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Error: Failed to read the 'onMessage' property from 'Object': Extension context invalidated.
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Description
Sentry Issue: [METAMASK-YGX8](https://metamask.sentry.io/issues/7216461145/?referrer=github_integration)
```
Error: Failed to read the 'onMessage' property from 'Object': Extension context invalidated.
at connectWindowPostMessage (app/scripts/background.js:1702:20)
at handleOnConnect (app/scripts/background.js:567:5)
```
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Research direction
Read app/scripts/background.js around connectWindowPostMessage (line 1702) and handleOnConnect (line 567), then trace the reported Sentry path. Determine the conditions that produce the extension-context error and verify that the extension no longer emits it when the context is invalidated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100