CART918 GROCERY COMPANION 1.0.20 — CHROME/EDGE INSTALLATION

1. If you received only the Companion ZIP, unzip it once. If cart918-companion
   was included already extracted in the CART918 sharing kit, do not unzip
   anything else.
2. Optional confidence check: open cart918-companion in File Explorer and
   confirm manifest.json is inside, then go back to its parent folder.
3. Open Chrome and enter chrome://extensions in the address bar. In Edge, use
   edge://extensions.
4. Turn on Developer mode.
5. Click Load unpacked.
6. The folder-selection window intentionally hides files. Not seeing
   manifest.json is normal. Highlight the cart918-companion folder and click
   Open or Select Folder. Do not double-click into it. Do not select the ZIP
   or the Downloads folder.
7. Confirm the extension card shows CART918 Grocery Companion, version 1.0.20.
8. Return to CART918 and refresh the page.
9. Choose Companion stores. Click any store card to add or remove it, or choose
   Add all stores and approve the browser prompt. Clear all removes every store
   permission.

If CART918 Grocery Companion is already installed, remove it first, then load
the included cart918-companion folder.

When CART918 says “Companion connected,” approve your checked grocery list
and click “Send to store.” A CART918 queue will appear on the grocery website.

The Companion searches one approved ingredient at a time. It removes recipe
quantities, measurements, package sizes, and preparation words first: “2 beers”
searches for “beers,” “1/2 tsp salt” searches for “salt,” and “1 can diced
tomatoes with green chilies (14.5 oz)” searches for “diced tomatoes with green
chilies.” It waits for the store to register the item, sends Enter, uses the
store's search control, and falls back to the store's results URL when needed.
The item should never be left waiting under an open suggestion menu. It also
retries while a store page finishes loading. Drag its green title
bar to move it anywhere on screen. Choose the exact product and click the
store's own Add button. Then click “I added it — next item” in the Companion.
When you return to CART918, that item is unchecked from the correct week's
grocery list. Skipped items stay checked, so you can choose another store and
send only the remaining list. CART918 never chooses your substitutions,
pickup time, or payment.

Use “Back to previous item” to revisit the item immediately before the current
one. Use the × Close button to hide the Companion while leaving the grocery
store, its page, and its cart open. “Clear queue and close” is different: it
removes the current Companion queue before closing it.

Supported destinations: Reasor's, Sprouts, Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam's Club,
Whole Foods through Amazon, ALDI, Kroger, H-E-B, Instacart, and Amazon Grocery.

Reasor's starts at https://reasors.com/shop so your Reasors.com account,
selected store, rewards, pickup or delivery choice, and cart stay together.
Reasor's may then hand shopping to delivery.reasors.com. Companion 1.0.20
recognizes that as the same Reasor's trip, keeps the queue connected, and
searches there without starting over. If prompted, sign in and choose a store
before using Find this item.

Companion 1.0.20 connects on www.cart918.com and cart918.com. It waits for CART918 to confirm the grocery
queue before opening the store and also listens for a queue that arrives after
the store page loads. It opens Companion Store Access in a separate tab,
supports forced search submission, Previous and Close controls, delayed-page
retries, unfinished-queue status, and multi-store progress sync. “I added it —
next item” removes that item from the Companion queue and records it for
CART918. Back returns only to a skipped item; an item already marked added
cannot reappear. Purchased items are matched back to their original recipe and
Buy Again entries, while skipped items remain selected.
The Companion also includes clickable store cards, Add all stores, and Clear all.
Amazon and Whole Foods share one permission because both use Amazon pages.
Keep only one CART918 Grocery Companion installed at a time.

For a live connection check and repair help, open:
https://www.cart918.com/companion-setup
