Extension overview
The Toado Chrome extension supports three reporting workflows: page pins, walkthrough recording, and classic capture. Each creates evidence your team can use from the board or an AI agent can investigate through MCP.
These instructions cover 0.2.0. Check the installed version in Chrome’s extension details or Toado’s settings. Store distribution can lag the application version.
Choose your workflow
| Workflow | Use it when | Start here |
|---|---|---|
| Page pins | A particular button, label, or other element needs attention. | With In-page logging on, press Alt+C, or choose New pin in the page-pins control. |
| Walkthrough | You want to explain several issues while moving through a flow. | Choose Record in the page-pins control. |
| Classic capture | You want a screenshot and the available debugging evidence for the current page. | Use Capture in the popup; Alt+C uses this path when In-page logging is off. |
The toolbar action can open the in-page control on supported sites. The popup is still used for connection, classic capture, and fallback situations. Chrome’s Open popup command defaults to Alt+B; check the actual bindings in chrome://extensions/shortcuts.
The in-page interface
The page-pins control expands into a panel with ticket rows, screenshot thumbnails, filters, marker visibility, New pin, and Record. A pin composer lets you describe a change, mention people, choose a type, and assign work without leaving the site. The panel’s preview lets you continue the conversation and edit the ticket in context.
Screen-aware anchors help distinguish a desktop placement from a smaller layout. See Page pins for appearance, screen controls, and the difference between live anchors and screenshot markers.
Captured evidence
Depending on the workflow, page policy, and browser access, a report can include a viewport screenshot, URL, console output, network evidence, JavaScript errors, performance information, and element context. Recording adds narration and, in screen mode, video. Missing data is explained by capture-health or processing messages rather than assumed to be present.
Chrome restricts extension access to browser internal pages, the Chrome Web Store, and other protected surfaces. Sensitive headers and credential-style URL parameters are redacted, but screenshots and audio can still contain sensitive information. Check capture profiles before reporting from confidential areas.
Where to next
- First pin, a first page pin from start to finish.
- The pins panel, controls and previews.
- Placing a pin, the reporting flow.
- Site claiming, project selection and site rules.
- Advanced page pins, screen and marker controls.
- Record from a page, pin while narrating.
- Capturing, evidence and browser limitations.
- Options and settings, connection, local redactions, and recording preferences.