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utils/claudeInChrome/chromeNativeHost.ts
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π§ Inline summary
// biome-ignore-all lint/suspicious/noConsole: file uses console intentionally /** * Chrome Native Host - Pure TypeScript Implementation * * This module provides the Chrome native messaging host functionality,
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// biome-ignore-all lint/suspicious/noConsole: file uses console intentionally
/**
* Chrome Native Host - Pure TypeScript Implementation
*
* This module provides the Chrome native messaging host functionality,
* previously implemented as a Rust NAPI binding but now in pure TypeScript.
*/
import {
appendFile,
chmod,
mkdir,
readdir,
rmdir,
stat,
unlink,
} from 'fs/promises'
import { createServer, type Server, type Socket } from 'net'
import { homedir, platform } from 'os'
import { join } from 'path'
import { z } from 'zod'
import { lazySchema } from '../lazySchema.js'
import { jsonParse, jsonStringify } from '../slowOperations.js'
import { getSecureSocketPath, getSocketDir } from './common.js'
const VERSION = '1.0.0'
const MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE = 1024 * 1024 // 1MB - Max message size that can be sent to Chrome
const LOG_FILE =
process.env.USER_TYPE === 'ant'
? join(homedir(), '.claude', 'debug', 'chrome-native-host.txt')
: undefined
function log(message: string, ...args: unknown[]): void {
if (LOG_FILE) {
const timestamp = new Date().toISOString()
const formattedArgs = args.length > 0 ? ' ' + jsonStringify(args) : ''
const logLine = `[${timestamp}] [Claude Chrome Native Host] ${message}${formattedArgs}\n`
// Fire-and-forget: logging is best-effort and callers (including event
// handlers) don't await
void appendFile(LOG_FILE, logLine).catch(() => {
// Ignore file write errors
})
}
console.error(`[Claude Chrome Native Host] ${message}`, ...args)
}
/**
* Send a message to stdout (Chrome native messaging protocol)
*/
export function sendChromeMessage(message: string): void {
const jsonBytes = Buffer.from(message, 'utf-8')
const lengthBuffer = Buffer.alloc(4)
lengthBuffer.writeUInt32LE(jsonBytes.length, 0)
process.stdout.write(lengthBuffer)
process.stdout.write(jsonBytes)
}
export async function runChromeNativeHost(): Promise<void> {
log('Initializing...')
const host = new ChromeNativeHost()
const messageReader = new ChromeMessageReader()
// Start the native host server
await host.start()
// Process messages from Chrome until stdin closes
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
while (true) {
const message = await messageReader.read()
if (message === null) {
// stdin closed, Chrome disconnected
break
}
await host.handleMessage(message)
}
// Stop the server
await host.stop()
}
const messageSchema = lazySchema(() =>
z
.object({
type: z.string(),
})
.passthrough(),
)
type ToolRequest = {
method: string
params?: unknown
}
type McpClient = {
id: number
socket: Socket
buffer: Buffer
}
class ChromeNativeHost {
private mcpClients = new Map<number, McpClient>()
private nextClientId = 1
private server: Server | null = null
private running = false
private socketPath: string | null = null
async start(): Promise<void> {
if (this.running) {
return
}
this.socketPath = getSecureSocketPath()
if (platform() !== 'win32') {
const socketDir = getSocketDir()
// Migrate legacy socket: if socket dir path exists as a file/socket, remove it
try {
const dirStats = await stat(socketDir)
if (!dirStats.isDirectory()) {
await unlink(socketDir)
}
} catch {
// Doesn't exist, that's fine
}
// Create socket directory with secure permissions
await mkdir(socketDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 })
// Fix perms if directory already existed
await chmod(socketDir, 0o700).catch(() => {
// Ignore
})
// Clean up stale sockets
try {
const files = await readdir(socketDir)
for (const file of files) {
if (!file.endsWith('.sock')) {
continue
}
const pid = parseInt(file.replace('.sock', ''), 10)
if (isNaN(pid)) {
continue
}
try {
process.kill(pid, 0)
// Process is alive, leave it
} catch {
// Process is dead, remove stale socket
await unlink(join(socketDir, file)).catch(() => {
// Ignore
})
log(`Removed stale socket for PID ${pid}`)
}
}
} catch {
// Ignore errors scanning directory
}
}
log(`Creating socket listener: ${this.socketPath}`)
this.server = createServer(socket => this.handleMcpClient(socket))
await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
this.server!.listen(this.socketPath!, () => {
log('Socket server listening for connections')
this.running = true
resolve()
})
this.server!.on('error', err => {
log('Socket server error:', err)
reject(err)
})
})
// Set permissions on Unix (after listen resolves so socket file exists)
if (platform() !== 'win32') {
try {
await chmod(this.socketPath!, 0o600)
log('Socket permissions set to 0600')
} catch (e) {
log('Failed to set socket permissions:', e)
}
}
}
async stop(): Promise<void> {
if (!this.running) {
return
}
// Close all MCP clients
for (const [, client] of this.mcpClients) {
client.socket.destroy()
}
this.mcpClients.clear()
// Close server
if (this.server) {
await new Promise<void>(resolve => {
this.server!.close(() => resolve())
})
this.server = null
}
// Cleanup socket file
if (platform() !== 'win32' && this.socketPath) {
try {
await unlink(this.socketPath)
log('Cleaned up socket file')
} catch {
// ENOENT is fine, ignore
}
// Remove directory if empty
try {
const socketDir = getSocketDir()
const remaining = await readdir(socketDir)
if (remaining.length === 0) {
await rmdir(socketDir)
log('Removed empty socket directory')
}
} catch {
// Ignore
}
}
this.running = false
}
async isRunning(): Promise<boolean> {
return this.running
}
async getClientCount(): Promise<number> {
return this.mcpClients.size
}
async handleMessage(messageJson: string): Promise<void> {
let rawMessage: unknown
try {
rawMessage = jsonParse(messageJson)
} catch (e) {
log('Invalid JSON from Chrome:', (e as Error).message)
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'error',
error: 'Invalid message format',
}),
)
return
}
const parsed = messageSchema().safeParse(rawMessage)
if (!parsed.success) {
log('Invalid message from Chrome:', parsed.error.message)
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'error',
error: 'Invalid message format',
}),
)
return
}
const message = parsed.data
log(`Handling Chrome message type: ${message.type}`)
switch (message.type) {
case 'ping':
log('Responding to ping')
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'pong',
timestamp: Date.now(),
}),
)
break
case 'get_status':
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'status_response',
native_host_version: VERSION,
}),
)
break
case 'tool_response': {
if (this.mcpClients.size > 0) {
log(`Forwarding tool response to ${this.mcpClients.size} MCP clients`)
// Extract the data portion (everything except 'type')
const { type: _, ...data } = message
const responseData = Buffer.from(jsonStringify(data), 'utf-8')
const lengthBuffer = Buffer.alloc(4)
lengthBuffer.writeUInt32LE(responseData.length, 0)
const responseMsg = Buffer.concat([lengthBuffer, responseData])
for (const [id, client] of this.mcpClients) {
try {
client.socket.write(responseMsg)
} catch (e) {
log(`Failed to send to MCP client ${id}:`, e)
}
}
}
break
}
case 'notification': {
if (this.mcpClients.size > 0) {
log(`Forwarding notification to ${this.mcpClients.size} MCP clients`)
// Extract the data portion (everything except 'type')
const { type: _, ...data } = message
const notificationData = Buffer.from(jsonStringify(data), 'utf-8')
const lengthBuffer = Buffer.alloc(4)
lengthBuffer.writeUInt32LE(notificationData.length, 0)
const notificationMsg = Buffer.concat([
lengthBuffer,
notificationData,
])
for (const [id, client] of this.mcpClients) {
try {
client.socket.write(notificationMsg)
} catch (e) {
log(`Failed to send notification to MCP client ${id}:`, e)
}
}
}
break
}
default:
log(`Unknown message type: ${message.type}`)
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'error',
error: `Unknown message type: ${message.type}`,
}),
)
}
}
private handleMcpClient(socket: Socket): void {
const clientId = this.nextClientId++
const client: McpClient = {
id: clientId,
socket,
buffer: Buffer.alloc(0),
}
this.mcpClients.set(clientId, client)
log(
`MCP client ${clientId} connected. Total clients: ${this.mcpClients.size}`,
)
// Notify Chrome of connection
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'mcp_connected',
}),
)
socket.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
client.buffer = Buffer.concat([client.buffer, data])
// Process complete messages
while (client.buffer.length >= 4) {
const length = client.buffer.readUInt32LE(0)
if (length === 0 || length > MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE) {
log(`Invalid message length from MCP client ${clientId}: ${length}`)
socket.destroy()
return
}
if (client.buffer.length < 4 + length) {
break // Wait for more data
}
const messageBytes = client.buffer.slice(4, 4 + length)
client.buffer = client.buffer.slice(4 + length)
try {
const request = jsonParse(
messageBytes.toString('utf-8'),
) as ToolRequest
log(
`Forwarding tool request from MCP client ${clientId}: ${request.method}`,
)
// Forward to Chrome
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'tool_request',
method: request.method,
params: request.params,
}),
)
} catch (e) {
log(`Failed to parse tool request from MCP client ${clientId}:`, e)
}
}
})
socket.on('error', err => {
log(`MCP client ${clientId} error: ${err}`)
})
socket.on('close', () => {
log(
`MCP client ${clientId} disconnected. Remaining clients: ${this.mcpClients.size - 1}`,
)
this.mcpClients.delete(clientId)
// Notify Chrome of disconnection
sendChromeMessage(
jsonStringify({
type: 'mcp_disconnected',
}),
)
})
}
}
/**
* Chrome message reader using async stdin. Synchronous reads can crash Bun, so we use
* async reads with a buffer.
*/
class ChromeMessageReader {
private buffer = Buffer.alloc(0)
private pendingResolve: ((value: string | null) => void) | null = null
private closed = false
constructor() {
process.stdin.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
this.buffer = Buffer.concat([this.buffer, chunk])
this.tryProcessMessage()
})
process.stdin.on('end', () => {
this.closed = true
if (this.pendingResolve) {
this.pendingResolve(null)
this.pendingResolve = null
}
})
process.stdin.on('error', () => {
this.closed = true
if (this.pendingResolve) {
this.pendingResolve(null)
this.pendingResolve = null
}
})
}
private tryProcessMessage(): void {
if (!this.pendingResolve) {
return
}
// Need at least 4 bytes for length prefix
if (this.buffer.length < 4) {
return
}
const length = this.buffer.readUInt32LE(0)
if (length === 0 || length > MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE) {
log(`Invalid message length: ${length}`)
this.pendingResolve(null)
this.pendingResolve = null
return
}
// Check if we have the full message
if (this.buffer.length < 4 + length) {
return // Wait for more data
}
// Extract the message
const messageBytes = this.buffer.subarray(4, 4 + length)
this.buffer = this.buffer.subarray(4 + length)
const message = messageBytes.toString('utf-8')
this.pendingResolve(message)
this.pendingResolve = null
}
async read(): Promise<string | null> {
if (this.closed) {
return null
}
// Check if we already have a complete message buffered
if (this.buffer.length >= 4) {
const length = this.buffer.readUInt32LE(0)
if (
length > 0 &&
length <= MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE &&
this.buffer.length >= 4 + length
) {
const messageBytes = this.buffer.subarray(4, 4 + length)
this.buffer = this.buffer.subarray(4 + length)
return messageBytes.toString('utf-8')
}
}
// Wait for more data
return new Promise(resolve => {
this.pendingResolve = resolve
// In case data arrived between check and setting pendingResolve
this.tryProcessMessage()
})
}
}