AI Message Assistant native host

This package installs the Windows native-messaging companion for the AI Message Assistant Chrome Web Store extension.

Install

Requirements: Windows, Node.js 24 or later, and Google Chrome.

npm install --global @duyphamhong/ai-message-host

The package post-install step registers the native host for the production Chrome Web Store extension and ensures npm's global bin directory is in your Windows user PATH. Open a new PowerShell window before running ai-message-host. If npm was run with --ignore-scripts, run this command after installation:

ai-message-host install

For a developer-loaded extension, use its local extension ID explicitly:

ai-message-host install --extension-id <extension-id>

Configure

To store your OpenAI API key, run:

ai-message-host configure

The key is requested interactively and stored in Windows Credential Manager. Press Ctrl+V to paste from the Windows clipboard; the key remains hidden and accidental terminal control characters are discarded. The native host always uses the approved model configured in the application code; it is never placed in the Chrome extension, npm configuration, or a native message. The current approved model is gpt-5.6-luna.

Use ai-message-host status or ai-message-host doctor for diagnostics.