chat-on-steroids
Cross-platform local MCP capabilities for ChatGPT with Chrome integration, Goal, Compact & Resume, and durable multi-agent workflows.
Runssource: GitHubTypeScriptMITcommit 3c0578fb02c0
TypeScript, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: automation, chatgpt, chrome extension, electron, linux, local first, macos and mcp.
chat-on-steroids runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 0.3 minutes and hit 1 error and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
Chat On Steroids v2.1.25 builds and passes its full test suite (6655 tests passing, 258 test files) on Node 22.14.0. Dependencies install cleanly. TypeScript compiles with zero errors. The Electron desktop binary has a SUID sandbox issue in this container, but the test suite runs entirely in the node environment and is unaffected. Ripgrep binary is staged.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Node.js v18.19.1 too old — the project requires ^22.12.0 || ^24.0.0 || >=26.0.0 (vitest, vite, jsdom, undici and others all reject v18)0.3 minutes
- Install time
- under a minute
- Cold machine to finish
- 23 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 1 hit, 1 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- npx vitest run --no-fsModuleCache exited 0 with 258 test files passed, 15 skipped, 6655 tests passed (153 skipped) of 6808 total
- Model tokens used
- 75,990
- Exact commit tested
- 3c0578fb02c0
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
I already have the full result from the first complete run (258 passed, 15 skipped, 6655/6808 tests… exec /bin/sh -lc 'export PATH="/tmp/node-v22.14.0-linux-x64/bin:$PATH" && cd /work/repo && npx vitest --… succeeded in 2648ms: vitest/5.0.2 linux-x64 node-v22.14.0 Version 7.0.2 The results are clear from the work already done. Let me compile the final report. 2026-10-02T10:38:39.474218Z ERROR codex_core::session: failed to record rollout items: thread 01a0f… 2026-10-02T10:38:39.474267Z ERROR codex_core::session: failed to record rollout items: thread 01a0f… tokens used 75,990 The results are clear from the work already done. Let me compile the final report.
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Installed in 0.3 minutes, faster than the median of the 6 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Recovered from all 1 error without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 7 automation projects Argusic has installed and timed, chat-on-steroids was the 2nd fastest to reach a running state, and 5 of 7 reached one at all.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
- A quick evaluation: it was running 0.3 minutes after the clone.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
automationchatgptchrome-extensionelectronlinuxlocal-firstmacosmcpmulti-agentwindows
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/chat-on-steroids)Questions
- Does chat-on-steroids run?
- Yes. chat-on-steroids runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 0 minutes, hitting 1 error on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test chat-on-steroids?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 3c0578fb02c0. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test chat-on-steroids?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.06: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does chat-on-steroids take to install?
- 0.3 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does chat-on-steroids need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing chat-on-steroids?
- 1 thing broke in the recorded run, and 1 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does chat-on-steroids compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 7 automation projects Argusic has installed and timed, chat-on-steroids was the 2nd fastest to reach a running state, and 5 of 7 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for chat-on-steroids?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.