SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Rex — Reddit Explainer
Chrome extension·by Graphite Labs
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Rex — Reddit Explainer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
29%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
38%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
30
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
2
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
22
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 30 distinct issues across 6 severities
30
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 36 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical13%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium2687%
Low310%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 17, 2026
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