Drive a browser
Chrome DevTools MCP
Open-source MCP server and CLI that lets an agent control, inspect and profile a local Chrome browser.
Your data
- Data location
- Runs on the user's machine; page content goes to the connected MCP client1
- Retention
- Default profile kept on disk until removed;
--isolatedclears it when the browser closes4 - Used for training
- Not published
- Zero data retention
- Not published
- Usage statistics
- On by default; opt out with
--no-usage-statistics1 - Trace URLs sent to CrUX
- Performance tools may send trace URLs to the Google CrUX API; disable with
--no-performance-crux1
Compliance
- Certifications
- Not published
- HIPAA
- Not published
Read from Google Chrome DevTools team’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/drive-a-browser/chrome-devtools-mcp.md