Y-API Sidebar

An open-source AI assistant that lives in your browser’s side panel. Ask about the page you’re reading, or just chat. Bring your own API key.

Links

• Website / sign up: Y-API
• Get an API key: y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/app/keys
• API endpoint: api.y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/v1
• Support: y-api.bestvirtualgoods.com/app/support
• Source code: github.com/jiweiyeah/y-api-sidebar
• Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
• Privacy policy: Privacy Policy

What it does

• Ask about the current page, from the side panel
• Plain chat in the side panel or the full-page Playground
• Paste or drop an image; optional local OCR
• Everything stored locally in IndexedDB; nothing sent to us

Install

Not yet listed on the Chrome Web Store. Build from source:

git clone https://github.com/jiweiyeah/y-api-sidebar.git
cd y-api-sidebar
bun install
bun run build:chrome

Then load build/chrome-mv3 via chrome://extensions → Developer mode → Load unpacked.

Licence

MIT. Fork of Page Assist.