Opera announced Thursday the launch of a new tool that allows users of its browsers to include more AI chatbots in their browsing experience.
Browser Connector is a free feature for Opera One and Opera GX browsers that allows users to integrate AI tools such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude into their live browsing sessions via Model Context Protocol. MCP is an open standard developed by Anthropic that allows for a secure two-way connection between AI models, external data sources and tools such as search engines.
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Last month, Opera introduced MCP compatibility to Opera Neon, its subscription-based agentic AI browser. Opera says the new feature will allow a user's AI of choice to provide real-time context of open tabs and active content.
"With Browser Connector, Opera ensures users aren't bound to a single company's ecosystem, but are instead free to combine the best tools for their specific needs," Mohamed Salah, senior director of product at Opera, said in a statement.
To enable the feature, which is now available in Early Bird mode, users need to go to Settings in the browser, search for "AI Services" and install the Browser Connector feature. They then have to connect ChatGPT or Claude to the feature.
