This version features an XRDS explorer that renders an XRI (I-name or I-number) in a nice user interface (see screenshot below).

Go install it at xri://=wil (oh you’re not XRI-enabled yet? No problem, go here instead).

Under the hood

The extension installs an XUL overlay that autocorrects an I-name / I-number in shorthand notation (e.g. =wil or @neustar) to the full version with “xri://” prefix. This is only for XRIs entered on the URL bar. Everything else is left untouched and functions as per normal.

At the same time, it installs an XRI protocol handler (XPCOM component implemented in Javascript) that takes care of resolving the XRI. For “bare” XRI – no path or query e.g. xri://=wil , it fetches the XRDS document from the xri.net proxy and renders it in HTML. Otherwise, the XRI is simply prefixed with http://xri.net/ and hands it off to the normal HTTP handler.

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