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<span class="chip">First compare guide</span>
<h1>Reach one real compare run, then repair the exact blocker instead of guessing.</h1>
<p>
This page is the shortest public map from “the extension is installed” to “the first
compare turn really worked.” Think of it like a boarding checklist before takeoff: one
browser, one profile, supported tabs open, then a clear repair ladder if a selected model
is still blocked.
</p>
<p>
The supported install path today is the packaged GitHub Release zip. Browser-store
submission materials are being kept ready, but GitHub Releases remains the supported
install surface today.
</p>
<div class="step-grid">
<section class="step-card">
<span class="step-number">01</span>
<h3>Install</h3>
<p>
Load the packaged build in the same browser profile where your trusted AI tabs already
live.
</p>
</section>
<section class="step-card">
<span class="step-number">02</span>
<h3>Compare once</h3>
<p>
Refresh readiness, send one real prompt, and wait for one board instead of five
disconnected tabs.
</p>
</section>
<section class="step-card">
<span class="step-number">03</span>
<h3>Keep the turn</h3>
<p>
Repair only the blocked model, then export or continue from the same compare turn.
</p>
</section>
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<h2>What success looks like</h2>
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<h3>Before you press send</h3>
<ul>
<li>The extension is loaded in a Chromium-compatible browser.</li>
<li>The supported AI sites you want to compare are already open.</li>
<li>Those tabs are signed in inside the same browser profile.</li>
<li>The side panel can see the selected tabs as ready.</li>
</ul>
</section>
<section class="stack">
<h3>After the first good run</h3>
<ul>
<li>You see one compare board instead of bouncing between tabs.</li>
<li>You can copy a compare summary or export Markdown.</li>
<li>You can retry only failed models instead of replaying everything.</li>
<li>You can keep the workflow in the browser without a hosted relay.</li>
</ul>
</section>
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</section>
<section class="card">
<h2>First compare checklist</h2>
<ol>
<li>
Install the packaged release from the
<a href="https://github.com/xiaojiou176-open/multi-ai-sidepanel/releases/latest"
>latest GitHub Release</a
>.
</li>
<li>
Open <code>chrome://extensions</code>, enable Developer Mode, and use
<strong>Load unpacked</strong> on the extracted folder.
</li>
<li>
If the Prompt Switchboard icon is hidden, open the browser Extensions menu, pin it, and
click the toolbar icon to open the side panel.
</li>
<li>Open the AI tabs you want to compare in the same browser profile.</li>
<li>Use the built-in readiness action before the first compare run.</li>
<li>Send one compare prompt and watch the answers line up in the same board.</li>
</ol>
</section>
<section class="card">
<h2>Repair ladder when the first turn is blocked</h2>
<div class="grid" style="margin-top: 18px">
<section class="stack">
<h3>Tab not open yet</h3>
<p>
Open the missing supported AI site in the same browser profile, then run readiness
again.
</p>
</section>
<section class="stack">
<h3>Still signing in</h3>
<p>
If the site still shows sign-in or sign-up UI, treat that as a login-state blocker
first. Fix the human login in that same tab, then rerun the compare turn.
</p>
</section>
<section class="stack">
<h3>Readiness says blocked</h3>
<p>
Use the side panel readiness details to see whether the tab is missing, loading,
mismatched, or not exposing send controls yet. That tells you what to repair next.
</p>
</section>
<section class="stack">
<h3>Coding-host confusion</h3>
<p>
The MCP server is optional. You do not need Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, or OpenClaw
just to get the first compare run working.
</p>
</section>
<section class="stack">
<h3>Real Chrome proof lane</h3>
<p>
Official Google Chrome branded builds 137+ / 139+ no longer reliably auto-load
unpacked extensions from command-line flags. Keep automated runtime proof on Chromium
or Chrome for Testing. If you are proving the flow in a real Chrome profile, open
<code>chrome://extensions</code>, enable Developer Mode, and use
<strong>Load unpacked</strong> manually in that same signed-in profile.
</p>
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<p class="callout">
A login-gated tab is not the same thing as a product bug. In plain English: if the site
itself is still asking the human to sign in, Prompt Switchboard cannot honestly treat that
tab as compare-ready yet.
</p>
</section>
<section class="card">
<h2>After the first compare works</h2>
<div class="grid" style="margin-top: 18px">
<section class="stack">
<h3>Stay in the product lane</h3>
<p>
Copy the compare summary, export Markdown, retry only the failed models, or seed the
next compare turn from the strongest answer without leaving the side panel story.
</p>
</section>
<section class="stack">
<h3>Optional coding-host route</h3>
<p>
If you already use a coding agent that speaks MCP, move next to the
<a href="./mcp-coding-agents.html">MCP agents page</a> or the
<a href="./mcp-starter-kits.html">starter kits</a> only after the first compare works.
That route is secondary, not required for the first compare.
</p>
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