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{
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "name": "X.com Tweet Automation",
  "version": "1.0",
  "description": "Automate tweets on X.com.",
  "permissions": ["activeTab", "scripting"],
  "host_permissions": ["https://x.com/*"],
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_popup": "popup.html"
  },
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "matches": ["https://x.com/*"],
      "js": ["content.js"]
    }
  ]
}

• manifest_version: Specifies the version of the manifest. Chrome requires version 3 for newer extensions.
• permissions: Grants the extension access to scripting and the active tab.
• host_permissions: Restricts the extension to only work on X.com.