Browser Activity Connector
Route: /app-connectors/browser-activity
Route: /app-connectors/browser-activity
Purpose
Browser Activity Connector is a privacy-first placeholder for opt-in research sessions, saved page summaries, recent topics, and reading plans.
Boundary
It is not a browser, browser history crawler, analytics tracker, extension, or background monitoring product.
Current MVP UI
- Strong privacy warning.
- Provider cards for Browser Extension, Manual Import, Reading List, and Research Sessions placeholders.
- Research sessions, topic clusters, saved page summaries, AI context, and permission boundary.
Mock Data Model
The UI uses mock research sessions, topic labels, saved page summaries, and manual import status.
Future Connectors
Future work may add manual imports, explicit browser extension opt-in, research session capture, page summaries, and project links.
Alma Capabilities
Alma can later summarize approved research sessions, build reading plans, and connect pages to projects.
Permission Boundaries
Manual import, extension opt-in, page content access, and browsing history are separate scopes. Private browsing is always excluded.
Backend Status
No browser history read, extension install, page crawler, tracking backend, provider SDK, or database schema exists.
Security And Privacy
Ambient browsing history is private. Future connectors must be opt-in, session scoped, transparent, and easy to revoke.