Chrome DevTools MCP

Chrome DevTools MCP

by Google (Chrome DevTools team, GitHub org ChromeDevTools)

MCP server that lets coding agents control and inspect a live Chrome browser.

Summary

Chrome DevTools MCP connects AI coding agents to a live Chrome instance so they can run and validate the code they generate: performance trace recording and analysis, network and console inspection, screenshots, and reliable automation (via Puppeteer). The repository describes three capability areas: performance insights, advanced browser debugging, and reliable automation.

Status (2026-09-30)

• The repo README presents it as generally available (the original note called it “public preview” in Oct 2025; that is no longer what the README says).
• License Apache 2.0; ~52.8k GitHub stars at access time.
• Requirements: current Node.js LTS, current stable Chrome, npm.
• Install: npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest in the MCP client config.
• Setup guides for Antigravity, Claude, Cursor, Copilot and other MCP clients. Also a --slim mode for basic tasks and a CLI for non-MCP use.
• Usage statistics collection is on by default and can be disabled with a flag; review this before use in sensitive environments.

Notes

• The old note’s “26 debugging actions” count was not confirmed on the current README and was dropped.
• Gemini CLI, which the old note listed as a client, was sunset on 2026-06-18 (replaced by Antigravity CLI); see gemini-cli if present at the vault root.

Sources

• https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp (accessed 2026-09-30)