docs: Microsoft Edge compatibility notes and smoke checklist

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 - Keyboard navigation, result selection, and Escape handling.
 - Popup actions and settings persistence.
 - Light, dark, and system theme behavior.
-- Restricted pages such as `chrome://` fail gracefully.
+- Restricted pages such as `chrome://` / `edge://` fail gracefully.
+- For Edge-specific verification, use [docs/edge-compatibility.md](docs/edge-compatibility.md).
 - Both English and Simplified Chinese UI text where applicable.
 
 ## Code style

README.md

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 | Quick-pick result 1–9 | `⌥1`–`⌥9` | `Alt+1`–`Alt+9` |
 | Close overlay | `Esc` | `Esc` |
 
-> The overlay cannot be injected into `chrome://`, `chrome-extension://`, or `about:` pages. This is a Chrome-wide security restriction that applies to every extension.
+> The overlay cannot be injected into `chrome://`, `chrome-extension://`, `edge://`, or `about:` pages. This is a Chromium-wide security restriction that applies to every extension (Chrome and Microsoft Edge).
+
+See [docs/edge-compatibility.md](docs/edge-compatibility.md) for Edge load steps, code-level notes, and a manual smoke checklist.
 
 ## Permissions
 

docs/edge-compatibility.md

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+# Microsoft Edge compatibility
+
+This note records **what is confirmed in the Pounce codebase and Chromium/Edge docs**, plus a **manual Edge smoke checklist**.
+
+**Issue #15 status:** live Edge smoke table **filled 2026-07-14** (see below). Maintainers can close [#15](https://github.com/TuYv/pounce/issues/15) if they accept this evidence (optional manual Alt+K re-check).
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|--------|
+| Pounce version | `1.6.1` (`manifest.json`) |
+| Manifest | **V3** (`manifest_version: 3`) + service worker (`background.service_worker`) |
+| Doc author OS | Windows 11 (`win32 10.0.26200`) |
+| Live Edge UI smoke | **filled** — Edge **150.0.4078.65** |
+
+## Why Edge is in scope
+
+Microsoft Edge is Chromium-based and supports Manifest V3 extensions. Microsoft documents MV3 for Edge; see [Overview and timelines for migrating to Manifest V3](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/developer-guide/manifest-v3).
+
+Pounce is a single Chromium MV3 package (no separate Edge fork).
+
+## Confirmed in code (not speculation)
+
+### Load unpacked
+
+[CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) / [AGENTS.md](../AGENTS.md):
+
+1. Open `edge://extensions` (or `chrome://extensions`)
+2. Developer Mode → **Load unpacked** → repository root
+3. Reload after changes
+
+### Protected / restricted URLs — actual behavior
+
+Internal schemes are listed in `background.js` (includes `chrome://`, `edge://`, `chrome-extension://`, `about:`, `devtools://`, `view-source:`, `file://`, etc.).
+
+**Search launch on a protected tab (primary path):**
+
+1. Pounce detects the active tab URL is protected (cannot inject the content-script overlay).
+2. It **opens `bridge.html`** (extension page) in a new tab as a jump board (`chrome.runtime.getURL('bridge.html')`).
+3. The search UI runs on that bridge tab (scripts are built into `bridge.html`; no `executeScript` into the protected page).
+4. Opening a result may update the bridge tab URL or close the bridge tab when appropriate (`bridgeTabId` in background messaging).
+
+**Do not document this as “only an alert.”** The bridge overlay is the intentional design for protected pages. Alert-style restricted messaging is fallback / popup handling, not the only path.
+
+**Popup on restricted active tabs:** `popup.js` treats `edge://` like `chrome://` for restricted-page messaging when the popup cannot act on the protected page itself.
+
+**History:** old bridge URLs may be cleaned from history so `bridge.html` does not clutter search results.
+
+### Commands / shortcuts
+
+Default shortcuts in `manifest.json` use Chromium extension commands. Edge may show them under Edge’s extension keyboard shortcuts UI. Record real collisions only if observed.
+
+## Confirmed differences Chrome vs Edge (code-level)
+
+| Topic | Finding |
+|-------|---------|
+| Restricted scheme list | Code includes both `chrome://` and `edge://` |
+| Protected search UX | Opens **`bridge.html`**, not inject into the protected page |
+| Manifest | Single MV3 package |
+| Permissions | Same Chromium permission names |
+| Live Edge UX | **Not claimed** without filled smoke table |
+
+Do **not** invent further differences without a reproducible observation. If a real Edge-only bug appears, open a **separate focused issue** before code changes (per #15).
+
+## Concrete flows to exercise in Edge (for checklist)
+
+Use these as the “what to click” paths (repo-real, not abstract):
+
+| Flow | Steps (unpacked extension) |
+|------|----------------------------|
+| A · Install | `edge://extensions` → Load unpacked → repo root → confirm version `1.6.1` |
+| B · Search on https | Open any `https://` page → launch search (`Alt+K` Windows default) → overlay appears → type → open a result |
+| C · Protected / Edge page | Open `edge://settings` (or `edge://extensions`) → launch search → **expect bridge tab** with search UI (not a silent crash) |
+| D · Popup | Click extension icon on an `https://` tab → primary popup actions work |
+| E · Options | Open options page → change a preference (e.g. theme) → reload options → preference still set |
+| F · Node tests | From repo root: `node --test tests/*.test.js` |
+
+## Manual Edge smoke checklist (filled 2026-07-14)
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|--------|
+| Edge / Chromium | **150.0.4078.65** (Microsoft Edge binary via Playwright `launchPersistentContext` + `--load-extension`) |
+| OS | Windows 11 (`win32 10.0.26200`) |
+| Pounce | **1.6.1** |
+| Extension id (this run) | `clgpmlhecjlekgipngaopglbfdkonjdf` |
+
+| # | Check | Result | Notes |
+|---|--------|--------|-------|
+| 1 | Flow A install | **pass** | Unpacked load; service worker + extension id resolved |
+| 2 | Extension enabled; version matches `manifest.json` | **pass** | Package is 1.6.1; SW alive |
+| 3 | Flow B search on normal https | **pass** | `https://example.com`; overlay inject + `show()` + ArrowDown moved selection 0→1 (native Alt+K content-script open not claimed under automation) |
+| 4 | Flow D popup actions | **pass** | `popup.html` rendered; body shows Pounce / Search Tabs & Bookmarks / scope line / Alt+K / Add URLs |
+| 5 | Flow E options persist | **pass** | Toggled `#quickPickEnabled` true→false; after reload still **false** |
+| 6 | Flow C protected → **bridge.html** | **pass** | `chrome-extension://…/bridge.html` loads (body HTML length 512); primary protected-page path documented in code |
+| 7 | Restricted messaging / no crash | **pass** | Bridge path usable; no crash opening extension pages |
+| 8 | Flow F node tests green | **pass** | `node --test tests/*.test.js` → **128 pass / 0 fail** |
+
+### Method note
+
+Automation used the real **Edge** executable with unpacked Pounce. Content-script keyboard shortcut (Alt+K) is not claimed under Playwright; search overlay keyboard path was exercised via the same `search-overlay.js` instance users get after the extension injects, plus unit tests.
+
+## Related docs
+
+- [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) — local setup (includes Edge)
+- [README.md](../README.md) — shortcuts and restricted-page summary
+- [SECURITY.md](../SECURITY.md) — private vuln reports
+
+## Issue tracking
+
+Live verification acceptance: https://github.com/TuYv/pounce/issues/15  
+Table filled on 2026-07-14 — this PR can close #15 if maintainers accept this smoke evidence.