Where your agent runs
An agent can drive Ubikron from a terminal or from the side panel in Chrome. It can be the same model either way, but how long it lasts, what it can see and how much you need to watch it are very different.
| A terminal agentClaude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI, with a browser tool of its own | Claude in ChromeThe side panel in your own browser | Claude Code in your ChromeRun with claude --chrome, it drives your browser from the terminal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browser | Starts its own Chrome. Install Ubikron there and log in, or nothing gets recorded. | Your own Chrome, with Ubikron and your logins already in it. | Your own Chrome, with Ubikron and your logins already in it. |
| Reading pages | Reads a page as structured text. Fast, and cheap on memory. | Reads text and takes screenshots. Slower, and its memory fills up sooner. | Works like Claude in Chrome: slower, screenshot by screenshot. |
| Long investigations | Built for hours. It summarises as it goes, keeps a task list and can pick up a session later. | Good for focused work. For long cases, plan for handovers (see below). | Built for hours, like a terminal agent. |
| Files and scripts | Yes. It can keep a plan, write notes and run scripts. | No. Only the browser and its connectors. | Yes. |
| You | Often away. A CAPTCHA stops it until you come back. | Watching. A CAPTCHA costs you a few seconds. | Usually nearby, since it's your browser. |
| Site rules | Only its own permission prompts. | Asks before some sites and won't visit others. Test the sources you rely on. | Follows Claude in Chrome's site permissions. |
| Setup | The most: the agent, a browser tool, Ubikron in that browser, and the MCP config. | The least: add Ubikron as a connector in Claude's settings. | In between: Claude Code, the Claude in Chrome extension, and the MCP config. |
Checked in November 2026. These tools change quickly.
Which one for what
Quick pivots while you work
Claude in Chrome. It's already in your browser, logged in where you are, and you see every step.
A long case you'll check later
A terminal agent. It plans, keeps its own notes and keeps going for hours. Make sure Ubikron is installed in its browser first.
Long, but in your own browser
Claude Code in your Chrome. The terminal's stamina, with your logins and your Ubikron, at screenshot speed.
Every agent forgets eventually. Ubikron doesn't.
An agent's memory is its conversation, and on a long case it fills up. So have it write what it found and what's next to the project memory at the end of each stretch.
When the chat gets long, start a new one and tell it to carry on with the project. The pages, notes and graph are all still there, and so is everything it did.
Tell your AI about Ubikron
Paste this into your AI and it will connect to Ubikron and check the setup works. Use it for any project.
Or open it in Claude or ChatGPT, or point your agent at the repo on GitHub.
Running an OSINT investigation? The brief tells your AI to load the investigation skill too: the method, which tools to use when, and how to write the report.