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Chrome DevTools MCP

Chrome DevTools MCP is an MCP server that adds web browsing tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for Chrome DevTools. It has 54,166 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp.

github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp (opens in a new tab)

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Install Chrome DevTools MCP

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Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio chrome-devtools-mcp -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "chrome-devtools-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Chrome DevTools MCP

Chrome DevTools for agents (chrome-devtools-mcp) lets your coding agent (such as Antigravity, Claude, Cursor or Copilot) control and inspect a live Chrome browser. It is available as a Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) server and as a [CLI][cli]. Both give your AI coding assistant access to the full power of Chrome DevTools for reliable automation, in-depth debugging, and performance analysis.

  • mcp-server
  • puppeteer
  • chrome-devtools
  • browser
  • chrome
  • debugging
  • devtools
  • mcp

FAQ

Chrome DevTools MCP FAQ

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How do I install the Chrome DevTools MCP MCP server?

Add the command npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Chrome DevTools MCP free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Chrome DevTools MCP actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. The latest release is chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.12.0, published Oct 22, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.