{"id":"chrome-devtools-mcp","name":"Chrome DevTools MCP","homepage":"https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp","repo_url":"https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp","category":"developer-tools","subcategories":["browser-automation","debugging","performance","testing"],"tags":["chrome","devtools","mcp","browser-automation","debugging","lighthouse","performance","screenshots","e2e-testing","google"],"what_it_does":"Official Chrome DevTools MCP server that enables AI coding agents to control and inspect a live Chrome browser. Provides 29 tools across input automation, navigation, emulation, performance analysis, network inspection, and debugging including Lighthouse audits and Chrome DevTools Protocol access.","use_cases":["AI-driven browser automation for testing and development workflows","Performance profiling and Lighthouse auditing through AI agents","Automated form filling, navigation, and interaction testing","Network request inspection and debugging via natural language","Device emulation and responsive design testing from AI coding tools","Taking screenshots and analyzing page state during AI-assisted development"],"not_for":["Production web scraping at scale - designed for development workflows","Non-Chrome browsers (Firefox, Safari, etc.)","Headless-only environments without Chrome installed"],"best_when":"You need AI agents to interact with, debug, or test web applications in a real Chrome browser, especially for development and QA workflows.","avoid_when":"You need cross-browser testing, production scraping infrastructure, or are working in environments where Chrome cannot be installed.","alternatives":["Playwright MCP server","Puppeteer","Selenium with AI wrappers","Browserbase MCP","claude-in-chrome (browser extension approach)"],"af_score":83.5,"security_score":75.0,"reliability_score":null,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github","github_awesome","npm"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":"unknown","last_evaluated":"2026-03-01T09:50:05.374470+00:00","performance":{"latency_p50_ms":null,"latency_p99_ms":null,"uptime_sla_percent":null,"rate_limits":null,"data_source":"llm_estimated","measured_on":null}}