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 "generated": "2026-10-25",
 "id": "chromedevtools-chrome-devtools-mcp--drive-chrome-from-the-cli-with-a-skill",
 "repo": "ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp",
 "repo_slug": "chromedevtools-chrome-devtools-mcp",
 "title": "Drive Chrome from the command line with the DevTools CLI skill",
 "page_title": "How to drive Chrome from the command line with the DevTools CLI skill with Chrome DevTools MCP",
 "summary": "Use the CLI instead of MCP for quick navigate and screenshot jobs, and install it as a skill for your agent.",
 "who": "Someone who wants scripted browser checks without loading MCP tool schemas into every chat.",
 "problem": "MCP tools cost context tokens even for simple screenshot jobs.",
 "outcome": "Short CLI commands your agent or script can run to navigate and capture pages.",
 "steps": [
  "Install globally: `npm i chrome-devtools-mcp@latest -g`",
  "Open a page: `chrome-devtools navigate_page 1 --url \"https://developers.chrome.com\"`",
  "Capture it: `chrome-devtools take_screenshot 1 --filePath screenshot.png`, then `chrome-devtools stop`",
  "For Claude Code, copy the chrome-devtools-cli skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/"
 ],
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 "agents": [
  "claude-code"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "15 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js and npm",
  "Chrome",
  "An MCP client or a coding agent that can run shell commands"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
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