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Author here! the project is super new. alpha, at best.
Basically if you wanted to build browser extensions using modern stack, bedframe lets you do that. Specifically it uses Vite under the hood so you can write e.g. a chrome extension in e.g. React w/ TypeScript, Tailwind, and all that good stuff.
I think the CLI readme has a bit more useful info: https://github.com/nyaggah/bedframe/tree/main/packages/cli
The notable bit is the mvp.yml workflow you get in your project. It'll let you publish to chrome, firefox and edge automatically (ci/cd).
> It's also very unclear what state this project is in.
fair enough! Wanted to get something out there first; I'll get the docs out soon
Ooof!! It is an... interesting time right now in extensions land. The switch from MV2 to MV3 is a bit chaotic but hopefully tools like this (Bedframe) and tools like [Plasmo](https://github.com/PlasmoHQ/plasmo) start to inject some freshness in the space.
Definitely a much-needed area for development. However, having gone down the browser extension rabbit hole, I've largely shifted my focus to user scripts. Granted, there will always be a need for specialized browser extensions like ad blockers (uBlock[1]), keyboard shortcuts (Vimium-C[2]), and password managers (Bitwarden[3]).
That said, I find user scripts superior for most tasks, despite some lacking UI niceties. They are easier to share, use, and crucially, audit—be it in terms of scope, permissions, or code updates. Plus if Manifest V3 is any indicator, the future for browser extensions looks bleak. While I don't agree with this direction, it's probably for the best for the majority of users, like my mom.
Your effort is commendable; however, should you find yourself looking for a viable pivot in the future, I believe the user script space is primed for innovation and could offer a good alternative.
[1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
I recently started to have the same ideas, and I have created 3 bookmarklets and 1 userscript https://github.com/madacol/web-automation