v0.1.0

Initial open-source release of OpenEvidence Selection Opener, a lightweight Chrome extension for clinicians, students, and evidence-based medicine readers.

Highlights

• Selection toolbar and right-click Ask OpenEvidence action.
• Whitelist controls, file:/// support, and adjacent-tab opening.
• BYOK Groq validation with PICO rewrite and custom prompt buttons.
• Editable LLM output panel with Copy and Ask OpenEvidence.
• Light / dark / system appearance modes.
• Release workflow packages ZIP and CRX artifacts.

Install in Chrome

1. Download oe-extension-v0.1.0.zip from the Assets below.
2. Unzip it to a folder you'll keep (Chrome loads the extension from this path).
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome.
4. Toggle Developer mode on (top-right corner).
5. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder.
6. The extension icon appears in the toolbar — pin it for quick access.

The .crx artifact is also provided. Chrome blocks installing CRX files dragged from outside the Web Store, so the Load unpacked method above is recommended.

Enable local PDF support (optional)

1. Open chrome://extensions and click this extension's Details.
2. Enable Allow access to file URLs.

If the floating toolbar doesn't appear in Chrome's built-in PDF viewer, select text, right-click, and choose Ask OpenEvidence.

Set up Groq (optional, for PICO & custom prompts)

The PICO and custom prompt buttons appear only after a Groq API key is validated in the extension options. The key is stored locally via chrome.storage.local and is never bundled or sent anywhere except Groq API requests.