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Chrome DevTools for coding agents. Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-15.
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Package summary
Chrome DevTools for coding agents
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Commands and aliases
- chrome-devtools
- chrome-devtools-mcp
history
Project history and usage
Chrome DevTools MCP is Google's official Model Context Protocol server for letting coding agents inspect and control a live Chrome browser through Chrome DevTools capabilities.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in September 2025 under the ChromeDevTools organization. Its README describes an MCP server plus a standalone CLI that expose browser automation, debugging, screenshots, console and network inspection, and performance tracing to AI coding assistants.
The project reached a 1.0.0 release in May 2026 and continued shipping frequent releases through June 2026, reflecting the fast-moving adoption of MCP tooling around coding agents.
Adoption history
The README centers adoption on MCP client configuration, including npx-based setup for agent tools and a Homebrew formula in the supplied package facts. It explicitly recommends using the latest npm package so clients track current Chrome DevTools MCP behavior.
How it is used
Users run the MCP server with npx or the packaged executables and add it to an MCP client configuration. It officially supports Google Chrome and Chrome for Testing, with options for slim mode, headless operation, disabling usage statistics, and disabling update checks.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, chrome-devtools-mcp is a snapshot of the 2025-2026 shift from browser automation as a test-only concern to browser introspection as a standard coding-agent dependency. It packages DevTools, Puppeteer-backed automation, and MCP conventions into a single installable developer tool.
Timeline
- 2025: GitHub repository created under ChromeDevTools.
- 2025: v0.1.0 tag published in September.
- 2026: v1.0.0 released in May.
- 2026: v1.4.0 released in June.
Related projects
- Related projects include Chrome DevTools, Chrome for Testing, Puppeteer, the Model Context Protocol, and MCP clients such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Antigravity, and Amp as documented in the README.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for chrome-devtools-mcp. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
chrome-devtools | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
chrome-devtools-mcp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6.0
manager updated2026-07-15
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chrome-devtools-mcp |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp |
| Last updated | 2026-07-15T16:19:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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