From 0192da77e06b6ee3d0ce04e9d43ea387372281ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tianren Dong <tianrendong.dtr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:18:03 -0400
Subject: Report hidden Pi tab in /chrome doctor (#26)

Chrome ignores clicks and typing in hidden pages. Doctor now asks the worker
whether this session's own tab is visible (automation.status includeVisibility,
which never creates or activates a tab) and reports the reason and fix when it
is hidden.
---
 .../browser-extension/service_worker.js               | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/index.ts             | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'extensions')

diff --git a/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/browser-extension/service_worker.js b/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/browser-extension/service_worker.js
index ac48579..64ed8a9 100644
--- a/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/browser-extension/service_worker.js
+++ b/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/browser-extension/service_worker.js
@@ -1985,7 +1985,24 @@ async function dispatch(action, params) {
       // Report this session's owned automation target (ids only). Used for diagnostics/tests.
       await hydrateAutomationTargets();
       const t = automationTargets.get(sessionKeyOf(params));
-      return { windowId: t?.windowId ?? null, tabId: t?.tabId ?? null };
+      const status = { windowId: t?.windowId ?? null, tabId: t?.tabId ?? null };
+      if (!params.includeVisibility || !t) return status;
+      // For /chrome doctor: is this session's own tab visible? Never creates or activates anything.
+      const tab = await chrome.tabs.get(t.tabId).catch(() => null);
+      if (!tab) return { ...status, tabId: null };
+      const results = await executeScriptWithFallback({
+        target: { tabId: tab.id, frameIds: [0] },
+        world: "MAIN",
+        func: () => document.visibilityState,
+      }, `read visibility of tab ${tab.id}`).catch(() => null);
+      const visibility = typeof results?.[0]?.result === "string" ? results[0].result : "unknown";
+      const win = typeof chrome.windows?.get === "function" ? await chrome.windows.get(tab.windowId).catch(() => null) : null;
+      return {
+        ...status,
+        visibility,
+        url: tab.url,
+        hiddenReason: visibility === "hidden" ? hiddenTabReason(tab, win) : undefined,
+      };
     }
     case "automation.cleanup":
       // Close recorded creations, and only ungroup user tabs still in their adopted group.
diff --git a/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/index.ts b/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/index.ts
index adfe6cf..fd12dac 100644
--- a/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/chrome-profile-bridge/index.ts
@@ -1219,6 +1219,25 @@ Usage rules:
 				} catch (error) {
 					lines.push(`⚠ Couldn't inspect the active tab: ${(error as Error).message}`);
 				}
+
+				// Pi's own tab for this session: hidden pages ignore clicks and typing, so say so up front.
+				try {
+					const own = (await bridge.send("automation.status", { sessionKey: sessionKeyFor(ctx), includeVisibility: true }, 10_000)) as
+						| { tabId?: number | null; visibility?: string; hiddenReason?: string }
+						| undefined;
+					if (own?.tabId === null || own?.tabId === undefined) {
+						lines.push(`• Pi hasn't opened its own tab in this session yet.`);
+					} else if (own.visibility === "hidden") {
+						lines.push(
+							`⚠ Pi's tab is hidden because ${own.hiddenReason ?? "its window is not visible"}. Chrome ignores clicks and typing in hidden tabs, so those tools will fail until it's visible.`,
+							`  Fix: bring Pi's window forward or uncover it, or run /chrome background off to let Pi bring it forward.`,
+						);
+					} else if (own.visibility === "visible") {
+						lines.push(`✓ Pi's tab is visible, so clicks and typing will reach it.`);
+					}
+				} catch {
+					// Older extensions or a closed tab: nothing useful to add.
+				}
 			} else if (versionMismatch) {
 				lines.push(`… Skipped the remaining checks until you reload the Chrome extension.`);
 			}
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