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Install chrome-devtools-mcp with Homebrew

Chrome DevTools for coding agents. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

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macOS

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brew install chrome-devtools-mcp

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overview

Package summary

Chrome DevTools for coding agents

Commands and aliases

  • chrome-devtools
  • chrome-devtools-mcp

history

Project history and usage

Chrome DevTools MCP is Google's official Model Context Protocol server for letting coding agents inspect and control a live Chrome browser through Chrome DevTools capabilities.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in September 2025 under the ChromeDevTools organization. Its README describes an MCP server plus a standalone CLI that expose browser automation, debugging, screenshots, console and network inspection, and performance tracing to AI coding assistants.

The project reached a 1.0.0 release in May 2026 and continued shipping frequent releases through June 2026, reflecting the fast-moving adoption of MCP tooling around coding agents.

Adoption history

The README centers adoption on MCP client configuration, including npx-based setup for agent tools and a Homebrew formula in the supplied package facts. It explicitly recommends using the latest npm package so clients track current Chrome DevTools MCP behavior.

How it is used

Users run the MCP server with npx or the packaged executables and add it to an MCP client configuration. It officially supports Google Chrome and Chrome for Testing, with options for slim mode, headless operation, disabling usage statistics, and disabling update checks.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, chrome-devtools-mcp is a snapshot of the 2025-2026 shift from browser automation as a test-only concern to browser introspection as a standard coding-agent dependency. It packages DevTools, Puppeteer-backed automation, and MCP conventions into a single installable developer tool.

Timeline

  • 2025: GitHub repository created under ChromeDevTools.
  • 2025: v0.1.0 tag published in September.
  • 2026: v1.0.0 released in May.
  • 2026: v1.4.0 released in June.

Related projects

  • Related projects include Chrome DevTools, Chrome for Testing, Puppeteer, the Model Context Protocol, and MCP clients such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Antigravity, and Amp as documented in the README.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for chrome-devtools-mcp. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
chrome-devtoolscliglobal executable
chrome-devtools-mcpcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.5.0
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:chrome-devtools-mcp
Version1.5.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chrome-devtools-mcp
Homepagehttps://github.com/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Repositoryhttps://github.com/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp
Upstream docshttps://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/chrome-devtools-mcp/-/chrome-devtools-mcp-1.5.0.tgz
Last updated2026-07-04T14:44:48Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namechrome-devtools-mcp
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • chrome-devtools-mcpSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: chrome, chrome-devtools, chrome-devtools-mcp, devtools, mcp.

Same workflow

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  • playwright-mcpShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • agent-browserShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • airtable-mcp-serverShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, mcp.
  • chrome-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • geckodriverShares av.db curated category or tags: browser-automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • chrome-devtools-mcpSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

source trail

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Used sources

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  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment