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 "repo_url": "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp",
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 "title": "Have an agent record a performance trace and explain it",
 "page_title": "How to have an agent record a performance trace and explain it with Chrome DevTools MCP",
 "summary": "Ask the agent to check a page's performance; it records a DevTools trace and pulls out actionable insights.",
 "who": "A developer chasing a slow page load who does not want to read flame charts.",
 "problem": "Performance traces are dense and hard to turn into fixes.",
 "outcome": "A short list of the biggest performance problems on the page and what to change.",
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  "Install the MCP server in your client",
  "Prompt: Check the performance of https://developers.chrome.com (or your own URL)",
  "Read the insights the agent extracts from the trace",
  "Ask it to apply the top fix and re-run the trace"
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  "cursor",
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 "time": "20 minutes",
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 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js and npm",
  "Chrome",
  "An MCP client or a coding agent that can run shell commands"
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 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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