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DimensionChrome DevTools MCPThe Chrome team's official MCP server exposing Chrome DevTools capabilities to AI assistantsFSB MCP ServerControl the FSB browser extension from any MCP client for DOM-first AI browser automation.
FMRS76 / 100 · B66 / 100 · C
Reliability13 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2014 / 20
Maintenance17 / 2015 / 20
Documentation17 / 2015 / 20
Setup experience17 / 2012 / 20
Best for
  • Frontend developers who want AI-assisted web debugging and performance analysis
  • Scenarios that need browser automation and performance diagnostics in the same tool
  • Developers who want AI clients to directly control the browser
  • Scenarios requiring DOM-level understanding and low-latency automation (50-200 ms)
  • Multi-client support (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, etc.)
  • Internal tools or automation scripts needing browser interaction
Not for
  • Cases that only need to scrape page text without performance analysis or complex interaction (a lighter scraping tool is a better fit)
  • Headless browser or server-side monitoring
  • Bypassing website restrictions or unsupervised automation
  • Automation on sensitive pages without human supervision
  • Complex scenarios that require visual understanding (e.g., screenshots)
Required permissions
  • Requires a local Chrome browser instance to run
  • navigate_page can visit any URL; type_text/fill_form and similar tools can enter arbitrary content into the page
  • Requires installing the Chrome extension, which requests permissions for active tab, debugger, storage, etc.
  • MCP server needs to connect to the extension via WebSocket (default ws://localhost:7225)
  • Optional Streamable HTTP mode requires allowing connections to http://127.0.0.1:7226/mcp
  • Uploading files requires providing absolute local paths
Risks and side effects
  • Browser automation tools can access and manipulate the content of open pages — use only in a trusted development/test environment
  • performance_start_trace and similar tracing tools continuously record browser activity — avoid leaving them running on pages containing sensitive information
  • Browser automation can be unpredictable on complex or sensitive sites; supervision is required
  • Credentials and payment info are stored in a vault but require user unlock flows
  • API keys are encrypted in Chrome storage, but clients may send page context to model providers
  • MCP server is a local process, posing local security risks
  • Capability catalog allows most non-denied origins but is gated by multiple checks
Supported clientsClaude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, Cline, Amp, Kiro, AntigravityClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex
Tools2230