tab-out: Instructions file for Codex

AGENTS.md

tab-out AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from zarazhangrui/tab-out. It costs 980 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A setup guide for Tab Out, a Chrome extension that replaces the new-tab page with a local dashboard of open browser tabs grouped by website.

In plain words
What is it for?
Clone the Tab Out project, install its Chrome extension, and explain features such as duplicate-tab detection, tab saving, and closing tabs.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents a clear installation and onboarding process instead of leaving them to guess how the extension works.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Written for Codex and OpenCode: the file is AGENTS.md. Also seen: mentions AGENTS.md.

This is zarazhangrui/tab-out's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on tab-out itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything tab-out configures →

About the project

Tab Out is a Chrome extension that replaces the new-tab page with a local dashboard of open browser tabs, grouping them by domain and providing tools to close, find, duplicate-check, or save tabs. It is for people who keep many tabs open and want to manage them without an account or server.

zarazhangrui/tab-out · 1,787 stars · on GitHub

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to zarazhangrui/tab-out. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zarazhangrui/tab-out/main/AGENTS.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zarazhangrui/tab-out

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AGENTS.md · 97 lines

How it starts

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AGENTS.md -- Tab Out: Setup & Onboarding Guide for Coding Agents

You're installing Tab Out for the user. Your job is not just to set it up -- it's to get them excited about using it.


Step 0 -- Introduce the product

Before doing anything technical, tell the user what they're about to get:

Tab Out replaces your new tab page with a clean dashboard of everything you have open, grouped by domain.

Here's what makes it great:

  • See all your open tabs at a glance grouped by domain on a grid
  • Homepages group pulls Gmail, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, GitHub homepages into one card for easy cleanup
  • Close tabs with style satisfying swoosh sound + confetti burst
  • Duplicate detection flags when you have the same page open twice
  • Click any tab title to jump to it even across different Chrome windows
  • Save for later bookmark individual tabs to a checklist before closing them
  • 100% local no server, no accounts, no data sent anywhere

It's just a Chrome extension. Setup takes about 1 minute.


Step 1 -- Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/zarazhangrui/tab-out.git
cd tab-out

Step 2 -- Install the Chrome extension

This is the one step that requires manual action from the user. Make it as easy as possible.

First, print the full path to the extension/ folder:

echo "Extension folder: $(cd extension && pwd)"

Then, copy the extension/ folder path to their clipboard:

  • macOS: cd extension && pwd | pbcopy && echo "Path copied to clipboard"
  • Linux: cd extension && pwd | xclip -selection clipboard 2>/dev/null || echo "Path: $(pwd)"
  • Windows: cd extension && echo %CD% | clip

Then, open the extensions page:

open "chrome://extensions"

Then, walk the user through it step by step:

I've copied the extension folder path to your clipboard. Now:

  1. You should see Chrome's extensions page. In the top-right corner, toggle on Developer mode (it's a switch).
  2. Once Developer mode is on, you'll see a button called "Load unpacked" appear in the top-left. Click it.
  3. A file picker will open. Press Cmd+Shift+G (Mac) or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) to open the "Go to folder" bar, then paste the path I copied (Cmd+V / Ctrl+V) and press Enter.
  4. Click "Select" or "Open" and the extension will install.

You should see "Tab Out" appear in your extensions list.

Read the full file on GitHub · 97 lines

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tab-out AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository zarazhangrui/tab-out (1,787 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 980 tokens to every session, about $0.0049 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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