[BUG] Claude in Chrome v1.0.75: 'Always allow' for browser actions not honored — re-prompts on every action (~300/session)

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What's Wrong?

Since the Claude in Chrome extension updated to v1.0.75 (activated on this machine ~Jun 8 2026), every browser action (browser:click, browser:type, ...) triggers the "Allow Claude to use browser:click?" dialog in the Claude Code desktop app:

• ~300 prompts per session, ~500/day under normal browser-automation workloads (Meta Business Suite / Ads Manager flows)
• Clicking Always allow (scope chip shows "Session") does NOT suppress subsequent prompts, even within the same session — the very next action re-prompts
• bypassPermissions mode has no effect (expected, as browser actions are gated by the extension layer; noted for completeness)
• Before v1.0.75 the same workflows ran with almost no prompts

This is more severe than #59036 (per-domain re-prompt every session): here the in-session "Always allow" grant is not honored at all, so it re-prompts on every individual action.

What Should Happen?

Clicking "Always allow" should suppress further browser-action prompts for at least the rest of the session (ideally persisting across sessions), as it effectively did before v1.0.75.

Steps to Reproduce

1. macOS, Claude Code desktop app v2.1.158, Claude in Chrome extension v1.0.75 (ID fcoeoabgfenejglbffodgkkbkcdhcgfn)
2. Start any session that drives the browser (e.g. a Meta Business Suite flow using the computer tool)
3. First action shows "Allow Claude to use browser:click?" — click Always allow
4. The next browser action immediately shows the same dialog again
5. Repeats for every action (~300x per session)

Diagnostics / Ruled out on this machine

• Extension LevelDB (Local Extension Settings/<id>) is healthy: compactions OK, no write errors, permissionStorage key present — not local storage corruption
• Fresh sessions + global mcp__Claude_in_Chrome allow rules in ~/.claude/settings.json don't change extension-layer behavior (expected)
• Reproduces across all sessions/projects

Environment

• Claude Code version: 2.1.158 (Claude Code)
• Claude in Chrome extension: v1.0.75 (published Jun 4 2026)
• OS: macOS (Darwin 23.5)
• Platform: Anthropic API
• Is this a regression? Yes — worked with the extension <= v1.0.74 (early June 2026)

Related

#56965, #53630 (earlier permission_required regressions), #59036 (per-session re-prompt), #30356 (session-scoped grants, closed not planned), #66125 (persistent-allow feature request).