VU Education Lab AI Assistant
Chrome extension that turns any webpage into summaries, quizzes and teaching tips. Live on the Chrome Web Store.
Chrome extension (Manifest V3) built for VU Amsterdam educators as a pilot project with the Centre for Teaching and Learning. Select any webpage or in-browser PDF and generate summaries, quizzes, explanations, teaching suggestions, or custom prompts — with streaming AI responses in English or Dutch.
Key features:
- 5 AI-powered tools: Summarize, Quiz Generator, Explain, Teaching Suggestions, Custom Prompts
- Real-time streaming responses via Server-Sent Events (SSE) from Azure OpenAI
- Web page and PDF content extraction from any active browser tab
- Bilingual interface (EN/NL) with i18n via JSON locale files; AI responses match the selected language
- Draggable floating window (iframe-based) that can be positioned anywhere on the page
- Google OAuth 2.0 authentication restricted to VU domains (@vu.nl, @student.vu.nl, @amsterdamumc.nl, @acta.nl)
- Automatic token refresh every 30 minutes via background service worker
- GDPR compliant — no data storage, EU-based processing, API keys server-side
Currently live on the Chrome Web Store and rolling out as a pilot across university departments.
Tech stack: JavaScript, Chrome Extensions API (Manifest V3), Azure OpenAI API, Azure App Service, Google OAuth 2.0