add-ons
upload, each only when its secrets exist.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_018uA6PhZXrmpgsbfDh2W23u
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docs: list similar content, StyleTTS2 and the Edge clipper as built (#…
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#296, #291, #285 and #294 merged after the README refresh, so they move from
"In progress" to the feature list, and the web clipper guide's status names
Edge as built.


Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01HDx7PPUauyjMn1LZs8JAsS

Co-authored-by: Adeel Ahmad <noreply@anthropic.com>
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