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Backstory

Manifest V3 in_app
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 17 Oct 2026

Save reusable AI context and insert it into any new chat.

Users
11
+7 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
+5.00 in 30 days
Ratings
1
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#187K
#156K among extensions
Version
1.0.1
updated 31 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months
0611Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 11 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months
001Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 17 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Backstory

Backstory saves your reusable AI context — your role, key facts, rules, and tone — as a Context Pack, then drops it into a new ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini chat in one click. THE PROBLEM Every new AI chat starts from zero. If you're a freelancer, consultant, or anyone who repeats the same background to an AI assistant, you know the drill: re-explain who you are, what you offer, your tone, your constraints — every single time. Backstory ends that. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a Context Pack: write your role, background facts, rules, and current task once, in plain sections. 2. Add optional quick-fill variables for the details that change (a client name, a specific ask) — everything else stays fixed. 3. Open ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and click Insert. Backstory drops the finished text into your message box. 4. Review and send it yourself — Backstory never sends a message automatically. WHAT YOU GET - Unlimited sections and quick-fill variables per pack - Works across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — one pack, any provider - Starter packs for common professions (freelance writing, sales outreach, real estate, coaching, and more) to get you started in seconds - Copy/paste JSON export so your packs are never locked in - Free plan: up to 3 packs. Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited packs. PRIVACY, BY DESIGN Everything you write stays in your own browser's local storage — never on our servers. Backstory only reads the page enough to find the message box it's inserting into; it never reads or stores your conversations. The only network request it ever makes is an optional license check, and only when you paste in a Pro key and click Verify. Full privacy policy: https://backstory.work/privacy Backstory is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+22.2%00.00
30 days+7+175.0%+1+5.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.0.131 Aug 2026
1.0.027 Aug 2026

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
27 Aug 2026
Size
1.5 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
in_app
Privacy policy
backstory.work
Support
backstory.work
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 2, likelihood 4
Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingidentityalarms
Site access
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