diff --git a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/README.md b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/README.md
index e5c258827..4286b4874 100644
--- a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/README.md
+++ b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/README.md
@@ -230,5 +230,6 @@ If you're weighing whether to add more MCP-exposing extensions on top, see the [
 
 ## Changelog
 
+- **0.6.1** — Bulk sync captures now send `skip_classification: true` to the ingest gateway, skipping the per-turn LLM classification pass during backfills (manual captures still classify). Gateways that don't support the flag ignore it.
 - **0.5.1** — Added the branded icon set (16/32/48/128 PNGs); the toolbar button now shows the Open Brain mark instead of Chrome's default puzzle-piece glyph.
 - **0.5.0** — Gemini bulk history sync, host-permission hardening, error surfacing, fingerprint dedup, retry caps, and race fixes.
diff --git a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/background/service-worker.js b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/background/service-worker.js
index ae6db8ac4..77b59531d 100644
--- a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/background/service-worker.js
+++ b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/background/service-worker.js
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ async function processCaptureRequest(message) {
       source_label: capture.sourceLabel,
       source_type: capture.sourceType,
       auto_execute: capture.autoExecute,
+      // Bulk sync captures skip the gateway's per-turn LLM classification
+      // pass — a 400-turn backfill would otherwise fire 400 classification
+      // calls. Manual captures (user clicked Capture on one exchange) still
+      // classify. Gateways that don't support the flag simply ignore it.
+      skip_classification: capture.captureMode === 'sync',
       source_metadata: {
         ...capture.sourceMetadata,
         extension_capture_mode: capture.captureMode,
diff --git a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/manifest.json b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/manifest.json
index c7cbe5de1..ec420c2e4 100644
--- a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/manifest.json
+++ b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "Open Brain Capture",
-  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "version": "0.6.1",
   "description": "Capture AI conversations from Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini into your Open Brain via the REST API gateway.",
   "icons": {
     "16": "icons/icon16.png",
diff --git a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/metadata.json b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/metadata.json
index a40bbb579..a8782f807 100644
--- a/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/metadata.json
+++ b/integrations/chrome-capture-extension/metadata.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "name": "Alan Shurafa",
     "github": "alanshurafa"
   },
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "requires": {
     "open_brain": true,
     "services": ["REST API gateway (integrations/open-brain-rest)"],
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
   "difficulty": "intermediate",
   "estimated_time": "20 minutes",
   "created": "2026-04-17",
-  "updated": "2026-06-14"
+  "updated": "2026-07-14"
 }