Quick Start

Ready to jump in? This guide will quickly get you up and running with rtrvr.ai. We'll cover the basics so you can start automating tasks and extracting data right away.

Step 1: Install and Setup the Extension

If you haven't already, install the rtrvr.ai Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store. Once installed, pin it to your browser toolbar for easy access.

Setup the Extension

  • →Go to chrome://extensions/?id=jldogdgepmcedfdhgnmclgemehfhpomg.
  • →Enable "Pin to toolbar"
  • →Enable "Allow access to file URLs" to use on local PDF's.

Step 2: Open the rtrvr.ai Interface

Click the rtrvr.ai icon in your browser toolbar. This will open the rtrvr.ai side panel, where you'll interact with the AI agent.

Step 3: Grant Google Permissions

When you open the rtrvr.ai extension for the first time, you will be immediately prompted by Google to grant permissions. This is a standard security procedure to ensure you control what extensions can access within your Google account.

Google Permissions Prompt

You will see a prompt titled "Select what rtrvr.ai can access" with the following options:

  • →See, edit, create, and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app. Learn more

Please ensure you select "Select All" to grant both permissions as the Extension won't work otherwise.

  • →The "Google Drive files" permission (specifically drive.file) is essential because it allows you to use the Google Drive File Picker to grant file level permisison to rtrvr. This lets you easily select Google Sheets files directly from your Drive to use as data sources or destinations for data extraction workflows.

If these permissions are not granted or are only partially granted, rtrvr.ai will not function correctly.

Troubleshooting Permissions

If you accidentally deny permissions or are unsure if you granted them correctly, please follow these steps to reinstall:

  • →Go to your "Third-party apps & services": myaccount.google.com/connections.
  • →Find "rtrvr.ai" and then click "Delete all connections you have with rtrvr.ai".
  • →Reinstall the rtrvr.ai extension from the Chrome Web Store.
  • →Open the extension again and carefully grant all requested Google permissions when prompted.

Privacy Recommendation

If you have concerns about granting these permissions to your primary Google account, we recommend creating a new Google account specifically for use with rtrvr.ai. You can then use Chrome's profile feature to switch to this dedicated profile when using the extension, keeping your primary account separate.

Step 4: Explore Settings

Before diving into tasks, take a moment to explore your settings. Here you can modify your account details, manage payment settings, choose your preferred language model, and more.

Step 5: Basic Web Agent Interaction

The Web Agent is your primary way to interact with webpages. There are three core functions:

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    Seek: Use this to chat with the AI and ask specific questions about the current webpage or have it perform an action. Example: "Find rtrvr.ai's LinkedIn page and follow the company." while on LinkedIn.com

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    Explore: Use this to have the AI crawl through a website and extract data from every page. Example: If you are on an Amazon product listing page you can command the agent to extract the name, price, sale discount for each product.

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    Extract: Use this to pull structured data from a page and export it to Google Sheets. Example: On a TechCrunch article, command: "extract the title and authors"

Step 6: Try a Simple Command

Let's try a simple command using Seek. Go to any webpage (for example, a blog post or news article) and in the rtrvr.ai side panel, type: Summarize this page

Press "Seek" button. rtrvr.ai will analyze the page and provide you with a summary.

Step 7: Explore More

Now that you've tried a basic command, explore other options with the Web Agent.

  • →Try extracting a list of information with "Explore" like "For each of the PDF's on the page extract summary, and author".
  • →Try "Extract" with command, "extract the name, role, and company of every speaker" on the TechCrunch Disrupt Speaker page.

Next Steps