What the skill teaches
The main skill shipped with Chrome DevTools for agents. It teaches an agent how to use the Chrome DevTools MCP server's tools well: how the browser starts with a persistent profile, how pages are chosen by id, how element ids come from a text snapshot before any click or typing, and which launch flags unlock extension and memory tools. It suits debugging pages, automating interactions, checking network requests and looking at performance. It does not apply when the server runs in its reduced slim mode. It comes with the npm package and the plugin installs for Claude Code, VS Code and Gemini CLI.
Capabilities
- Pick the right page and element ids before acting
- Automate clicks and form input in Chrome
- Inspect network requests and console output
- Analyse page performance
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | Chrome DevTools | |
| Publisher | ChromeDevTools | source |
| Official status | Officialshipped in the official ChromeDevTools repository that Chrome's docs link to | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Claude Code, Visual Studio Code, Gemini CLI | source |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | No commit dataDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | |
| Links | Repository |
Sources
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: AI clientsNov 12, 2026
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcpNov 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
- Folder in the repository (chrome-devtools)github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 12, 2026