Chrome DevTools MCP Browser Debugging and Performance Analysis

Chrome DevTools MCP connects an MCP-compatible agent to a live Chrome browser for debugging, automation, and performance work. It exposes Chrome DevTools capabilities through MCP, so agents can inspect network traffic, collect traces, capture screenshots, and automate browser actions from the same server.

Prerequisites

Node.js v20.19+, Google Chrome, npm

Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:

• Node.js LTS version.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:

• this, run with the --no-performance-crux flag.

• Usage statistics

• Google collects usage statistics (such as tool invocation success rates, latency, and environment information) to improve the reliability and performance of Chrome DevTools MCP.

• Source: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp

• Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/HEAD/README.md

Documentation

• https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp

Source

• Agent Skill Exchange