Allow Firefox AI sidebar chatbots to run in a container

[Payacho]

Firefox containers are one of the browser’s most valuable privacy features, allowing users to isolate cookies, storage, and identities between different contexts.

However, the built-in AI chatbot sidebar currently does not appear to run within a container context. This means users cannot isolate AI providers (such as ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) the same way they can isolate normal websites.

It would be great if Firefox allowed users to select a container for the AI sidebar, or if the sidebar automatically ran in a dedicated container (e.g., an “AI” container).

Potential benefits

• Better privacy isolation between AI providers and normal browsing

• Ability to separate different AI services into different containers
• Consistency with Firefox’s container-based privacy model
• More control for privacy-focused users

Real-world use case

I use containers to separate work, personal accounts, and AI tools. Being able to run the AI sidebar in an “AI” container would prevent AI providers from sharing the same cookie context as normal browsing, while still keeping the convenience of the sidebar.

Thanks for continuing to build privacy-respecting AI features into Firefox!

[Jon]

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