Decision-Grade tool

CHORDS Email Checker

A Chrome extension that helps Gmail users check whether a draft carrying data has the context it needs before it travels.

Privacy and limited use Decision-Grade

What it does

CHORDS checks a Gmail compose or reply draft for six pieces of context: Caveat, Handling, Owner, Refresh/as-at, Definition, and Source.

Runs in Chrome

The extension reads the current Gmail draft only when the user asks it to check the draft. It does not send email contents to an Industrial Linguistics server.

Uses local browser AI when available

When Chrome's built-in language model is available, the CHORDS check runs in the user's browser. If it is not available, the extension says so and offers a blank footer.

No send blocking

The extension is a writing assistant. It does not send email, block sending, inspect attachment contents, or create audit logs.

User-controlled footer

The user can edit, copy, or insert a CHORDS footer into the draft. The extension does not invent metadata as fact.