Chrome DevTools MCP
Chrome DevTools MCP lets agents debug a live Chrome tab; add it with npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest or the Claude Code plugin.
OUR TAKE
Pick Chrome DevTools MCP for front-end engineers whose coding agent should debug the Chrome tab they already have open. Chrome only.
Good fit
Front-end engineers whose coding agent should debug the Chrome tab they already have open.
Poor fit
Teams that need Firefox/WebKit E2E or accessibility-tree automation (Playwright MCP).
Free / OSS
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-01 · github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
OUR TAKE
Pick Chrome DevTools MCP for front-end engineers whose coding agent should debug the Chrome tab they already have open. Chrome only. Other Chromium browsers may work; the README does not guarantee them.
Good fit
Front-end engineers whose coding agent should debug the Chrome tab they already have open.
Poor fit
Teams that need Firefox/WebKit E2E or accessibility-tree automation (Playwright MCP).
Free / OSS
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-01 · github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-11-01 · github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Free / OSS
Apache-2.0. npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest. You bring Chrome and an MCP client
$0
No paid hosted tier
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-11-01·github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Install and adoption
MCP server54,611 GitHub stars (2026-11-01) · 2,848,483 weekly on npm (chrome-devtools-mcp) (2026-11-01)
Stars 2026-11-01 from GitHub API (https://api.github.com/repos/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp). Downloads 2026-11-01 from npm (https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/chrome-devtools-mcp).
Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp /plugin install chrome-devtools-mcp@chrome-devtools-plugins
Tested on 2026-11-01 · https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Cursor / standard MCP JSON
{ "mcpServers": { "chrome-devtools": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"] } } }Tested on 2026-11-01 · https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
VS Code / Copilot plugin
Chat: Install Plugin From Source ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Tested on 2026-11-01 · https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
npx server (from official MCP JSON)
npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
Tested on 2026-11-01 · https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Before you pay
Good fit
Front-end engineers whose coding agent should debug the Chrome tab they already have open.
Poor fit
Teams that need Firefox/WebKit E2E or accessibility-tree automation (Playwright MCP).
Watch out
Chrome only. Other Chromium browsers may work; the README does not guarantee them.
Instead, try
Playwright MCP if cross-browser automation and accessibility snapshots when you do not need DevTools traces; Browser Use if an agent that books or clicks through a real site, not a Chrome DevTools session
Compare Chrome DevTools MCP with
Limits, in full
- 01
Chrome only. Other Chromium browsers may work; the README does not guarantee them.
- 02
It is not Playwright MCP. Cross-browser locators and accessibility snapshots live on the other server.
- 03
The live tab is exposed to the client. Do not attach it to a profile with secrets you cannot share.
If Chrome DevTools MCP isn't it
Why: cross-browser automation and accessibility snapshots when you do not need DevTools traces.
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
It is not Chrome DevToolsChecked 2026-11-01·github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
vs Chrome DevTools MCP
Why: an agent that books or clicks through a real site, not a Chrome DevTools session.
Free· paid from$1
$0.02/hour is the browser, not OpusChecked 2026-11-02·browser-use.com/pricing
vs Chrome DevTools MCP
Why: the OSS test runner when you want Trace Viewer, not an MCP server.
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
No hosted cloud runner in coreChecked 2026-10-23·playwright.dev
vs Chrome DevTools MCPLimits & alternatives3 limits · Playwright MCP, Browser Use, Playwright instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Chrome only. Other Chromium browsers may work; the README does not guarantee them.
- 02
It is not Playwright MCP. Cross-browser locators and accessibility snapshots live on the other server.
- 03
The live tab is exposed to the client. Do not attach it to a profile with secrets you cannot share.
If Chrome DevTools MCP isn't it
Why: cross-browser automation and accessibility snapshots when you do not need DevTools traces.
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
It is not Chrome DevToolsChecked 2026-11-01·github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
vs Chrome DevTools MCPWhy: an agent that books or clicks through a real site, not a Chrome DevTools session.
Free· paid from$1
$0.02/hour is the browser, not OpusChecked 2026-11-02·browser-use.com/pricing
vs Chrome DevTools MCPWhy: the OSS test runner when you want Trace Viewer, not an MCP server.
Free· open source,Apache-2.0
No hosted cloud runner in coreChecked 2026-10-23·playwright.dev
vs Chrome DevTools MCP