Does Chrome have an MCP server?
Chrome maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Local server
- Repository
- ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
- Maintainer
- ChromeDevTools
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 49k
- Last commit
- today
- Category
- Browser Automation
Chrome DevTools for coding agents
Project site: npmjs.org
Chrome DevTools for coding agents
Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add chrome -- npx -y <package-from-readme>Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add the server to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"chrome": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"chrome": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"chrome": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does Chrome have an official MCP server?
Yes. Chrome maintains an official MCP server. The source lives at ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp on GitHub.
How do I connect Chrome to Claude?
Run the server locally and register it in Claude's MCP config. In Claude Code that's a single "claude mcp add" command; in Claude Desktop you add it to claude_desktop_config.json.
How is this verdict verified?
ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp (~49k stars) is Google's official Chrome DevTools MCP server, announced on developer.chrome.com. Seed said COMMUNITY-ONLY with an unrelated 8-star repo. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp (~49k stars) is Google's official Chrome DevTools MCP server, announced on developer.chrome.com. Seed said COMMUNITY-ONLY with an unrelated 8-star repo.
- github data refreshed 2026-08-11, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-08-10
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