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Quick Setup Guide

Install & Run Flowmator

Follow our quick walkthrough to load the extension in Chrome and launch your first verified prompt queue in under 3 minutes.

Standard Method

Load Unpacked Extension (Developer Mode)

Active v1.0.0
  1. 1
    Obtain the Flowmator FolderLocate the flow-automator directory containing manifest.json on your computer.
  2. 2
    Open Chrome Extensions ManagerOpen Google Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions in the address bar.
  3. 3
    Enable Developer ModeToggle the Developer mode switch located in the upper-right corner of the Extensions page.
  4. 4
    Click 'Load unpacked'Click the 'Load unpacked' button in the top-left toolbar and select the flow-automator folder.
  5. 5
    Pin Flowmator to ToolbarClick the puzzle-piece icon in your Chrome toolbar and pin Flowmator for one-click access.
Copyable Chrome Address:
chrome://extensionsPaste into address bar

Chrome Web Store Distribution

The public Chrome Web Store package is currently prepared under Manifest V3 guidelines. Until official store verification is published, developers and beta creators can run Flowmator locally via the unpacked instructions above with 100% feature parity.

Extension Permissions Explained

Flowmator strictly requests the minimum Chrome permissions required to automate prompt sequences safely:

sidePanel

Renders the tactile control panel alongside Google Flow without obscuring your canvas.

debugger

Dispatches hardware-level isTrusted: true keyboard and click events into the ProseMirror editor.

scripting

Inspects DOM image tags and error tiles in Google Flow's main page world.

storage

Saves prompt queues and custom delay settings locally inside your Chrome profile.

Your First 2-Prompt Test Queue

To verify that your installation is working correctly:

  1. Navigate to flow.google.com and sign in with your Google account.
  2. Click the Flowmator extension icon to open the side panel. Confirm that the top indicator shows ● Flow Connected.
  3. Paste two test prompts separated by a blank line or @@@NEXT@@@.
  4. Keep Safe Sequence Mode selected and click Start Flowmator Sequence.
  5. Watch the side panel status transition from Generating to Verifying to Completed as Google Flow finishes rendering.

Encountering an issue during setup?

Troubleshooting Guide ➔Support Center