Bookmarks FAQ and troubleshooting
Answers to common ContextBolt Bookmarks questions on capture, privacy, limits and Pro, plus fixes for a connection that is not working.
Quick answers to the questions people ask most. If yours is not here, email hello@contextbolt.com.
Using it
Which browsers does it work in?
ContextBolt is a Chrome extension, so it works in Chrome and other Chromium browsers like Edge, Brave and Arc. Install it from the Chrome Web Store.
Which platforms can it capture from?
X / Twitter, Reddit and LinkedIn. X and Reddit saves are captured when you open your bookmarks or saved pages. LinkedIn gets a one-click save button in the feed.
Do I have to tag or sort anything myself?
No. Every save is tagged by AI and grouped into topic clusters automatically. There are no folders to build and no upkeep.
Do I need an AI agent to use it?
No. Capture, AI tagging and search all work in the extension on their own. Extension search is a local ranked index: it runs on your device, returns instantly and tolerates typos. The AI agent connection is a Pro extra for people who want their library inside Claude, Cursor or Codex.
Privacy and data
Where do my bookmarks live?
On your machine. Search runs locally in your browser, and we keep no copy of your bookmarks on our servers on the free tier. Pro syncs one automatically.
What gets sent to your servers?
The text of a save, so the AI can tag it and embed it for search. Also an account for the extension and a license check it makes whenever its background worker starts, which records your IP. The account starts anonymously; signing in adds your verified email. Your library itself stays on your machine on the free tier. Pro syncs a copy to our servers, automatically rather than by a switch, and that copy is readable by us. See our privacy policy for sign-in and OAuth data.
Can I get my data out?
Any time. Export your whole collection whenever you want, for backup or to move it elsewhere. Nothing is locked in.
Plans and limits
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Basic plan is free and holds up to 150 bookmarks with full capture, AI tagging, topic clustering and instant local search. See pricing for current details.
What does Pro add?
Unlimited bookmarks, cloud sync across devices, and the MCP endpoint that connects your library to your AI agent.
Do I need Pro to search?
No. Search inside the extension is on the free plan. It is a local ranked index that runs on your device, returns instantly and tolerates typos. Semantic search, which matches on meaning rather than words, runs server-side through the Pro MCP endpoint. Pro is about scale, sync and the agent connection.
Troubleshooting
My AI agent cannot see my bookmarks
Work through these in order.
- Confirm the extension is signed into your Pro account and its cloud sync has finished.
- For OAuth, use
https://api.contextbolt.app/mcp, sign in with the same account email, enter the email code, and approve the connection. - If your client uses a personal URL instead, copy the full private URL from Settings under MCP Integration. Newer versions keep it under Older clients. Existing personal URLs still work.
- Reconnect or start a fresh client session if the tools have not appeared. An ended Pro plan stops MCP access, not your stored bookmarks.
Full setup steps are on Connect your agent.
I signed in but my account or bookmarks are missing
Open the extension’s dashboard, then Settings and Account. Sign in with the email attached to your existing library and finish the email-code step. You can use this route after onboarding or if you get logged out. Pro cloud sync restores the library attached to that account; signing into a different email does not move your old library there.
If Pro is not active yet, enter your license key once in the same Account section and save. Future sign-ins restore your current Pro status while the plan is active. Signing in does not renew an ended subscription. An OAuth connection does not delete or replace your saved bookmarks.
My sign-in code did not arrive or expired
Check spam first. Use the email your extension is signed in with, and if no code arrives there, try the email you paid with. The code goes to whichever address you entered. Codes expire after 10 minutes. Start a new sign-in for a new code, and use the code for the page or extension you opened. If you hit the request limit, wait before trying again. For agent access, the account must have active Pro.
A save did not show up
Give it a moment. Tagging runs on each new save, so a bookmark can take a few seconds to appear. For X and Reddit, make sure you actually opened the bookmarks or saved page so the extension could read it.
Search is not finding something
Try a topic word rather than a whole remembered sentence. Extension search matches the AI tags, the author and the full text of a save, and it ranks results rather than filtering them, so “morning routines” beats a long phrase. Typos are fine. If the item was never captured, it will not be searchable, so confirm it is in your library first.