Chrome

Discover AI agents and MCP servers directly from Google Chrome or any Chromium-based browser (Edge, Brave, Opera, etc.). The Akto Security extension captures agent interactions in real-time as you browse.

What Extension Captures

The Chrome extension monitors:

• AI agent API calls and responses

• MCP server interactions

• Tool invocations and parameters

• Authentication tokens and headers

• Request/response payloads

All captured data is sent securely to your Akto instance for analysis.

Privacy & Security

The extension only captures traffic when actively enabled and only sends data to your configured Akto instance. You have full control over what gets monitored.

Prerequsites

• Google Chrome browser (Version 88 or higher)

• The Akto Security extension ZIP file (required). If you don’t have it, contact the Akto support team.

• The extension folder (extracted from the ZIP file)

Installation Steps

1

Get the Extension Files

• Download the extension package you received

• If it's a ZIP file, extract it to a folder on your computer

• Remember where you saved this folder

2

Open Chrome Extensions

Open Chrome and type this in the address bar:

chrome://extensions/

Press Enter.

OR

Click the three dots (⋮) in Chrome → More tools → Extensions

3

Turn On Developer Mode

• Look at the top-right corner of the Extensions page

• Find the Developer mode toggle switch

• Turn it ON (it will turn blue)

4

Load the Extension

• Click the Load unpacked button (appears at the top after Step 3)

• A file browser will open

• Find and select the Akto Security extension folder

• Click Select Folder

5

Verify It's Installed

You should now see Akto Security in your extensions list with:

• Akto icon

• Version number

• Toggle switch set to ON

6

Pin to Toolbar (Optional but Recommended)

• Click the puzzle icon (🧩) in Chrome toolbar

• Find Akto Security in the list

• Click the pin icon (📌) next to it

• The Akto icon will appear in your toolbar

The extension is now installed and working. It will automatically monitor supported websites in the background.

Supported Websites

The extension works on these platforms:

• ChatGPT (chatgpt.com)

• Claude AI (claude.ai)

• Grok (grok.com)

• Perplexity (perplexity.ai)

• Google Gemini (gemini.google.com)

Troubleshooting

Extension not showing up

• Make sure you selected the correct folder (should contain files like manifest.json)

• Check that Developer mode is ON

• Refresh the Extensions page (F5)

• Restart Chrome and try again

Extension shows errors

Extension not working

Support

If you need help, contact your IT administrator or visithttps://www.akto.io