VibeMarkup Privacy Policy

VibeMarkup is a Chrome extension for annotating web pages and exporting the notes as a prompt for a coding assistant.

The short version

VibeMarkup does not collect, store on any server, transmit, sell or share any data about you. It has no servers, no accounts, no analytics and no third-party code. Everything it saves lives on your own computer.

What the extension stores, and where

• Your comments, element descriptions and screenshots are kept in Chrome's extension storage (chrome.storage.local) on your device, grouped by the page you annotated. You can delete them per page from the side panel, or remove everything by uninstalling the extension.
• Settings (hand-off mode, voice auto-start) are kept in the same local storage.
• MCP mode (optional, off by default) writes copies of your comments and screenshots to the folder ~/.vibemarkup on your own disk, so a coding agent running on the same machine can read them. Nothing is sent anywhere. Delete the folder to remove the copies.

Network access

The extension makes no network requests. Its pages run under a Content Security Policy of connect-src 'none', which means the browser itself blocks any attempt by the extension's code to contact a server.

Voice input

Voice comments use Chrome's on-device speech recognition only. VibeMarkup asks the browser to process speech locally and never falls back to a cloud recognizer: if on-device recognition is not available, voice input is simply disabled and the extension suggests installing Chrome's local language pack or using your operating system's dictation. VibeMarkup never receives, records or stores audio.

Page content and screenshots

When you comment on an element, VibeMarkup captures a screenshot of the visible tab and a description of that element (its tag, text, classes, size and similar). These are saved only to the local storage described above and included in the prompt you choose to copy or download. What you do with that exported prompt is up to you.

Permissions

VibeMarkup asks only for the Chrome permissions it needs to draw the annotation overlay on the tab you activate it on, take screenshots of that tab, store your notes locally, show its side panel, process screenshots and voice input in a hidden page, and (only if you turn on MCP mode) talk to the local helper you installed. It requests no access to your browsing history, bookmarks, cookies or other sites.

Children

VibeMarkup is a developer tool and is not directed at children. Because it collects no data, no data about anyone is retained.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be published at this address with an updated date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy: mattbakerpm@gmail.com.