claude-in-chrome-troubleshooting - Claude in Chrome MCP Troubleshooting Guide
Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues, including native host conflicts between Claude.app and Claude Code.
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Updated: 2026-06-30Capabilities
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What this skill does
- diagnose native host binary status
- check socket file locations
- identify active native messaging configs
- disable conflicting native host configs
- toggle between Claude.app and Claude Code
- reset Chrome MCP connection
- update native host wrapper script
- kill native host processes
- clean up socket files
Inputs
- Chrome native messaging host configs
- Chrome browser installation
- Claude Code installation
- macOS file system
Outputs
- Diagnostic messages
- Modified native messaging config files
- Cleaned socket files
- Restarted native host process
Requirements
- macOS operating system
- Chrome browser installed
- Claude Code CLI or Claude.app
- Shell access (bash or zsh)
- Claude Chrome extension installed