ByteBrief — An AI-powered News Summarizer

ByteBrief is a Chrome extension that uses AI to generate summaries of online articles. It provides quick and accurate overviews, detailed summaries, or key bullet points directly in your browser.

Section	Details
🚀 Features	- Summarize articles in brief, detailed, or bullet point formats. - Works on most websites with article content. - Copy summaries to clipboard with one click. - Powered by Google Gemini AI for intelligent text summarization.
💻 Installation	- Clone or download this repository. - Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/. - Enable Developer mode (top right). - Click Load unpacked and select this repository folder. - Pin the ByteBrief extension to your Chrome toolbar.
📝 Usage	- Open any article or webpage. - Click the ByteBrief extension icon. - Select the summary type: Brief, Detailed, or Bullets. - Click Summarize to generate the summary. - Copy the summary using the Copy button if needed.
⚙️ Configuration	- Go to the Options page to enter your Google Gemini API key. - Your key is securely stored using Chrome’s storage.sync.

⚠️ Notes

• Some websites (like chrome:// pages) do not support content extraction.
• Summaries are truncated for very long articles to avoid API limits.

Important

Error:

• Unchecked runtime.lastError: Could not establish connection. Receiving end does not exist.

Cause:

• The popup tried to send a message to the content script (content.js) before it was injected or on unsupported pages like chrome:// or chrome-extension://.

Solution:

• Ensured the content script is injected dynamically if missing using chrome.scripting.executeScript.
• Checked for chrome.runtime.lastError before using the response.
• Confirmed messages are sent to active tabs using chrome.tabs.query.
• ByteBrief Official Website -> https://bytebriefs.netlify.app/

🛠 Key Fixes Implemented

• Dynamic Content Script Injection: Ensures the message can always reach a content script.
• Runtime Error Handling: Catches runtime.lastError to prevent unhandled exceptions.
• Updated Gemini API Call: Uses a supported model and correct request format.
• API Key Validation: Checks for presence of API key and guides the user to enter it in options.
• Truncation of Long Articles: Prevents request failures due to API limits.
• Improved User Feedback: Loader animation and meaningful error messages in popup.

📄 Overview

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