Chrome DevTools MCP
Chrome DevTools for agents is the MCP server the Chrome DevTools team publishes so a coding agent can drive and examine a real Chrome browser.
What it does
Chrome DevTools for agents is the MCP server the Chrome DevTools team publishes so a coding agent can drive and examine a real Chrome browser. It runs locally through npx, needs a Node.js LTS release and a current Chrome, and opens the browser on the first tool call that requires one. The agent can click, type, fill forms and move between pages, record performance traces, list network requests and console messages, run Lighthouse audits, take screenshots and work with heap snapshots. The same npm package also ships a command-line interface and a set of agent skills. Google gathers usage statistics by default, and a launch flag switches this off.
Capabilities
- Click, type and fill forms in a live Chrome page
- Record a performance trace and read its insights
- List network requests and console messages
- Run a Lighthouse audit on a page
- Take screenshots and accessibility-tree snapshots
- Capture and compare heap snapshots
Install
- Add this to Any client's configuration:
{ "mcpServers": { "chrome-devtools": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"] } } }
From the project's documentation · Add to a config file with the config builder
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP server | |
| Tool | Chrome DevTools | |
| Publisher | ChromeDevTools | source |
| Official status | OfficialChrome for Developers docs present the server and link to this repository in the ChromeDevTools GitHub organisation | source |
| Connection | Local (runs on your computer) | source |
| Can change data | Yes | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Claude Code, Cursor, Visual Studio Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Devin Desktop, Cline | source |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 10, 2026Version 1.13.055,056 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository npm: chrome-devtools-mcp |
Sources
- File in the repository (client-configurations.md)github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: AI clientsNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: Can change dataNov 12, 2026
- File in the repository (tool-reference.md)github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcpNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: ConnectionNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: PublisherNov 12, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- Web pagedeveloper.chrome.com · Backs: Official statusNov 12, 2026
- MCP Registry entryio.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: ConnectionNov 14, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: Activity, LicenceNov 10, 2026