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Chrome DevTools MCPCodebase Memory MCP

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Side-by-side MCP evidence comparison
Evidence field	Chrome DevTools MCPMCP100 Recommended	Codebase Memory MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for	Inspecting pages, console and network activity, automating browser actions, and collecting performance evidence in Chrome	Repository indexing, symbol search, call-path tracing, impact analysis, and architecture queries across many languages
Not ideal for	API-only testing or browsers outside the project's documented Chrome support	Tiny repositories, one-off text searches, or semantic questions unsupported by the indexed parsers
Avoid when	The controlled browser contains personal accounts, secrets, or sessions that the MCP client must not inspect or modify	The source tree cannot be indexed locally or persistent cache files are prohibited
Provenance
Provenance details	Community implementation io.github.ChromeDevTools · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP DeusData · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Sep 24, 2026 Package: Sep 21, 2026	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Aug 14, 2026
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	52,542 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-24T04:14:16.273000Z	44,904 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T18:35:00Z
Package downloads / 30 days	7,881,886 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-09-24T04:17:39.032000Z	28,000 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
External adoption evidence	npm: package downloads: 7,541,930Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗	npm: package downloads: 28,015Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	No server authentication is documented for local stdio. Running-browser connections support optional WebSocket headers; an open remote-debugging port lets local applications control Chrome.	local stdio; no remote auth needed
Cost	The open-source npm package lists no MCP fee. Chrome, Node.js, client, model, and external-service costs are separate.	none beyond local resources
Permissions	Inspects, debugs, automates, and modifies browser state through navigation, input, script evaluation, screenshots, uploads, extensions, memory, performance, and PWA tools.	reads indexed source/project data; installer writes supported agent/editor configs/hooks
Data handling	Browser content is exposed to the connected client. Performance tools send trace URLs to Google CrUX by default, and usage statistics with invocation success, latency, and environment data are enabled by default; broader retention is not documented.	local processing; current docs state no source/index/query/env/telemetry upload
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Deep DevTools access improves debugging, but exposes browser content and state; usage statistics and CrUX URL lookups are enabled by default unless disabled.	Persistent indexing can reduce repeated reads, but consumes local storage and graph results can become stale until the repository is re-indexed. Version 0.10.8 includes correctness and reliability fixes affecting graph/search results and Windows behavior.
Risk context	Can expose sensitive browser sessions and execute arbitrary browser actions or scripts. Use isolated profiles, URL allow/block patterns, restricted file paths, and do not expose remote-debugging ports.	latest 0.10.x supported; SLSA/Sigstore/checksums/VirusTotal/security policy
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-08-11	2026-09-23
Candidate evidence	2026-09-24T04:25:05.554391Z	2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

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