Siesta AI
We’re introducing the Siesta AI Chrome Extension, which brings Siesta AI agents into Chrome’s native side panel.
You can keep the current webpage open while working with an agent, attach page context or files, follow tool activity, and start real-time voice conversations with agents that support voice. This is useful for common browser-based tasks like reviewing pages, comparing information, drafting responses, and asking follow-up questions without constantly switching tabs or copying content around.
What it’s for
The extension is built for day-to-day browser workflows: research, document review, drafting, and questions where the source page should stay visible. The goal is simple: reduce context switching when the work starts from a webpage and you want the agent next to it.
The main Siesta AI web app remains the place to configure agents, manage data and connections, build workflows, review analytics, and handle organization settings. The Chrome extension is the lightweight browser surface for using agents in context.
Controlled context sharing
The extension does not read page content by default. Context sharing is explicit: page text is extracted only after a user action, such as attaching the current page or selected text, including from the right-click menu. When you attach a page, the extension captures readable page text, includes the page title and URL, and sends it as a visible attachment, such as `page-context.txt`. It is not silently mixed into your prompt. You can also attach screenshots, images, and files. This makes the handoff easier to inspect and control. Users can see what will be sent, remove attachments before sending, and keep each request limited to the context the agent actually needs.
That matters for teams with clear data-handling requirements. Instead of always-on browser reading, users follow a simple rule: only attach what the agent should work with, and avoid secrets or sensitive personal data unless the use case and access controls are approved.
Visibility while the agent works
The extension supports streaming responses with Markdown formatting and controls such as stop, retry, copy, and new chat. When an agent uses tools, the interface shows tool activity status, so users can see whether the agent is still working, has completed an action, hit an error, or is waiting for approval.
For multi-step tasks, the extension restores the most recently active conversation when the side panel is reopened with the same agent. Message history is fetched again from Siesta AI, and message contents are not copied into extension storage. This keeps the browser experience lightweight while still letting users continue where they left off.
Availability and setup
The extension requires Chrome 116 or later. You can open the side panel from the Chrome toolbar icon or with `Ctrl+Shift+Y` on Windows/Linux and `Command+Shift+Y` on macOS. The shortcut can be changed in `chrome://extensions/shortcuts`.
Sign-in happens through the Siesta AI web app.
