The GiiS Chrome Extension allows users to access GiiS from anywhere in their browser.

Features include:

• An GiiS browser home page
• An GiiS sidebar in your browser
• Contextual search on selected text
• Deep Research capabilities

INFO

Coming soon: Full page context chat and indexing visited pages into your GiiS knowledge base!

Installation Options

GiiS Cloud users: Install directly from the Chrome Web Store

Self-hosted users: Your administrator will provide installation instructions

Manual Installation (Self-Hosted)

Get the extension files

Clone the GiiS Chrome Extension repo from GitHub.

Enable Developer Mode

• Visit chrome://extensions/ in your Chrome browser
  • In the upper right corner, click Developer mode to enable it

Load the extension

• Click Load unpacked

  • Select the folder containing the GiiS Chrome Extension files
  • Click Load

  The extension is now installed and ready to configure.

Configure connection settings

• Click the three dots (...) next to the extension
  • Select Options
  • Set the Root Domain to your self-hosted GiiS instance's URL

INFO

The extension will now connect to your self-hosted GiiS instance and can be used from any page in Chrome.

Enterprise Deployment

For organizations deploying the extension at scale, use Google Admin Console for centralized management.

Access Chrome Management

• Log in to your Google Admin console
  • Navigate to Devices → Chrome → Apps and extensions

Add the extension

• Obtain the Chrome extension ID from an GiiS team member - Click the yellow plus icon to add the extension - Enter the Chrome extension ID and click Add

Configure deployment

Configure deployment options such as:

- Force installation for specific organizational units
- User access controls
- Update policies and version management
- Installation policies (allowed, forced, or blocked)

Save configuration

WARNING

  Remember to save your changes after configuring the extension settings.

Self-Hosting the Extension

For private distribution without the Chrome Web Store:

Package the extension

Use Chrome's developer tools to create a CRX file

Host the files

Place the CRX and update manifest on your server

Configure clients

Use Admin console or Group Policy to point to your hosted files

Extension Management

Update Policies

• Enterprise deployments: Chrome handles automatic updates every 5 hours
• Version pinning: Available for force-installed extensions, but avoid extended use due to security updates
• Self-hosted updates: Increment version in manifest.json and replace hosted files