chrome-devtools-mcp
Chrome DevTools MCP is a connector that lets coding agents control and inspect a live Chrome browser for testing and debugging.
What it is good for
- Debugging a web page's network requests and console errors
- Checking a website's speed and recording performance traces
- Automating clicks and form steps in a Chrome browser
- Taking screenshots of pages for review
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- MCP server or connector
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Antigravity, VS Code, Gemini CLI
Momentum
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- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 54,643
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is chrome-devtools-mcp free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use chrome-devtools-mcp?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does chrome-devtools-mcp work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude, Cursor, Copilot, Antigravity, VS Code, and Gemini CLI.
- What is chrome-devtools-mcp good for?
- Debugging a web page's network requests and console errors, checking a website's speed and recording performance traces, automating clicks and form steps in a Chrome browser, and taking screenshots of pages for review.
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