SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
HN Summary
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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How it ranks
HN Summary's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
58%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
73%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
10
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
1
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High110%
Needs Review00%
Medium330%
Low660%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 permission declared
No risky permissions
1 permission requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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