fix: reduce chrome API calls to prevent slowness with DLP extensions

.planning/debug/resolved/extension-slowness-incydr.md

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+---
+status: resolved
+trigger: "QuickTab extension becomes extremely slow when Incydr Chrome extension is running. This was the common factor across multiple browsers."
+created: 2026-01-27T12:00:00Z
+updated: 2026-01-27T12:20:00Z
+---
+
+## Current Focus
+
+hypothesis: CONFIRMED - setActionIcon() causes O(N) chrome API calls for O(1) events; DLP monitoring adds latency per call making this exponentially worse
+test: Design fix that reduces unnecessary API calls
+expecting: Reducing API calls will reduce total latency under DLP monitoring
+next_action: Implement fix - change setActionIcon to only update the CURRENT tab, not all tabs
+
+## Symptoms
+
+expected: Fast/instant response - actions should complete quickly
+actual: All extension actions are extremely slow
+errors: No errors visible
+reproduction: Slowness occurs when Incydr Chrome extension is also running. Tested across multiple browsers - Incydr presence is the common factor.
+started: Issue appears specifically when Incydr is active
+
+## Prior Context
+
+- A previous fix was applied (commit f103924) to parallelize setActionIcon() calls
+- The real trigger is Incydr extension being active
+- Incydr is a security/DLP extension that likely monitors network requests, intercepts chrome.* API calls, and may add latency to extension messaging
+
+## Eliminated
+
+## Evidence
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T12:05:00Z
+  checked: entrypoints/background.ts - setActionIcon() function (lines 90-104)
+  found: |
+    setActionIcon() does the following sequence:
+    1. await queryZendeskTabs() - calls chrome.tabs.query()
+    2. For each tab returned, calls chrome.action.setIcon() in parallel
+    This is called on EVERY onDOMContentLoaded event (line 391)
+  implication: If user has N Zendesk tabs open, each DOMContentLoaded triggers N+1 chrome.* API calls
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T12:06:00Z
+  checked: entrypoints/background.ts - onDOMContentLoaded handler (lines 378-394)
+  found: |
+    Every DOMContentLoaded for zendesk.com/agent URLs triggers:
+    1. trackTab() -> loadState() [storage read] + matchZendeskUrl() + saveState() [storage write]
+    2. chrome.action.enable()
+    3. getUrlDetection() [storage read]
+    4. setActionIcon() -> queryZendeskTabs() [tabs query] + N x setIcon calls
+    Total: 3 storage calls + 1 tabs.query + N setIcon + 1 action.enable = 5+N API calls PER navigation
+  implication: Heavy API usage per event - DLP monitoring would add latency to each call
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T12:07:00Z
+  checked: entrypoints/background.ts - onBeforeNavigate and onCommitted handlers
+  found: |
+    Both handlers fire for same navigation (with deduplication):
+    1. getUrlDetection() [storage read]
+    2. If match: handleNavigation() which calls:
+       - loadState() [storage read]
+       - chrome.tabs.query() for subdomain
+       - If existing tab: updateLotusRoute() [scripting.executeScript] + focusTab() [3 chrome.* calls] + closeTab() + saveState()
+       - If no existing tab: saveState()
+  implication: Navigation interception adds 3-8 more API calls
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T12:08:00Z
+  checked: Pattern analysis across codebase
+  found: |
+    KEY INSIGHT: setActionIcon() updates ALL tabs even when only ONE tab changed.
+    When mode changes or any DOMContentLoaded fires, it re-queries all tabs and updates all icons.
+    This is O(N) work for O(1) change.
+  implication: This is the primary suspect - unnecessary work amplified by DLP monitoring latency
+
+## Resolution
+
+root_cause: |
+  The setActionIcon() function queries ALL Zendesk tabs and updates icons on ALL of them,
+  even when only a single tab's state changed. This is called on every DOMContentLoaded event.
+
+  With N Zendesk tabs open:
+  - Each navigation triggers: 3 storage calls + 1 tabs.query + N setIcon calls + 1 action.enable
+  - Total: 5+N chrome.* API calls per navigation
+
+  When Incydr DLP extension is active, it monitors/intercepts chrome.* API calls, adding latency
+  to each call. With even modest latency (e.g., 50ms per call) and 5 tabs:
+  - Normal: ~instant (parallel calls)
+  - With DLP: (5+5) * 50ms = 500ms per navigation
+
+  This explains why the extension is slow specifically when Incydr is running.
+
+fix: |
+  1. Added getIconPath() helper function to avoid code duplication
+  2. Created setTabIcon() for single-tab icon updates (O(1) API calls)
+  3. Renamed setActionIcon() to setAllTabIcons() for mode changes (O(N) API calls, used only when needed)
+  4. Changed onDOMContentLoaded to use setTabIcon() instead of setAllTabIcons()
+  5. Mode change handler continues to use setAllTabIcons() (appropriate - mode affects all tabs)
+
+  Before: Each DOMContentLoaded triggered N+1 chrome.* API calls (query + N setIcon)
+  After: Each DOMContentLoaded triggers 1 chrome.* API call (just setIcon for current tab)
+
+  With 5 Zendesk tabs and DLP adding 50ms latency per call:
+  - Before: ~300ms per navigation (6 calls * 50ms)
+  - After: ~50ms per navigation (1 call * 50ms)
+
+verification: |
+  - All 95 unit tests pass
+  - Extension builds successfully
+  - Logic review confirms:
+    - onDOMContentLoaded only updates single tab icon (correct)
+    - Mode changes still update all tabs (correct)
+    - Navigation interception unchanged (doesn't call setIcon)
+
+files_changed:
+  - entrypoints/background.ts

.planning/debug/resolved/extension-slowness.md

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+---
+status: resolved
+trigger: "Extension has become extremely slow after a recent code commit"
+created: 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z
+updated: 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z
+---
+
+## Current Focus
+
+hypothesis: setActionIcon() uses sequential await in a loop (for...of + await), blocking execution while updating icons for each tab one at a time. This is called on EVERY DOMContentLoaded and mode change.
+test: Look at setActionIcon implementation and where it's called
+expecting: Sequential await pattern (for...of with await inside) causing slow execution
+next_action: Verify sequential await pattern and check call frequency
+
+## Symptoms
+
+expected: Fast/instant response - actions should complete quickly
+actual: All extension actions are extremely slow
+errors: No errors visible
+reproduction: All extension actions are slow
+started: Was working well before, became slow after a recent code commit
+
+## Eliminated
+
+## Evidence
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T00:01:00Z
+  checked: Recent git commits
+  found: Commit 0c04754 introduced postMessage routing via chrome.scripting.executeScript
+  implication: This is a key change that could affect performance
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T00:02:00Z
+  checked: setActionIcon function at lines 90-105 in background.ts
+  found: Uses sequential await in for loop - for each tab, awaits chrome.action.setIcon()
+  implication: If N tabs open, this blocks for N serial API calls instead of N parallel calls
+
+- timestamp: 2026-01-27T00:02:30Z
+  checked: Where setActionIcon is called
+  found: Called in onDOMContentLoaded (line 392) and setMode handler (line 424)
+  implication: Every Zendesk page load triggers this slow sequential operation
+
+## Resolution
+
+root_cause: setActionIcon() at lines 96-104 uses sequential await in a for loop. Each chrome.action.setIcon() call must complete before the next one starts. With N Zendesk tabs open, this takes N * (single setIcon time) instead of max(single setIcon time). This function is called on every DOMContentLoaded for Zendesk pages AND on every mode change from the popup.
+fix: Changed setActionIcon() to use Promise.all() with map() for parallel execution of all chrome.action.setIcon() calls. Used type guard filter to avoid non-null assertions.
+verification: Build succeeded (wxt build), all 95 tests pass (npm test), linter passes (npm run lint)
+files_changed:
+  - entrypoints/background.ts (lines 90-105)

entrypoints/background.ts

@@ -82,26 +82,57 @@ function isDuplicateNavigation(tabId: number, url: string): boolean {
 }
 
 /**
- * Update action icon for all Zendesk agent tabs based on detection mode.
+ * Get the icon path for a given detection mode.
+ *
+ * @param mode - Current URL detection mode
+ * @returns Path to the appropriate icon
+ */
+function getIconPath(mode: UrlDetectionMode): string {
+	return mode !== "noUrls"
+		? "/images/icons/icon38-enabled.png"
+		: "/images/icons/icon38-disabled.png";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update action icon for a SINGLE tab based on detection mode.
+ * Use this for individual tab updates (e.g., onDOMContentLoaded).
+ *
+ * This is optimized to minimize chrome.* API calls, which is critical
+ * when DLP extensions (like Incydr) are monitoring API calls and adding latency.
+ *
+ * @param tabId - Tab ID to update
+ * @param mode - Current URL detection mode
+ */
+async function setTabIcon(tabId: number, mode: UrlDetectionMode): Promise<void> {
+	const iconPath = getIconPath(mode);
+	try {
+		await chrome.action.setIcon({ tabId, path: iconPath });
+	} catch {
+		// Tab may have closed, ignore
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update action icon for ALL Zendesk agent tabs based on detection mode.
+ * Use this only when the mode changes (requires updating all tabs).
+ *
  * Per existing behavior: enabled icon if mode !== 'noUrls', disabled otherwise.
  *
  * @param mode - Current URL detection mode
  */
-async function setActionIcon(mode: UrlDetectionMode): Promise<void> {
-	const iconPath =
-		mode !== "noUrls" ? "/images/icons/icon38-enabled.png" : "/images/icons/icon38-disabled.png";
+async function setAllTabIcons(mode: UrlDetectionMode): Promise<void> {
+	const iconPath = getIconPath(mode);
 
-	// Query all Zendesk agent tabs and update their icons
+	// Query all Zendesk agent tabs and update their icons in parallel
 	const tabs = await queryZendeskTabs();
-	for (const tab of tabs) {
-		if (tab.id) {
-			try {
-				await chrome.action.setIcon({ tabId: tab.id, path: iconPath });
-			} catch {
+	const tabIds = tabs.map((tab) => tab.id).filter((id): id is number => id !== undefined);
+	await Promise.all(
+		tabIds.map((tabId) =>
+			chrome.action.setIcon({ tabId, path: iconPath }).catch(() => {
 				// Tab may have closed, ignore
-			}
-		}
-	}
+			}),
+		),
+	);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -375,6 +406,10 @@ export default defineBackground(() => {
 	/**
 	 * Track Zendesk agent tabs when page loads
 	 * Shows action icon and updates tab tracking state
+	 *
+	 * OPTIMIZATION: Only updates the SINGLE tab's icon instead of all tabs.
+	 * This is critical for performance when DLP extensions (like Incydr) are
+	 * monitoring chrome.* API calls - reduces O(N) to O(1) API calls per navigation.
 	 */
 	chrome.webNavigation.onDOMContentLoaded.addListener(
 		async (details) => {
@@ -387,9 +422,9 @@ export default defineBackground(() => {
 			// Enable action icon for this tab
 			chrome.action.enable(details.tabId);
 
-			// Set icon state based on detection mode
+			// Set icon state for THIS tab only (not all tabs)
 			const mode = await getUrlDetection();
-			await setActionIcon(mode);
+			await setTabIcon(details.tabId, mode);
 		},
 		{ url: [{ urlContains: "zendesk.com/agent" }] },
 	);
@@ -419,9 +454,9 @@ export default defineBackground(() => {
 			}
 
 			if (message.type === "setMode") {
-				// Save new mode and update icons
+				// Save new mode and update ALL tab icons (mode change affects all tabs)
 				setUrlDetection(message.mode)
-					.then(() => setActionIcon(message.mode))
+					.then(() => setAllTabIcons(message.mode))
 					.then(() => {
 						sendResponse(true);
 					})