Is Melo: private AI chat, by Kamelo safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Personally identifiable information such as name, address, email address or age
• Financial and payment information such as transactions, card numbers or credit history
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 52 match patterns.

• https://chatgpt.com/* only chatgpt.com
• https://*.chatgpt.com/* chatgpt.com and all its subdomains
• https://chat.openai.com/* only chat.openai.com
• https://*.chat.openai.com/* chat.openai.com and all its subdomains
• https://gemini.google.com/* only gemini.google.com
• https://*.gemini.google.com/* gemini.google.com and all its subdomains
• https://claude.ai/* only claude.ai
• https://*.claude.ai/* claude.ai and all its subdomains
• https://copilot.microsoft.com/* only copilot.microsoft.com
• https://*.copilot.microsoft.com/* copilot.microsoft.com and all its subdomains
• https://copilot.com/* only copilot.com
• https://*.copilot.com/* copilot.com and all its subdomains
• and 40 more

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: the first 50 site patterns we keep.

• https://chatgpt.com/* only chatgpt.com
• https://*.chatgpt.com/* chatgpt.com and all its subdomains
• https://chat.openai.com/* only chat.openai.com

We keep the first 50 patterns of a list; the manifest may declare more.

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

How usual this is for its category

In Make Chrome Yours · Privacy, 42% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 4 browser permissions.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

11 users

• Last updated in the store 14 days ago, on 2026-10-19.
• We have seen 5 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-10-19Asked for more permissions (56, was 54) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on)
2. 2026-10-18Asked for more permissions (54, was 53) (changed: browser permissions)
3. 2026-10-13Asked for more permissions (53, was 5) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-19Version 1.7.2 · Asked for more permissions (56, was 54) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on)
2. 2026-10-18Version 1.7.0 · Asked for more permissions (54, was 53) (changed: browser permissions)
3. 2026-10-16Version 1.6.0
4. 2026-10-15Version 1.5.2
5. 2026-10-14Version 1.5.1

Who publishes it

Official Kamelo. This listing has been in the store since 2026-10-11 and was last updated on 2026-10-19.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. AI Therapy Runs its code on every site · 2 permissions 31 users ★ 4.2
2. Confidential AI No site access · 4 permissions 7 users
3. Insistant – Instant Assistant Access to specific sites only · 5 site patterns 220 users

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Melo: private AI chat, by Kamelo access?

Specific sites only: 52 match patterns. It declares 4 browser permissions.

What data does Melo: private AI chat, by Kamelo collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Personally identifiable information, Financial and payment information, Authentication information, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Melo: private AI chat, by Kamelo asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 3 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Does Melo: private AI chat, by Kamelo publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.