MangoApps for Chrome Overview
Your AI-powered work companion — get real answers from your work data, save knowledge, source candidates, and take action from any webpage without leaving your browser.
What is MangoApps for Chrome?
MangoApps for Chrome is a browser extension (Manifest V3) that brings your entire MangoApps Workforce platform into a side panel on any webpage. The primary interface is Ask AI — an agentic chat powered by 43+ specialized agents that can query your real work data (schedules, tasks, PTO, employees, tickets, and more). Beyond AI, the extension provides quick-action modules for saving content to your knowledge base, creating tasks, sourcing candidates from LinkedIn, and more.
Core Value Proposition:
- 🤖 Ask AI with Real Data — Not a generic chatbot. Routes through the same ML classification and agent pipeline as the web app, with real database access to your schedules, tasks, leave balances, and more
- 🌐 Work from Any Page — Save articles to your knowledge base, create tasks from emails, source candidates from LinkedIn — all without switching tabs
- 🔒 Role-Adaptive — Only shows modules you have access to, respecting marketplace app visibility rules and licensing
- ⚡ Zero-Config Auth — Auto-detects your MangoApps browser session. No passwords to enter if you’re already logged in
At a Glance
| ⏱ Setup Time | 🔗 Connected Modules | 📱 Platform | 🔑 Auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 minutes | 8 modules | Chrome 120+ | Cookie or Token |
Perfect For:
- 🏢 Knowledge workers who spend their day in the browser and want quick access to MangoApps without switching tabs
- 👥 Recruiters and hiring managers who source candidates from LinkedIn and need AI screening, outreach, and pipeline management
- 📊 Managers who want to check team schedules, tasks, and PTO on the go from any page
How It Works
Main Workflow
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│ MangoApps for Chrome │
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│ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ Open Panel │───▶ │ Ask AI or │───▶ │ Get Real │ │
│ │ (Cmd+Shift+E)│ │ Pick Module │ │ Results │ │
│ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌───────────────┼───────────────┐ │
│ ▼ ▼ ▼ │
│ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ ┌────────────┐ │
│ │ AI Agent │ │ Save to │ │ Import │ │
│ │ Pipeline │ │ MangoApps │ │ Candidate │ │
│ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ └────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Context-Aware Intelligence
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│ Current Web Page │
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│ detects
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┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐ ┌───────────┐
│ LinkedIn │ │ Gmail │ │ Calendar │
│ Profile │ │ Email │ │ Event │
└─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘ └─────┬─────┘
│ │ │
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Recruiting Email actions Meeting prep
suggestions suggestions suggestions
Integration Ecosystem
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│ Chrome │
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┌──────────┐┌──────────┐┌──────┐┌──────┐┌──────────┐┌──────┐┌──────────┐
│ Ask AI ││ Libraries ││Tasks ││Sites ││ Training ││Tickets││Recruiting│
│(43 agents)││(KB Save) ││ ││ ││ ││ ││(LinkedIn)│
└──────────┘└──────────┘└──────┘└──────┘└──────────┘└──────┘└──────────┘
Key Features
🤖 Ask AI — Your Agentic Work Assistant
The primary feature of the extension. Ask AI routes every query through MangoApps’ full agentic pipeline — the same ML classification, agent routing, and tool execution used by the web and mobile apps. This means real database access, not generic LLM responses.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Real data access | Queries your actual schedules, tasks, PTO balance, employee records |
| 43+ specialized agents | Scheduling, Tasks, Leave Management, Reporting, Service Desk, Recruiting, and more |
| Conversation persistence | Chat history syncs across web, mobile, and extension |
| Context-aware suggestions | Suggestion chips adapt to what page you’re viewing |
| HTML report rendering | Reporting agent returns styled tables with “Open Full Report” links |
| New chat | One-click conversation reset via “+ New” in the header |
Use Case: You’re on Gmail reading an email from a client. Open Ask AI and the suggestion chips show “Create a task from this email” and “File a support ticket from this email.” Click the chip — the Tasks or Service Desk agent handles it using your real MangoApps data.
💡 Pro Tip: The extension shares your conversation with the web and mobile Ask AI. Start a conversation on your phone during commute, continue it in the extension at your desk.
🔍 Context-Aware Suggestion Chips
Ask AI doesn’t show the same suggestions everywhere. The extension detects what page you’re on and tailors the chips:
| Page Context | Suggestion Chips |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn Profile | “Screen this candidate against our open roles” / “Draft a personalized outreach email” / “Refer this person for an open role” |
| Gmail Email | “Create a task from this email” / “File a support ticket from this email” / “Who is this person in our company?” |
| Google Calendar Event | “Who are the attendees?” / “Create follow-up tasks for this meeting” / “Draft an agenda for this meeting” |
| Competitor Page | “Log this as competitive intel” / “What do we already know about this company?” |
| Vendor/Pricing Page | “Create a purchase request from this page” |
| MangoApps or Generic Page | “How much PTO do I have left?” / “What tasks are due this week?” / “When is my next shift?” |
Detection works automatically — LinkedIn and Gmail via content script parsers, competitors via URL pattern matching (TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Crunchbase), vendors via path patterns (/pricing, /products).
📚 Save to Knowledge Base
Bookmark any webpage to a team library with one click.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Pre-filled from page title |
| URL | Pre-filled from current tab |
| Description / Excerpt | Pre-filled from selected text on the page |
| Library | Select from your available libraries |
| Category | Select from categories within the chosen library |
The extension remembers your last-used library and category, so repeat saves are a single click.
Content type auto-detection: URLs are classified as simple_link, image (for .png/.jpg/.gif), video (for YouTube/Vimeo/Loom), or wiki (for text-only notes).
📋 Create a Task
Capture a to-do for yourself from any webpage.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Task Title | Required. Placeholder: “What needs to be done?” |
| Description | Optional. Pre-filled from page context |
| Priority | Normal, Important, or Critical |
| Due Date | Defaults to tomorrow |
| Category | Freeform text (e.g., “Research”, “Follow-up”) |
The source URL and page title are stored as task metadata, so you always have a link back to what prompted the task.
💼 Recruiting (LinkedIn Integration)
Source and import candidates directly from LinkedIn profiles.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn profile parsing | Extracts name, headline, experience, education, skills, photo |
| Duplicate detection | 3-layer check (LinkedIn URL, email, fuzzy name match) |
| Job selection | Searchable dropdown of published jobs with department/location |
| Talent pool assignment | Multi-select talent pools on import |
| AI candidate screening | Fit score with technical, experience, education, cultural dimensions |
| AI outreach drafts | Personalized cold email, rejection, phone screen invite |
| Email enrichment | ZoomInfo + AI inference for finding candidate email |
| Manual entry | Add candidates without a LinkedIn URL |
| Bulk CSV import | Upload LinkedIn Recruiter exports (up to 25 candidates) |
Gmail integration: When a recruiter views an email from an external sender, the extension automatically checks for a candidate match and shows the candidate card.
🎓 Add to Training
Create a draft training course from any learning resource.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Pre-filled from page title |
| URL | Pre-filled from current tab |
| Category | Optional, from your training categories |
| Difficulty | Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced |
| Duration (min) | Default: 30 |
The extension auto-detects the content provider (YouTube, Udemy, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Pluralsight) and content type (video, document, text) from the URL.
🔧 Link to Ticket
Attach a web page as context to an open support ticket.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Select Ticket | Dropdown of open tickets (format: “[PRIORITY] Title”) |
| Notes | How this page helps solve the issue |
| Internal only | Checkbox to hide from requester |
Admins see all open tickets. Managers see tickets assigned to them or created by them. Comments are limited to 2,000 characters.
🌐 Add to Site
Draft or modify internal site pages from web content.
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Create New Page | Creates a draft page with hero, rich text, and source link sections |
| Add Section to Existing Page | Appends a rich text, quick links, or FAQ section to an existing page |
| AI Page from This Page | Captures screenshot + HTML and generates an AI-designed page layout |
Access requires editor or owner permission on the target site.
👥 People Directory
Look up any colleague by name, email, or title.
Search results show avatar, name, title, department, location, and contact info. Click a result to see the detail view with manager, profile link, and action buttons (View Profile, Email, LinkedIn). Your own result is tagged with “(you)”.
User Roles & Permissions
Module visibility is controlled by the capabilities API, which checks accessible_to_user? — combining business app enablement, group-based visibility rules, and licensing.
| Role | Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Employee | Ask AI, People Directory, Create a Task, Save to KB (if enabled), Add to Training (if enabled), Add to Site (if site editor) |
| Manager | Everything above, plus Recruiting (if job-board enabled), Link to Ticket (assigned + own tickets) |
| Admin | Full access to all modules. All open tickets visible. All sites editable. |
How We Compare
MangoApps for Chrome is unique as a platform-wide extension — most competitors offer extensions only for recruiting.
| Feature | MangoApps for Chrome | Ashby Extension | Greenhouse Extension | Gem Extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Chat (Agentic) | ✅ 43+ agents | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Real DB Access (PTO, Tasks, Shifts) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| LinkedIn Profile Import | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI Candidate Screening | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ⚡ Limited |
| AI Outreach Drafts | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Gmail Integration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Knowledge Base Clip | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Task Creation | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Service Desk Linking | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Site Page Builder | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Zero-Config Auth | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Side Panel UI | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ (popup) | ❌ (popup) |
| Legend: ✅ Included | ❌ Not Available | ⚡ Limited |
Why MangoApps for Chrome?
- 🔗 Platform-Wide — Not just recruiting. Ask AI, tasks, KB, training, tickets, sites — 8 modules in one extension
- 🤖 AI-Native — Same agentic pipeline as web/mobile, with real database access and 43+ specialized agents
- 💰 No Hidden Costs — Included with your MangoApps Workforce subscription, no per-seat add-on
Getting Started
For Employees
- Install the extension from your company’s downloads page or the Chrome Web Store
- Log into MangoApps in your browser — the extension auto-detects your session
- Open the side panel with Cmd+Shift+E (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+E (Windows)
- Type a question in the Ask AI box: “What tasks are due this week?”
- Explore the module picker below Ask AI for quick actions
For Managers
- Complete the employee setup above
- Navigate to a LinkedIn profile to source candidates — the recruiting view auto-opens
- Use Ask AI for team queries: “Who on my team is on PTO this week?”
- Use “Link to Ticket” to attach web solutions to your support tickets
For Administrators
- Ensure the Ask AI, Libraries, Training, Service Desk, Sites, and Job Board marketplace apps are enabled for your business
- Configure visibility rules on each app to control which groups see which modules
- The extension respects all visibility rules and licensing — no additional configuration needed
Best Practices
- ✅ Start with Ask AI — Most actions (creating tasks, filing tickets, looking up employees) can be done through conversation instead of separate forms
- ✅ Use suggestion chips — They’re context-aware and suggest actions your agents can actually execute
- ✅ Pin the side panel — Click the pin icon so the panel stays open as you browse
- ✅ Use keyboard shortcut — Cmd+Shift+E is the fastest way to open the panel from any page
- ✅ Click “+ New” between topics — Start a fresh conversation when switching subjects to avoid context pollution
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to log in to the extension separately?
A: No. If you’re logged into MangoApps in your browser, the extension auto-detects your session via cookies. You can also sign in manually with email/password or an API token from the Settings page.
Q: Does Ask AI in the extension have the same capabilities as the web sidebar?
A: Yes. The extension routes through the identical AskAiMasterService pipeline — same ML classification, same 43+ agents, same database access. Conversations even sync across web, mobile, and extension.
Q: Why don’t I see certain modules (like Recruiting or Link to Ticket)?
A: Module visibility depends on your role and app access. Recruiting requires manager or app admin access to the Job Board app. Link to Ticket requires manager or app admin access to the Service Desk app. If an app has visibility rules restricting it to certain groups, you’ll only see it if you’re in an authorized group.
Q: Can I use the extension on any website?
A: Yes. The extension works on any HTTPS page. LinkedIn, Gmail, and Google Calendar get special parsers that extract structured data. All other pages provide URL, title, and selected text as context.
Related Resources
- Ask AI App Overview — Deep dive into the AI assistant and its 43+ agents
- Job Board App Overview — Full recruiting pipeline including the extension’s candidate import
- Libraries App Overview — Managing your knowledge base where saved articles go
- Training Hub App Overview — Course management for training content clipped from the web
Your workspace is everywhere your browser goes.