Show HN: Bolt Automations – Save Tokens and Time on Bolt.new

Stop burning through tokens and missing important updates. This Chrome extension automatically manages your bolt.new workflow to dramatically reduce token usage and keep you informed of every task completion, error, or required input.

• Auto Discussion Mode: Automatically switches bolt to discussion mode after each task completion
• Why this matters: Discussion Mode uses approximately 90% fewer tokens than Build Mode (according to bolt.new official docs)
• Result: Massive token savings - discussion mode helps bolt think and plan its next steps without going off the rails

• Never Miss a Beat: Real-time Discord notifications when tasks complete, errors occur, or input is needed
• Read Less, Decide Faster: Optional AI-powered summaries give you the essential information without wading through verbose outputs
• Stay in Flow: No more tab-switching or constant checking - get notified and stay focused on what matters

• ✅ Smart Token Management: Auto-enables discussion mode after task completion
• 🔔 Instant Discord Notifications: Know immediately when bolt needs your attention
• 🤖 AI-Powered Summaries: Get concise updates with your choice of AI provider (optional)
• 🔒 Privacy First: All credentials stored locally, never sent to external servers
• ⚡ Zero Config: Works out of the box with just a Discord webhook

Install from Chrome Web Store

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
2. Unzip to a folder
3. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome
4. Enable Developer mode
5. Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder

• Click the extension icon
• Make sure "Auto-enable discuss mode" is on
• (Optional) Add your Discord webhook URL for notifications
• (Optional) Choose AI provider and add API key for AI summaries
• Click "Save Settings"
• You're done! 🎉

1. You work normally - Use bolt.new as you always do
2. Extension monitors - Detects when tasks complete, errors occur, or input is needed
3. Smart actions trigger:
   • Automatically switches to discussion mode (saves tokens)
   • Sends Discord notification (saves time)
   • Generates AI summary if configured (saves reading)
4. You stay informed - Get notified without tab-switching or manual checking

1. In Discord: Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → New Webhook
2. Copy the webhook URL
3. Paste in extension settings

Adds AI-powered summaries to notifications. Choose from:

• Google Gemini (2.0 Flash Lite): Google's lightweight and efficient model with a free tier - see pricing
• Anthropic (Claude 3 Haiku): Fast and cost-effective Claude model
• OpenAI (GPT-4o Mini): OpenAI's optimized small model

Without an API key: You get bolt's raw message
With an API key: You get concise, actionable summaries

No notifications?

• Check Discord webhook URL is correct (use "Test Notification" button)
• Ensure you're on bolt.new
• Refresh the page after installing

AI summaries not working?

• Verify your API key is correct for the selected provider
• Check that you have available credits/quota
• Ensure you've selected the correct AI provider in settings
• Check browser console for errors

1. Download the latest bolt-automations-vX.X.X.zip from Releases
2. Unzip the file to a folder on your computer
3. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions
4. Enable Developer mode (toggle in top right)
5. Click Load unpacked
6. Select the folder where you unzipped the extension
7. You're ready to go! 🎉

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kstonekuan/bolt-automations-browser-extension.git cd bolt-automations-browser-extension

2. Install dependencies:

3. Build the extension:

4. Load the extension in Chrome:

   • Open chrome://extensions
   • Enable Developer mode
   • Click Load unpacked
   • Select the dist folder

For detailed development information, see CONTRIBUTING.md.

• 🔒 All credentials stored locally
• 📡 Only communicates with your configured services
• 🌐 Only active on bolt.new
• 🔐 All traffic encrypted (HTTPS)

MIT License - see LICENSE

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