chrome-devtools-cli
The chrome-devtools-mcp CLI lets you interact with the browser from your terminal.
Setup
Note: If this is your very first time using the CLI, see references/installation.md for setup. Installation is a one-time prerequisite and is not part of the regular AI workflow.
AI Workflow
- Execute: Run tools directly (e.g.,
chrome-devtools list_pages). The background server starts implicitly; do not runstart/status/stopbefore each use. - Inspect: Use
take_snapshotto get an element<uid>. - Act: Use
click,fill, etc. State persists across commands.
Snapshot example:
uid=1_0 RootWebArea "Example Domain" url="https://example.com/"
uid=1_1 heading "Example Domain" level="1"
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