# MDN Web API Referee

> Create MDN API Reference Skeletons by visiting raw WebIDL files (e.g. at https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/webidl/ or https://gist.github.com/search?l=webidl&q=.webidl)

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## Overview

- **ID:** `mdn-web-api-referee`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** anaran
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2015-11-26
- **Size:** 37 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mdn-web-api-referee/)

## Description

MDN Web API Referee is a Firefox add-on that allows Mozilla Developer Network Contributors to create MDN API Reference Skeletons by visiting raw WebIDL files. It is a useful tool for contributing to the Mozilla Developer Network.

## Rankings

- #76,265 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://developer.mozilla.org/*`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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