diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/components/WebSessionCredentialGuide.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/components/WebSessionCredentialGuide.tsx
index e3743acdfb..e104188844 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/components/WebSessionCredentialGuide.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/providers/[id]/components/WebSessionCredentialGuide.tsx
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ export default function WebSessionCredentialGuide({
             <li>
               {providerText(
                 t,
-                "webSessionGuideStep2",
-                "Open the browser developer tools and inspect a request made by the web app."
+                "webSessionGuideStep2Fast",
+                "Fast path: install the Cookie Editor extension (chromewebstore.google.com → Cookie Editor), open it on the {provider} tab, find {credential} (select all numbered chunks if split), and click Export → Copy with the export format set to “Cookie header”.",
+                { provider: providerName, credential: requirement.credentialName }
               )}
             </li>
             <li>
               {providerText(
                 t,
-                "webSessionGuideStep3",
-                "Copy the required credential from the provider's own domain. For cookies, copy only the Cookie header value and omit Cookie:.",
-                { credential: requirement.credentialName }
+                "webSessionGuideStep3Manual",
+                "Manual path: open the browser developer tools (F12 → Network), refresh the page, open an authenticated request, and copy the Cookie header value from Request Headers — omit the Cookie: prefix."
               )}
             </li>
             <li>
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index d6cc93ec84..ae5fc75e7c 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -5999,7 +5999,9 @@
     "webTokenRequiredCredential": "Required token: {credential}",
     "webSessionGuideStep1": "Sign in to {provider} in your browser.",
     "webSessionGuideStep2": "Open the browser developer tools and inspect a request made by the web app.",
+    "webSessionGuideStep2Fast": "Fast path: install the Cookie Editor extension (chromewebstore.google.com → Cookie Editor), open it on the {provider} tab, find {credential} (select all numbered chunks if split), and click Export → Copy with the export format set to “Cookie header”.",
     "webSessionGuideStep3": "Copy the required credential from the provider's own domain. For cookies, copy only the Cookie header value and omit Cookie:.",
+    "webSessionGuideStep3Manual": "Manual path: open the browser developer tools (F12 → Network), refresh the page, open an authenticated request, and copy the Cookie header value from Request Headers — omit the Cookie: prefix.",
     "webSessionGuideStep4": "Paste it here and check the connection. If it stops working, sign in again and replace it with a fresh value.",
     "webSessionSecurityHint": "Treat this like a password: it may access your signed-in web account until it expires or is revoked.",
     "webNoAuthGuideTitle": "No credential required",