claude-edge-connector 0.1.0 → 0.1.2

package/README.md

@@ -16,4 +16,15 @@ For Claude Desktop, add this to `claude_desktop_config.json`:
 { "mcpServers": { "edge": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "claude-edge-connector"] } } }
 ```
 
-You also need the Claude Connector extension in Edge. Setup, tools and the security model are in the [main README](https://github.com/Shivendra-99/claude-edge-connector#readme).
+## You also need the Edge extension
+
+This server can't reach your browser on its own: the Claude Connector extension in Edge is what reads and controls the tabs you share. Without it, every browser tool reports that the extension is not connected.
+
+- **Edge Add-ons:** still in review with the Microsoft Edge Add-ons team. The store link will be added here once it's approved.
+- **Until then, from a GitHub release:**
+  1. Download `claude-edge-connector-<version>.zip` from the [latest release](https://github.com/Shivendra-99/claude-edge-connector/releases/latest) and unzip it into its own folder. Keep that folder; Edge loads the extension from it.
+  2. Open `edge://extensions` and turn on **Developer mode** (bottom left).
+  3. Click **Load unpacked** and pick the unzipped folder (the one with `manifest.json` in it).
+  4. Open the extension's popup, share a tab, and run `npx claude-edge-connector --check`.
+
+Setup, tools and the security model are in the [main README](https://github.com/Shivendra-99/claude-edge-connector#readme).

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-edge-connector",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "MCP server for Claude Connector: let Claude and other MCP clients control the Microsoft Edge tabs you share.",
   "keywords": [
     "mcp",

package/src/bridge.js

@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ export class Bridge {
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  #call(socket, method, params, timeoutMs) {
+  /** `client` is the AI app the request comes from; the extension shows it on the page and tab group. */
+  #call(socket, method, params, timeoutMs, client = this.clientName) {
     const id = this.nextId++;
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const timer = setTimeout(() => {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export class Bridge {
         reject(new Error(`The browser did not answer within ${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1000)}s (${method}).`));
       }, timeoutMs);
       this.pending.set(id, { resolve, reject, timer, socket });
-      this.#send(socket, { type: 'request', id, method, params });
+      this.#send(socket, { type: 'request', id, method, params, client });
     });
   }
 
@@ -249,7 +250,8 @@ export class Bridge {
       if (msg.type !== 'request') return;
       try {
         if (!this.extension) throw new Error(NOT_CONNECTED);
-        const result = await this.#call(this.extension, msg.method, msg.params, msg.timeoutMs || 60000);
+        const client = this.peers.get(ws) || msg.client || null;
+        const result = await this.#call(this.extension, msg.method, msg.params, msg.timeoutMs || 60000, client);
         this.#send(ws, { type: 'response', id: msg.id, result });
       } catch (e) {
         this.#send(ws, { type: 'response', id: msg.id, error: { message: e.message } });

package/src/index.js

@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ import { registerTools } from './tools.js';
 const pkg = createRequire(import.meta.url)('../package.json');
 const DEFAULT_PORT = 18765;
 
+// MCP clientInfo.name -> what the user sees. Unlisted clients show their own name.
 const FRIENDLY_CLIENT_NAMES = {
   'claude-ai': 'Claude Desktop',
   'claude-code': 'Claude Code',
+  'gemini-cli-mcp-client': 'Gemini CLI',
+  'cursor-vscode': 'Cursor',
+  'Visual Studio Code': 'GitHub Copilot', // VS Code's own MCP client is used by Copilot chat
 };
 
 function parseArgs(argv) {