What is Chrome DevTools?
Chrome DevTools is a MCP server by ChromeDevTools that programmatic access to Chrome DevTools for browser control, inspection, and debugging. It is listed under Developer tools and has 53,000 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | ChromeDevTools |
| Repository | ChromeDevTools |
| Popularity | 53,000 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #14 of 4,418 MCP servers; #7 in Developer tools |
| Runs | Not stated |
Is Chrome DevTools safe to install?
Chrome DevTools scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Where data goes is not stated | Note |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install Chrome DevTools?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/ChromeDevTools
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http chrome-devtools <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs Chrome DevTools for you:
Add the "Chrome DevTools" MCP server from https://github.com/ChromeDevTools to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.