From 64c9264d5f098c058ab90837b235bca39f250bfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kiro Agent <244629292+kiro-agent@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:20:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: README for 1.8.0 with launch film preview --- README.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9b614e8..0132a58 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,38 @@ Chrome extension (Manifest V3) that answers: **what stack is this page using?** Fully **local** detection of 82 technologies — frameworks, CMS / site builders, architecture (microfrontends), build tools, state/data, UI, auth, payments, observability, analytics, and hosting hints. No cloud matching, no page upload. +[**Install from the Chrome Web Store →**](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/whatstack/kpmbanlddakoocgimdenfeppfaidmcgk) + +## See it in action + +

+ WhatStack launch film: click for the full video with sound +

+ +

+ ▶ Watch the full film (32 s, 1080p60, with sound) · + Vertical 9:16 cut · + How it was made +

+ +Every frame is a real capture of the extension scanning real sites (Stripe, Notion, Netflix, Airbnb and more), rendered from code. See [`launch-video/`](launch-video/). + +## What’s new in 1.8.0 + +A full engine and runtime audit ([docs/AUDIT-2026-09.md](docs/AUDIT-2026-09.md)), with every finding fixed and pinned by a test. Details: [docs/RELEASE-1.8.0.md](docs/RELEASE-1.8.0.md). + +| Measured on 48 real sites | 1.7.2 | 1.8.0 | +|---|---|---| +| Toolbar badge matches the popup | 21 / 48 | **48 / 48** | +| Confirmed wrong results | 9 | **0** | +| Technologies | 64 | **82** | +| Tests | 134 | **433** + 17 real-browser checks | + +- **More precise:** a page element with `id="next"` can’t fake Next.js; words in file names, search queries or page text never count as proof; Tailwind and version numbers are no longer mis-read (no more “Next.js v1.0.0-beta.9” on linear.app or Bootstrap on clerk.com). +- **A badge you can trust:** a background probe runs after each page load, so the badge counts what the popup shows. Rescan re-reads the page, scans time out instead of hanging, and SPA navigation rebuilds the badge. +- **18 new technologies:** Astro, Gatsby, Qwik, Preact, Lit, Polymer, Ember, AngularJS, Alpine.js, htmx, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Framer, PostHog, Plausible, Fathom, Amplitude. +- **Proven on real sites:** 46 real pages are captured into a golden corpus and replayed on every `npm test`; CI runs lint, type checks, coverage and the real extension in Chromium. + ## Load unpacked (development) 1. Open `chrome://extensions` @@ -13,15 +45,15 @@ Fully **local** detection of 82 technologies — frameworks, CMS / site builders ## Features -- Hybrid scan: light pass on navigate, then a background MAIN-world probe, so the - **badge counts what the popup shows**; the popup always runs a fresh deep scan -- Confidence tiers + expandable evidence (why it matched) -- Evidence from asset URLs (host + path, never the query), runtime objects with the - right shape, and probed DOM flags — never page text, data islands or file names -- Core stack headline + Copy / Markdown / JSON export -- React detection aligned with React DevTools (renderer registered, not bare hook) -- Microfrontend platforms: Module Federation, single-spa, qiankun, SystemJS -- Observability includes Sentry, Datadog, **New Relic**, LogRocket, and more +- **One-click core stack:** a headline such as *Next.js 14.2.32 · React · Webpack*, then every detection grouped by category +- **Confidence you can read:** high / medium / low, with weak signals listed under “Lower confidence — verify before trusting” +- **Evidence for every result:** expand a row to see the exact script, runtime global or DOM marker it matched +- **Badge while you browse:** a light pass on load plus a background MAIN-world probe, so the badge counts what the popup shows; opening the popup always runs a fresh deep scan +- **Proof, not prose:** evidence comes from asset URLs (host + path, never the query), runtime objects with the right shape, and probed DOM flags — never page text, data islands or file names +- **React detection aligned with React DevTools** (a registered renderer, not the bare hook) +- **Microfrontends:** Module Federation, single-spa, qiankun, SystemJS +- **Export** as plain text, Markdown or JSON; **Wrong?** opens a prefilled GitHub issue you review yourself +- **Private:** runs entirely on your device, no account, nothing uploaded ## Develop / test @@ -111,7 +143,7 @@ Pre-submit checklist: [docs/PRE-SUBMIT-AUDIT.md](./docs/PRE-SUBMIT-AUDIT.md) ## Status -Live on the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/whatstack/kpmbanlddakoocgimdenfeppfaidmcgk) — 5 users as of Sep 19, 2026. +Live on the [Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/whatstack/kpmbanlddakoocgimdenfeppfaidmcgk). The repository is at **1.8.0**; the store listing updates once that build is submitted and approved. ## License