Install the Chrome extension — 3 minutes.
Once installed, Mama lives in your browser as a side panel that opens on any LinkedIn profile, search page, or company page. 80% of brief generation happens here, not in the web app. Two install paths — Chrome Web Store (recommended) or developer-load.
TL;DR
Go to the Chrome Web Store → search "Signal Mama" → Add to Chrome → Pin the icon → Click it → Sign in. Then open any LinkedIn profile and you'll see the side panel auto-prompt. The keyboard shortcut is ⌘ + ⇧ + M on Mac, Ctrl + ⇧ + M on Windows.
▸Two install paths
Pick the one that matches your situation. Almost everyone uses the Web Store path.
Web Store install Recommended
For everyone except developers who want to inspect the source.
- Visit the Chrome Web Store Signal Mama listing
- Click Add to Chrome
- Confirm the permission prompt
- Pin the extension via the puzzle-piece icon
Developer load Advanced
For Mama design partners on pre-release builds, or anyone wanting to see the code.
- Download the extension zip from your team's
chrome-extension/folder or our shared drop - Unzip locally
- Go to
chrome://extensions→ enable Developer mode - Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder
01Install
Add to Chrome from the Web Store
The Web Store listing handles signing, versioning, and auto-updates. Once added, Chrome installs the extension in the background and you'll see a small confirmation popup.
02Pin the icon
Pin Mama to the toolbar so it's always one click away
By default, Chrome hides new extensions behind the puzzle-piece icon. Click the puzzle piece, find Signal Mama, click the pin icon. The Mama logo now lives directly in your toolbar.
03Click the icon and sign in
Open the popup and authenticate with your Mama account
First click opens a small popup. Click Sign in — this opens a new tab on signalmama.com/extension-auth, where you'll log in with your work email or Google SSO. After auth, the tab auto-closes and the extension is now bound to your workspace.
04Open the side panel
Two ways to open it — icon click or keyboard
Click the Mama icon in the toolbar and the side panel slides in from the right of your browser window. Or use the keyboard shortcut:
The shortcut works on any tab. It's worth committing to muscle memory — power users hit it 30+ times a day.
chrome://extensions/shortcuts if it conflicts with another extension you use.05Visit a LinkedIn profile to see Mama in action
Open any LinkedIn profile and click the Mama icon
Go to any LinkedIn profile URL (your own works fine for testing). Open the side panel. Mama auto-detects you're on a profile and shows: person details, company context, suggested opener (3-tone generator), and a "Generate brief for this company" button.
On a LinkedIn search results page, Mama detects the list and shows the bulk-save toolbar — checkbox each row, click Save N to Mama to add them all at once.
On a company LinkedIn page, you see the same brief CTA plus quick stats.
▸Post-install checklist
Run through this once after install — these are the 5 things that make the extension actually useful.
The 5 things to do after install
- Pin the icon — it should live in your toolbar permanently, not hidden behind the puzzle piece.
- Remap the shortcut if needed — at
chrome://extensions/shortcuts. Make sure it doesn't conflict with what you already use. - Confirm workspace binding — open the popup, check the workspace name in the header. If you have multiple Mama orgs, make sure it's the right one.
- Open the side panel on a real prospect's LinkedIn — not a test profile. This is the moment the extension's value clicks.
- Try the bulk-save flow — go to LinkedIn search results, select 5 prospects, click Save. Confirms the content-script injection is working.
▸IT-managed Chrome (enterprise)
If your company manages Chrome via Google Workspace policy, your IT admin can deploy Mama via the Chrome Web Store admin console.
- Extension ID for whitelisting:
(provided on request — email [email protected]) - Force-install policy: standard ExtensionInstallForcelist entry
- SSO: extension supports Workspace SSO — users sign in with their Google account, no separate password
Most enterprise IT teams approve within 1-2 business days once they see the permissions list (read & write on LinkedIn domains, side panel API, storage API). We're happy to jump on a call with your IT lead — email [email protected].