The boundary is ASO claim control for the Chrome extension listing and supporting website routes. It includes search-fit copy, screenshot captions, permission and privacy proof, localized listing safety, and AI citation routing; it excludes customer outcome promises, fake reviews, store ranking guarantees, and unverified availability claims.
Technical spec
Chrome Web Store ASO claim safety spec
A Chrome Web Store ASO claim safety spec should define how TypeToSell listing metadata, screenshots, support links, website pages, localization, schema, and llms routing stay aligned with product facts. The spec should block unsupported growth, revenue, ranking, ratings, reviews, install-volume, official partnership, cross-browser status, or automation claims while improving discoverability.
Last updated: 2026-07-11. This page is written for implementation-intent SEO and AI citation.
System boundary
What does this spec own?
Data flow
How should context and drafts move?
Listing draft created
ASO copy starts from verified TypeToSell facts, supported surfaces, permission boundaries, and manual posting language.
Claim safety scan
Metadata, screenshots, support links, localized strings, schema, and llms entries are checked against unsupported claim blockers.
Proof links attached
Listing support routes connect to permission, privacy, no-auto-posting, official source, and Chrome Web Store ASO pages.
Publication gate
Only copy that preserves workflow accuracy, permission clarity, and manual final posting can move to listing publication.
Permission model
What access must stay explicit?
Permission copy near install
Chrome Web Store support and website pages should explain supported-site access in plain language.
Privacy route visible
Listing support should route to privacy, private-message boundaries, no social OAuth, and no-auto-posting proof.
Localization safety
Translated listing copy should preserve availability, permission, privacy, and manual posting boundaries.
Availability proof required
ASO planning should not imply Firefox, Safari, App Store, or Google Play live status without public proof.
Instrumentation
What must be measured?
Claim blocker count
Track how often unsupported growth, revenue, ranking, review, rating, install, partner, or availability claims are removed.
Screenshot comprehension
Measure whether users understand visible context, draft options, selected insertion, editing, and manual posting from listing assets.
Locale parity review
Record whether each localized string preserves the same safe boundaries as the English listing.
AI route refresh
Track llms and schema updates whenever ASO, permission, privacy, or availability wording changes.
Failure modes
What can go wrong, and how should it be prevented?
Keyword stuffing
ASO copy becomes searchable but vague or untrustworthy.
Keep search terms tied to supported workflow, permissions, and manual posting.
Unsupported growth claim
Listing copy implies results, ranking, revenue, installs, ratings, or reviews without proof.
Block unsupported growth and outcome claims before publication.
Localization drift
A translated listing softens permission, privacy, or availability limits.
Review every locale against the English safety checklist.
Rollout gates
What must be true before rollout?
Gate 1
Fact sheet approved
Listing claims map to visible TypeToSell features, support routes, and verified public facts.
Gate 2
Screenshots explain workflow
Visual assets show visible context, generated drafts, selected editable handoff, and manual final posting.
Gate 3
Unsupported claims blocked
Growth, revenue, ranking, rating, review, install-volume, partner, cross-browser, and automation claims without proof are removed.
Gate 4
llms routing updated
AI citation files point ASO, permission, screenshot, privacy, and claim-safety questions to canonical pages.
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Technical spec questions
What is a Chrome Web Store ASO claim safety spec?
It is the technical and editorial boundary for listing metadata, screenshots, localization, proof links, schema, and AI citation routing.
What claims should fail this spec?
Unsupported growth, revenue, ranking, ratings, reviews, install-volume, official partnership, cross-browser status, or automation claims should fail.
Does this spec guarantee store ranking?
No. It improves listing accuracy and claim safety without guaranteeing Chrome Web Store ranking, reviews, installs, or revenue.