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# Firefox Agent Bridge
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A small Firefox extension that exposes an **allowlisted** WebExtension API to local scripts and agents.
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This is **not** a bookmark sync engine. Firefox already has `browser.bookmarks`. The extension is a bridge: while Firefox is open, a script on the same machine can call those functions over `http://127.0.0.1:17634`.
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Agents: start at [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md).
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## Why this exists
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Firefox will not let an outside process talk to Places. Editing `places.sqlite` while the browser is running loses deletes. The supported path is `browser.bookmarks` inside an extension, plus [native messaging](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Native_messaging) so a localhost HTTP host can reach that extension.
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## Pieces
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| Piece | Role |
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| `extension/` | WebExtension (`bookmarks` + `nativeMessaging`) |
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| `host/` | Native host: stdio to Firefox, HTTP to scripts |
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| `tools/client.py` | Stdlib Python caller |
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| `examples/replace_named_folder.py` | Sample "replace this folder" script |
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## Install (this workstation)
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1. Register the native host (once):
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```powershell
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powershell -NoProfile -File tools\install-native-host.ps1
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```
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That writes `%LOCALAPPDATA%\firefox-agent-bridge\token` and
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`HKCU\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.easygoingaming.firefox_agent_bridge`.
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2. Load the extension. Firefox Release will not keep an unsigned add-on across restarts:
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- `about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox`
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- **Load Temporary Add-on**
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- pick `extension\manifest.json`
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Permanent install: Mozilla-signed `.xpi` — [docs/signing.md](docs/signing.md). Start with `--channel=unlisted`.
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3. Leave Firefox open. The extension starts the host; `GET http://127.0.0.1:17634/health` should return JSON.
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## Call it
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```powershell
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$token = Get-Content $env:LOCALAPPDATA\firefox-agent-bridge\token -Raw
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curl.exe -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $token" http://127.0.0.1:17634/v1/methods
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python tools/client.py bookmarks.search "[{\"title\":\"10.132.x.x\"}]"
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```
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See [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) for the method list, HTTP surface, and failure modes.
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## Security
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- Binds **127.0.0.1 only**. Browser `Origin` headers are rejected; `Host` must be loopback.
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- Every mutating call (and most reads) needs `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.
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- Only the methods in `extension/background.js` `ALLOWED` run. No history, cookies, tabs, or `onMessageExternal` in v0.1.
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- Another add-on with `bookmarks` already has Places; this bridge does not give it a new path in. Same-user processes that steal the token do — that is the agent contract.
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## License
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MIT.
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