Developer preview

Browser extension

A local Chrome preview for capturing papers and grants with a scoped AcaTrove token, connected through AcaTrove sign-in. It has not yet completed browser-level release verification.

Not a public release

There is no Chrome Web Store listing yet. The extension is an unsigned preview that you download below and load unpacked in developer mode; it will not auto-update. A Firefox build exists for local developer testing only and has not passed verification in a real Firefox profile, so it is not presented as a supported target.

Install the preview

The preview is an unsigned developer build, so Chrome installs it in developer mode rather than from the Web Store, and it will not auto-update.

Download for Chrome

Unzip the download to a folder you can keep (deleting it removes the extension).
Open chrome://extensions and enable Developer mode in the top-right corner.
Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.
Open the AcaTrove extension and choose Connect with AcaTrove, then sign in and allow access.
Visit a supported paper or grant page and use Save to AcaTrove, or click the toolbar icon to preview and save.

Preview scope

Local Chrome install

Load the unpacked extension from a repository checkout in a current Chromium-based browser.

Source-specific capture

Capture metadata into a project from the paper and grant sites included in the extension manifest.

Preview account connection

Developers can test the authorization-code flow with PKCE or use a scoped personal access token. Browser-level authorization and revocation verification are still required before public distribution.

Failure behavior

A token identifies its own user; no separate user ID is accepted.

Network and API failures remain visible instead of appearing signed out.

Metadata extraction failures disable saving.

Project-loading failures disable saving and show the API error.

Release work still required

Public availability requires a verified Chrome Web Store listing with signed packages, staged rollout and rollback ownership, live browser verification of every capture source, and a Firefox build that has passed testing in a real Firefox profile.

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