Did you know there's a Simple English Wikipedia? This Chrome extension will let you know if there is a Simple English version of the article you're reading. If one does not exist, it will use Claude or ChatGPT to help simplify it for you.

You can download it from the Chrome Web Store.

1. Navigate to any Wikipedia article
2. Look for the button near the article title
3. The button will display:
   • "Go to Simple Wikipedia" (blue) - if a simpler version exists
   • "Simplify with Claude" (orange) or "Simplify with ChatGPT" (black) - based on your settings

1. Click "Simplify with [Claude/ChatGPT]"
2. Extension opens the chosen service in a new tab (claude.ai/new or chatgpt.com)
3. Wikipedia content is automatically submitted with simplification prompt

Simple Wikiclaudia

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mattsayar/simple-wikiclaudia.git
   cd simple-wikiclaudia

2. Build the extension:

   npm run build

3. Load in Chrome:
   • Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
   • Enable "Developer mode" (toggle in top right)
   • Click "Load unpacked" and select the build/ directory
4. The extension is now ready to use!

• storage: Persistent settings and temporary content storage
• tabs: Tab creation and management for AI services
• host_permissions:
  • https://*.wikipedia.org/* - Wikipedia article detection and content extraction
  • https://claude.ai/* - Claude auto-paste functionality and login handling
  • https://chatgpt.com/* - ChatGPT auto-paste functionality
  • https://simple.wikipedia.org/* - Simple English Wikipedia availability checks

1. Article Detection: Identifies Wikipedia articles vs. special pages
2. Title Extraction: Parses clean article titles from URLs
3. Content Cleaning: Removes infoboxes, tables, references, and navigation
4. Storage Management: Temporarily stores content with expiration handling

• ✅ Chrome: Full support (primary target)
• ✅ Edge: Compatible with Manifest V3
• ⚠️ Firefox: Would require Manifest V2 adaptation

• No Data Collection: Extension doesn't collect or transmit personal data
• Local Storage Only: Content stored temporarily in browser's local storage
• Automatic Cleanup: Temporary content expires and is cleaned up
• Secure Communication: All requests use HTTPS
• Permission Minimal: Only requests necessary permissions
• Open Source: Full code available for inspection

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