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A web app that audits Chrome extensions for policy compliance before submission and manages CWS appeal workflows

Indie extension developers routinely have their businesses shut down by opaque, arbitrary Chrome Web Store review decisions they never see coming. There is no tool that scans an extension against Google's evolving policy set before submission, predicts likely rejection triggers, and then provides a structured appeal workflow with evidence templates and status tracking when a takedown does hit. This app closes that gap: pre-submission compliance audit, real-time review-status monitoring, and a managed appeal layer that keeps developer businesses alive.

Demand Breakdown

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Gap Assessment

CompetitiveMultiple tools exist but differentiation opportunities remain

3 tools exist (ExtensionBooster, Chrome Web Store Developer Dashboard (Google), CRXcavator) but gaps remain: Zero pre-submission policy compliance audit; no appeal workflow tooling; no review-rejection prediction or CWS takedown monitoring. Purely a growth/marketing layer, not a developer-safety layer.; Status indicator lags actual review state; one appeal per violation with no guided evidence templates; no pre-submission audit; no policy-change alerting; no history or pattern analysis across rejections..

Features7 agent-ready prompts

Pre-submission policy compliance audit
Real-time CWS review status monitor
Structured appeal workflow with evidence templates
Policy-change alert and delta feed
Rejection pattern database and pre-submission risk score
Business-impact dashboard and downtime ledger
Multi-extension portfolio management

Competitive LandscapeFREE

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ExtensionBoosterDrives real reviews and installs for Chrome extensions; offers competitor tracking and category trend analytics; converts MV2 to MV3 automatically.Zero pre-submission policy compliance audit; no appeal workflow tooling; no review-rejection prediction or CWS takedown monitoring. Purely a growth/marketing layer, not a developer-safety layer.
Chrome Web Store Developer Dashboard (Google)Shows review status (Published, Pending, Rejected, Taken Down) and lets developers submit one appeal per violation.Status indicator lags actual review state; one appeal per violation with no guided evidence templates; no pre-submission audit; no policy-change alerting; no history or pattern analysis across rejections.
CRXcavatorSecurity-focused scanner that checks a Chrome extension for risky permissions, external calls, and known malware patterns. Used primarily by enterprise security teams.Not aimed at CWS policy compliance from a developer-survival perspective; no appeal workflow; no review-status monitoring; no business-continuity framing for indie developers.

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