Ali Spivak

Ali Spivak

@alispivak.bsky.social

Chrome Web Developer Relations - my team is responsible for Extensions, DevTools, Chrome Releases, Web AI and more. Formerly Mozilla (MDN)

505 Followers 360 Following 9 Posts Joined Jul 2023
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When to use WebMCP vs. MCP? 🤔

Use WebMCP to make your active website "agent-aware" by exposing UI tools directly in the browser.

Use MCP for connecting agents to external data and services beyond the tab.

Read more at:
developer.chrome.com/blog/webmcp-...

#WebMCP #MCP #AIAgents

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6 days ago
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From flight searches to restaurant reservations, WebMCP is making apps agent-ready. Explore our list of demos to see the future of the web in action. You can also submit a PR to be featured → goo.gle/3MsLxOB

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1 month ago
Choosing an AI model for your project

If you're having trouble choosing the right GenAI mode, @alispivak.bsky.social has tips for you → goo.gle/4ppXbb5

We're diving into how to balance project goals, data requirements, and model types so you can determine what you, and your project, need for success.

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2 months ago
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Throttle individual network requests  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers Use the Request conditions tab to block specific URLs or apply custom network throttling profiles to individual resources.

🎙️LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! It's been one of DevTool's most requested features… weighing at eiiighty-five votes… 10 years in the making… entering the ring from Chrome 144… Heeeerre's: Individual request throttling!!!

developer.chrome.com/blog/throttl...

🥊 It's a knockout! The crowd does wild! 👏🙌🎉🥳

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2 months ago
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How can you keep API keys safe in a Chrome Extension? YouTube video by Chrome for Developers

If you’re using server-side AI models, you usually need an API key to call them. A couple of weeks back I made a video looking at how to handle that in a Chrome extension: youtu.be/pl4pz4nWa3w

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3 months ago
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Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25 billion to encourage families to claim 'Trump Accounts' Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged a historic $6.25 billion on Tuesday to provide an incentive to families to adopt new investment accounts for children.

Billionaires Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion to provide 25 million American children an incentive to claim the new investment accounts for children created as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation.

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3 months ago
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We asked for your Chrome Extension questions, and you wanted to know about SEO.

From "games" being a top search query to the importance of ratings, we're diving into what drives discovery in the Chrome Web Store → goo.gle/48hjSH5

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3 months ago
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A common mix-up: thinking passkeys = biometrics. @oliverdunk.com explains why the biometric check is local and how public-key cryptography (not biometrics) is the core of passkey authentication→ goo.gle/4oSrvLh

#PasskeysWeek

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4 months ago

Was great seeing you & getting to chat about tech & life!

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4 months ago
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The latest episode of What's New in DevTools covers Baseline integration, AI assistance, Save-Data header emulation, and more → goo.gle/4odg8NL

Watch the full recap of updates from Chrome 139-141 to see these powerful new features in action and improve your debugging workflow.

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5 months ago
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From the chrome_extensions community on Reddit: Ask the Google Chrome team about building extensions! Explore this post and more from the chrome_extensions community

Got questions about building Chrome Extensions? We’re recording some new videos for the @developer.chrome.com channel in October, and I’d love suggestions for topics we should cover: www.reddit.com/r/chrome_ext...

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5 months ago
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The Proofreader API  |  AI on Chrome  |  Chrome for Developers Improve your content readability and grammar with the Proofreader API.

On the Chrome team, we've a cool new origin trial for you to try in your apps: the Proofreader API: developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/proo....

❌ tyop → ✅ typo

```js
await (await Proofreader.create({
expectedInputLanguages: ['en'],
})).proofread(
'Let us knwo how it foes',
);
```

#BuiltInAI #WebAI

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5 months ago
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Server costs? Latency? Pfft. Not with client-side AI → goo.gle/4g5M0Ak

Build that real-time, AI-powered photobooth app you've been dreaming of. Run the image segmentation model directly on the user's device and give your users the privacy and speed they deserve.

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6 months ago
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The wait is over! The Google Chrome Built-in AI Challenge 2025 is here.

Today's the day to start building with our built-in AI APIs. Create a web app or Chrome Extension to compete for our $70K prize pool.

Let the coding commence → goo.gle/ChromeAIChallenge2025

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6 months ago
Make your proposals for Interop 2026

Help shape the future of the web 💡 Submit your proposals for Interop 2026 → goo.gle/3V13xA8

The submission form is open until September 24. Get inspired by checking out the seven-month progress report for Interop 2025, including updates on view transitions and anchor positioning.

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6 months ago
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Mark your calendars! 🗓️ The Google Chrome Built-in AI Challenge 2025 officially launches on September 9th. Create a web app or Chrome Extension using our built-in AI APIs and compete for up to $14,000.

Need a spark? See last year's projects→ goo.gle/3UOm3eY

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6 months ago
baseline status now inline on hover for css properties

New in Chrome DevTools: Instantly check CSS feature compatibility with Baseline!

Chrome DevTools now displays the Baseline status for CSS properties right in the Elements panel - Baseline gives you clear info about which web features are ready to use today.

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6 months ago
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Baseline for CSS properties now in Chrome DevTools  |  Blog  |  web.dev Baseline information is now available for CSS properties in the Elements panel of Chrome DevTools!

Handy! web.dev/blog/baselin...

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6 months ago

Phil has a great set of posts on using Baseline!

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7 months ago
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Long text ➡️ short summary. The Summarizer API is available in Chrome Stable. In Chrome, you can use this API to condense long articles, transcripts, and more, with Gemini Nano.

Which of Chrome's built-in AI APIs will you hatch? → goo.gle/3GltpD3

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7 months ago
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Baseline for CSS properties now in Chrome DevTools  |  Blog  |  web.dev Baseline information is now available for CSS properties in the Elements panel of Chrome DevTools!

Baseline for CSS properties now in Chrome DevTools

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7 months ago
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New in Chrome 139  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers Squircles and custom functions come to CSS, and on-device speech recognition to the Web Speech API.

New in Chrome 139

https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-139?hl=en

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7 months ago
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una.im | Creating a scroll-spy with 2 lines of CSS scroll-target-group is a new CSS feature that lets you create scroll-spy table of contents with basically 2 lines of CSS.

scroll-target-group is coming to Chrome 140 (stable next month)!

Building on CSS carousel APIs, scroll-target-group lets you "enhance" elements into scroll markers, enabling you to build this scroll-spy effect in 2 lines of CSS!

Makes for a great progressive enhancement!

una.im/scroll-targe...

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7 months ago
Getting Image Insights with Built-in Chrome AI and EXIF Data A mashup of AI and API techniques to get information about an image.

@raymondcamden.com uses the Prompt API multimodal capabilities to create tags for images! Great use-case! www.raymondcamden.com/2025/07/25/g...

Learn more about the API, which uses Gemini Nano in Chrome, and join the Origin Trial at developer.chrome.com/docs/ai/prom...

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9 months ago
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New to the web platform in May  |  Blog  |  web.dev Discover some of the interesting features that have landed in stable and beta web browsers during May 2025.

New to the web platform in May

https://web.dev/blog/web-platform-05-2025?hl=en

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9 months ago
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Got the chance to chat with Google's Kenji Baheux who has been working on Web AI APIs today! (I'm personally excited about the possibility of using on-device LLMs to screen interactions for toxicity.) Learn all about these news APIs: developer.chrome.com/docs/ai

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9 months ago
Thomas on stage presenting

Built-in AI APIs for the Web by @tomayac.com

Follow on the live stream: www.youtube.com/live/De4n7vj...

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9 months ago

I am hiring a developer advocate role for Chrome, located in Canada (Waterloo). If you could be interested please DM me!

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9 months ago
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10 updates from Google I/O 2025: CSS carousels, AI-powered DevTools, Prompt API with multimodal capabilities, and more  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers Discover exciting features from the Google I/O Developer Keynote and sessions.

Here’s what we announced for the web at Google I/O:

developer.chrome.com/blog/web-at-...

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10 months ago
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Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16 | TechCrunch Google I/O, Google's biggest developer conference of the year, is nearly upon us. Here's what to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android.

Google I/O 2025: What to expect, including updates to Gemini and Android 16

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