Back in June I shared a bookmarklet that extracts search queries and reasoning from ChatGPT conversations. In September I shared an updated version. That one broke with GPT-5.4.
Here’s a new version that works, plus a Claude version for those who want it.
What Changed in the ChatGPT Version
The core functionality is the same: it pulls out the search queries ChatGPT ran and the reasoning it used to get to its answer. But this version adds a distinction between sources likely accessed and sources actually cited.
“Likely accessed” means ChatGPT fetched the page during its search. “Cited” means it referenced that source in its response. The difference matters. If you’re trying to understand how ChatGPT arrived at an answer, knowing what it looked at versus what it used tells you more than a flat list of URLs.
Drag this to your bookmark bar: ChatGPT Search Query and Reasoning Extractor
Why a Claude Version?
The honest answer: you don’t need this as much for Claude.
When ChatGPT uses search or does extended thinking, it hides the process. The reasoning happens behind API calls. You see the final answer, not the steps. That’s why the bookmarklet exists. It pulls that hidden information out of the conversation data.
Claude works differently. When Claude searches the web, you can see the queries it ran right in the interface. When it uses extended thinking, the thinking is visible (collapsed, but accessible). The information isn’t hidden. You can just look at it.
That said, the bookmarklet still has value for Claude. It extracts everything into a clean, copyable format. If you want to document what Claude searched, what it thought, and what sources it accessed without manually copying from the interface, the bookmarklet does that in one click.
For the Claude version, drag this to your bookmark bar: Claude Search Query and Reasoning Extractor
How to Install
Simply drag the links to your bookmark bar.
The bookmarklet opens a new tab with the extracted data: search queries, reasoning blocks, and sources (with copy buttons for each).
For more information about how to use this information, you can check out the previous notes linked to above.
