Merlin Ask Ai To Research Chrome extension icon

Merlin Ask Ai To Research

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👥 900K+ users
📦 v7.5.10
💾 4.08MiB
📅 2025-12-25
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Overview

🔥 Use Merlin AI to research and chat with websites, videos, and documents, plus write social media content in 128 languages 🔥

💪 Key Features:

✔️ Unified AI Models - Harness leading models for research, summarizing, translation, and content creation.
✔️ Real-Time Web & File Integration - Access live data, webpages, and documents without leaving Merlin.
✔️ Cross-Platform Convenience - Use one account across Chrome, Edge, iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac.
✔️ 70+ AI Tools - From AI Detector to AI , AI Humanizer, elevate your workflow in a snap.

Boost your productivity and make your workflow truly magical! 🚀

🔰 Why Use us?

Think of us as an AI chatbot that’s 20× more capable than typical models, we are powered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Mistral, DeepSeek etc seamlessly integrating advanced features from multiple AI powerhouses. Far from competing, we supercharge your AI experience in some truly awesome ways. Here’s the scoop:

1️⃣ Ctrl+M/ Cmd+M: Instantly summon any AI model—GPT o1, 3.7 Sonnet, and more—right from any tab. No more juggling browsers; multitasking just got easier.

2️⃣ AI Playground: Get access to the platform powered by the big names—ChatGPT o1, o1-mini, GPT-4, 4o, 4o mini, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, and many more—all in one spot for richer insights.

3️⃣ Context is King: Whether you’re reading an article, replying to a tweet, or searching the web, Merlin acts as an in-context AI assistant powered by all the best of AI.

4️⃣ Save Prompts: Store and manage your favorite prompts, then deploy them anywhere online with ease. Store custom prompts for quick retrieval using “/”

5️⃣ Chat with Webpages: Open the extension as a sidebar on any website. Summarize, translate, extract key points, and more—right on the spot.

🔰 What Sets the Merlin Extension Apart?

1️⃣ Chat AI Capabilities in the Side Panel
Multiple Models, One Interface: Seamlessly switch among GPT o1, GPT-4, GPT-4o, 3.7 Sonnet, 3.5 Haiku, and more—all in a single view.
Take your AI chat sessions to the next level with an integrated approach, enabling you to chat with AI from multiple models seamlessly. Our chat AI environment merges them effortlessly, giving you a robust AI chatbot experience.

2️⃣ Projects
Custom AI Chatbots: Transform your knowledge base, uploaded files, or links into dedicated AI assistants.
Centralized Data: Keep everything in one searchable hub for easy access and organization.
With Projects, you can also deploy an AI writer to generate content within these specialized assistants, ensuring your chat with AI remains highly productive. Each AI chatbot is fully customizable, letting you tailor responses to your unique workflow.

3️⃣ Crafts
On-Demand Artifacts: Instantly generate code snippets, apps, or diagrams using any AI model—right from the chat.
Live Preview: Watch your content come to life in a dedicated window beside the conversation.
Advanced Data Analysis & Artifacts: Process data, create documents or websites, and edit or export them on the spot, like having your own AI agent.
With Crafts, you can even integrate an AI image generator to produce visuals on the fly, perfectly complementing your AI writer for comprehensive content creation.

4️⃣ Chat with Files
Images & Vision: Convert pictures to text or use text to generate images.
PDFs & Docs: Use ChatPDF to summarize, translate, or OCR your documents for quick insights.
Fast Overviews: Summarize websites, PDFs, or YouTube videos in seconds.
Document Chat: Upload files and ask pinpoint questions—no need to sift through everything.
Webpages: Interact directly with single or multiple site tabs—summarizing or extracting info on the fly.
Easily incorporate your files into any AI chat session, ensuring you can chat with AI about documents or generate custom visuals via our AI image generator.

5️⃣ Reading Assistance
Article Summaries: Quickly grab key points from any write-up.
Video Summaries: Get YouTube highlights (with bilingual subtitles) so you can skip the full watch.
Webpage & PDF Summaries: Instantly condense entire sites or PDFs into succinct overviews.

6️⃣ Writing Assistance
Contextual Help Everywhere: Get real-time suggestions in any text box—tweets, LinkedIn posts, emails, and more.
Paraphrasing & Outlining: Reword text for clarity and create structured outlines in seconds.
Tone Tweaks & Sentence Sculpting: Adjust style and length to match your exact needs.
Instant Content: Create essays, ad copy, or blog posts on demand—tailored to your style.

7️⃣ Translate Assistance
Over 50 Languages (Up to 128 in Extended Features): Instantly translate text, compare different AI outputs, or even translate entire webpages.
Image & Video Translation: Localize text on images and watch bilingual YouTube subtitles seamlessly.

8️⃣ Website Enhancements
AI-Powered Search: Get concise, citation-linked answers on Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.
Gmail AI Assistant: Draft and refine emails without ever leaving your inbox.
Community Q&A: Provide expert answers on Quora or StackOverflow using AI-driven insights.
YouTube Summaries: Quickly see key takeaways from videos without watching them in full.

🚀 How to Get Started
Install & Pin: Click “Add to Chrome” and pin it to your toolbar for easy access.
Sign Up: Create your free account and unlock the full suite of features.
Explore & Enjoy: Head to https://www.getmerlin.in/chat and start researching, summarizing, translating, and creating AI-driven content—right from your browser! 🔥

💌 Support & Feedback
Any questions or suggestions? Please contact us at support@getmerlin.in
For feedback, feature request & bug reports please check here https://feedback.getmerlin.in/

Merge the power of top-tier AI with your daily tasks! Research, write, translate, analyze, and create—all without leaving your Chrome tab. Download now and revolutionize the way you work! ✨

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Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes
✅ Version v7.5.16 was recently scanned.
v7.5.16 Info Scanned Mar 7, 2026

Security Analysis — Merlin Ask Ai To Research

Analyzed v7.5.16 · Mar 7, 2026 · 96 JS files · 6621 KB scanned

Permissions

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Code Patterns Detected

Dynamic JS import innerHTML assignment — potential XSS vector String.fromCharCode (obfuscation) charCodeAt (obfuscation) Makes XHR requests Uses Fetch API Sends data via Beacon API Exfiltrates via image loading Reads browser storage Writes to browser storage Removes from browser storage Writes to clipboard Captures keystrokes Monitors form inputs Runs on ALL websites Broad host permissions Potential hardcoded secret Uses postMessage for cross-origin comms Sets up event listeners

External Connections

www.w3.org www.apache.org cdn.jsdelivr.net www.google.com cdn.leonardo.ai www.getmerlin.in getmerlin.in goo.gl www.youtube.com schemas.openxmlformats.org www.youtube-nocookie.com nextjs.org +8 more

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What This Extension Does

The Merlin Ask Ai To Research extension is a productivity tool that allows users to research, re-write, and summarize content on any website. It provides a range of AI-powered features, including chat with webpages, projects, and crafts. This extension is suitable for individuals who want to boost their productivity and make their workflow more efficient.

Permissions Explained

  • storageexpected: This permission allows the extension to store data locally on your device.
    Technical: The extension uses the chrome.storage API to access browser storage, which can be used to store sensitive user data. If compromised, this could lead to unauthorized access to user data.
  • webRequestcheck this: This permission allows the extension to intercept and modify web requests.
    Technical: The extension uses the chrome.webRequest API to intercept and modify web requests, which can be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive data. If compromised, this could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites. ⚠ 1
  • webNavigationcheck this: This permission allows the extension to monitor web navigation events.
    Technical: The extension uses the chrome.webNavigation API to monitor web navigation events, which can be used for malicious purposes such as tracking user activity or injecting malware. If compromised, this could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites. ⚠ 1
  • tabscheck this: This permission allows the extension to access and manipulate tabs.
    Technical: The extension uses the chrome.tabs API to access and manipulate tabs, which can be used for malicious purposes such as stealing sensitive data or injecting malware. If compromised, this could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites. ⚠ 1
  • contextMenuscheck this: This permission allows the extension to create custom context menus.
    Technical: The extension uses the chrome.contextMenus API to create custom context menus, which can be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive data. If compromised, this could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites. ⚠ 1
  • https://*/*check this: This permission allows the extension to access all HTTPS websites.
    Technical: The extension uses a broad host permission to access all HTTPS websites, which can be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive data. If compromised, this could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites. ⚠ 1

Your Data

The extension accesses browser storage, keystrokes, and page content, and sends data to various domains including www.w3.org, cdn.jsdelivr.net, and getmerlin.in.

Technical Details

The extension uses the chrome.storage API to access browser storage, which can be used to store sensitive user data. It also captures keystrokes using the chrome.tabs API and monitors page content using the chrome.webNavigation API. The extension sends data to various domains including www.w3.org, cdn.jsdelivr.net, and getmerlin.in, using protocols such as HTTP and HTTPS.

Code Findings

Dynamic JS importMedium

The extension uses dynamic JavaScript imports to load code at runtime.

Technical: The extension uses the require function to dynamically import JavaScript modules, which can be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive data. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites.

💡 Dynamic imports are commonly used in legitimate extensions to load code at runtime.

innerHTML assignmentMedium

The extension uses innerHTML assignments, which can be used for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Technical: The extension uses the innerHTML property to assign HTML content to elements, which can be used for XSS attacks. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites.

💡 innerHTML assignments are commonly used in legitimate extensions to display dynamic content.

String.fromCharCode (obfuscation)Medium

The extension uses String.fromCharCode to obfuscate code, which can make it harder to analyze.

Technical: The extension uses the String.fromCharCode function to obfuscate code, which can make it harder to analyze. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites.

💡 String.fromCharCode is commonly used in legitimate extensions to obfuscate code for security purposes.

Captures keystrokesCritical

The extension captures keystrokes, which can be used for malicious purposes such as stealing sensitive data or injecting malware.

Technical: The extension uses the chrome.tabs API to capture keystrokes, which can be used for malicious purposes such as stealing sensitive data or injecting malware. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites.

💡 Capturing keystrokes is not a common use case in legitimate extensions.

Broad host permissionsCritical

The extension uses broad host permissions, which can be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive data.

Technical: The extension uses a broad host permission to access all HTTPS websites, which can be used for malicious purposes such as injecting malware or stealing sensitive data. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potentially inject malware into websites.

💡 Broad host permissions are not commonly used in legitimate extensions.

Bottom Line

The Merlin Ask Ai To Research extension has several security concerns, including broad host permissions, capturing keystrokes, and using dynamic JavaScript imports. While the extension provides a range of useful features, users should exercise caution when installing this extension and consider the potential risks to their data and security.

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