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Adds an experimental spa: true option for isolated world content scripts.

WXT strips the path from matches in the manifest so the script registers against the origin, then re-checks the real patterns at runtime on every URL change. main gets a fresh ContentScriptContext per matching page, and the previous one is aborted before the next call and when navigating away. spa.key controls when main re-runs, defaulting to everything but the hash.

Gated behind experimental.spaContentScripts. SPA scripts build through their own virtual entrypoint, so other content scripts don't bundle the handler.

Adapted from define-spa-content-script.ts, with two differences: it recreates the child context between matching pages rather than re-running main on the live one, and per-browser matches resolve via import.meta.env.BROWSER.

Also fixes createLocationWatcher. The Navigation API branch listened for navigate, which fires before the navigation commits, leaving location.href on the previous page. Switched to navigatesuccess.

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  • bun run --filter wxt test run
  • bun run --filter wxt check
  • Added spa.content.ts to wxt-demo matching *://*.youtube.com/watch*. home > video > other video > home calls main once per video with the correct location.href and aborts the previous context each time.

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This also includes a small fix to createLocationWatcher.

The navigation API listened for navigate, which fires before the navigation commits, so location.href still pointed at the previous page inside wxt:locationchange listeners. Switched to navigatesuccess, matching the polling fallback.

I hit it because spa scripts ran main with a stale location.href, but it affects any wxt:locationchange listener on Chrome. Confined to location-watcher.ts and its test.

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Walkthrough

This pull request adds experimental SPA content scripts. It registers them with origin-level match patterns, checks configured patterns at runtime, and runs main in child contexts as page URLs change. It also adds configuration validation, an isolated-world entrypoint, tests, documentation, and a demo.

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SPA content-script support

Layer / File(s) Summary
SPA options and validation
packages/wxt/src/types.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/resolve-config.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/validation.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/building/internal-build.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/testing/fake-objects.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/__tests__/validation.test.ts
Adds the experimental spaContentScripts setting and SPA content-script options, including spa.key. Validation checks that the setting is enabled and that SPA scripts do not use the MAIN world or glob options, and that they specify matches.
Match registration and build entrypoint
packages/wxt/src/core/utils/content-scripts.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/manifest.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/index.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/virtual-modules.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/__tests__/content-scripts.test.ts, packages/wxt/src/core/utils/__tests__/manifest.test.ts
SPA scripts use deduplicated origin-level registered matches. Their configured match and exclusion patterns are checked at runtime. The Vite builder selects a dedicated isolated-world SPA entrypoint. Manifest generation also checks SPA CSS injection settings.
Navigation and per-page execution
packages/wxt/src/utils/internal/location-watcher.ts, packages/wxt/src/utils/internal/spa-content-script.ts, packages/wxt/src/virtual/content-script-isolated-world-spa-entrypoint.ts, packages/wxt/src/virtual/virtual-module-globals.d.ts, packages/wxt/src/utils/internal/__tests__/*, docs/guide/essentials/content-scripts.md, packages/wxt-demo/src/entrypoints/spa.content.ts, packages/wxt-demo/wxt.config.ts, cspell.yml
The location watcher reports committed navigation URLs. SPA handling starts main in a child context when a URL matches, aborts the context when the URL stops matching or its key changes, and ignores hash changes by default. The guide and demo cover SPA setup and lifecycle behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Browser
  participant LocationWatcher
  participant runSpaContentScript
  participant ContentScriptContext
  participant main
  Browser->>LocationWatcher: Commit navigation URL
  LocationWatcher->>runSpaContentScript: Report URL change
  runSpaContentScript->>ContentScriptContext: Create or abort child context
  runSpaContentScript->>main: Run for a matching page with a changed key
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to abd98

The experimental SPA content-script option now rejects the configuration that would have leaked CSS onto non-matching pages of the origin. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains in the reviewed changes.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to abd98

The feature is explicitly opt-in and preserves URL filtering before running the main handler. However, extension startup code loads on a broader set of pages, and cancellation of asynchronous handler effects still depends on callers honoring the context. No concrete privilege escalation or sensitive-data exposure was established.

Retained concerns

  • Low · security · inferred: Runtime matches and exclusions constrain main, but not entrypoint module evaluation or configured plugin initialization. Adopting SPA mode therefore removes the former browser-enforced path boundary from those startup effects, including on excluded routes. The broader loading is documented and opt-in; actual privileged startup effects in consuming extensions remain unverified.
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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The expanded attack surface is extension startup on all registered paths within the configured scheme and host patterns, including excluded paths. A page on such a route can now encounter loaded extension modules and configured initializers; downstream exposure depends on their actual effects and existing extension permissions. No new IAM, secret, or cross-service authority was established by the inspected paths.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — The supported reachability path is origin-wide registration, followed by module and plugin startup, followed by runtime filtering of main. This establishes expanded startup reachability, not a verified exploit: default plugin configuration is empty, main remains filtered, and consumer-specific privileged startup sinks were not available for assessment.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — For SPA main execution, the path boundary moves from browser registration to runtime policy enforcement. The coordinator checks both original matches and exclusions before creating the child. Experimental opt-in and rejection of MAIN-world SPA definitions constrain adoption; documentation explicitly warns that top-level code loads site-wide.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Context abortion signals registered cleanup but does not cancel arbitrary unfinished main promises. The existing API documents manual validity checks for asynchronous work. Automatic navigation reruns can therefore overlap with unfinished prior calls; stale-effect containment depends on signal-bound operations and caller checks, not merely on context replacement.
  • observed — A rejected main does not automatically abort its installed resources, consistent with the prior entrypoint's lack of failure teardown. In the SPA coordinator, the failed child remains until a different key, nonmatching route, or parent invalidation triggers cleanup; a same-key event does not retry initialization.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Define an origin-safe startup contract for SPA entrypoint modules and plugins. Keep route-sensitive privileged effects inside the filtered main lifecycle, and audit existing startup effects when adopting SPA mode rather than treating excludeMatches as a whole-bundle security boundary.
  • proposed — Make asynchronous ownership and failure recovery explicit for SPA handlers: use context-bound cancellation and post-await validity checks before sensitive effects, and define whether failed initialization tears down its child or intentionally remains active without same-key retry.
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@creeperkatze this is a crucial change. Have you covered all the edge cases?!

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@creeperkatze this is a crucial change. Have you covered all the edge cases?!

I think so. The tests cover the main navigation cases, and I tested it manually on sites like Youtube. The known limitations are in the docs, and it's behind an experimental flag for now.

Anything specific you're worried about?

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# Conflicts:
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