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Scout Lab

by Scott Lab · Developer Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

AI discovery signals from code, models, datasets, papers, and community posts.

Users
4
+1 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#285K
#236K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 10 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months
024Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 4 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months
001Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Scout Lab

Scout Lab turns every new tab into a calm AI discovery workspace. Scan current open-source code, models, datasets, research, and community posts without juggling separate feeds. Features: - A configurable Today queue with up to 40 cards across all sources - GitHub Trending repositories with time, spoken-language, programming-language, and topic filters - Hugging Face model and dataset discovery with source-specific filters and sorting - Hugging Face Daily Papers and raw arXiv research - One scrollable Posts feed with Hacker News and optional Reddit discussions, plus time, topic, points, and comments filters - Custom subreddit selection and optional Bright Data connection for Reddit - A local Library for favorites and personal notes - Comfortable and compact layouts with light, dark, and system themes - Local backup and optional archive export to a folder you choose Installing Scout Lab replaces Chrome's default new-tab page. Scout Lab has no account, advertising, analytics, or developer-operated server. Personal notes and preferences stay on your device.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+33.3%00.00
30 days+1+33.3%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
1.1.010 Oct 2026
1.0.78 Sep 2026
1.0.130 Aug 2026

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
30 Aug 2026
Size
70 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
scoutfield.github.io
Support
github.com
Extension ID
nfkgkhnilffcicnpjonncchlchbaleml

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Site access
https://github.com/*https://huggingface.co/*https://export.arxiv.org/*https://hn.algolia.com/*https://www.reddit.com/*https://api.brightdata.com/*

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