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Side Eye is a local-first Chrome extension. Most issues relate to LiteRT-LM (on-device Gemma 4), LM Studio, Ollama, WebGPU, or browser permissions.

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Chrome version (need 114+ for the side panel; WebGPU for LiteRT-LM)
Side Eye version (from chrome://extensions)
AI profile in use (LiteRT-LM, LM Studio, or Ollama) and whether a local server is running if needed
Steps to reproduce and any error text from the side panel

LiteRT-LM / WebGPU unavailable — LiteRT-LM needs WebGPU. Confirm Chrome shows a green WebGPU ready badge under Options → LiteRT-LM. Update Chrome, try a discrete GPU if available, or switch to LM Studio / Ollama instead.
LiteRT-LM model not loaded — in Options → LiteRT-LM, click Load model and wait for the download (about 2 GB for E2B, 4 GB for E4B). Use Retry download or Re-download model if it fails.
No reply / connection error (LM Studio or Ollama) — confirm LM Studio or ollama serve is running and the server URL in Options matches.
CORS / 403 from local server — Side Eye is a Chrome extension and needs CORS enabled on your AI server. LM Studio: Local Server → Server Settings → turn on CORS. Ollama: set OLLAMA_ORIGINS to *, then restart Ollama. On Windows, add it under Environment Variables; on macOS, run launchctl setenv OLLAMA_ORIGINS "*" and quit/reopen the Ollama app.
Image attach disabled — LiteRT-LM is text-only. Switch to LM Studio or Ollama with a vision model to attach images.
Page context empty — enable the eye icon; check the domain is not on your ignore list.
Voice not working — enable Speech in Options and wait for the model download to finish; try Re-download models if needed.
Extension not visible — click the puzzle icon in Chrome and pin Side Eye; then open the side panel from the toolbar icon.