# chrome-devtools-cli

> Claude/Codex skill by [@chromedevtools](https://omgskills.com/library/chromedevtools/index.md) · 54k stars · Updated 2026-10-18

Use this skill to write shell scripts or run shell commands to automate tasks in the browser or otherwise use Chrome DevTools via CLI.

Tags: browser, chrome, chrome-devtools, debugging, devtools, mcp, mcp-server, puppeteer

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp /tmp/chrome-devtools-mcp && ln -s /tmp/chrome-devtools-mcp/skills/chrome-devtools-cli ~/.claude/skills/chrome-devtools-cli
```

## From README

Note: If this is your very first time using the CLI, see references/ .md for . is a one-time prerequisite and is not part of the regular AI workflow. AI Workflow Execute: Run tools directly. If you don't know the target page's ID, run chrome-devtools listpages to find it. The background server starts implicitly; do not run start/status/stop before each use. Inspect: Use chrome-devtools takesnapshot to get an element . Act: Use chrome-devtools click , chrome-devtools fill , etc. State persists across commands. Snapshot example: Permissions & File Access By default, the CLI has full filesystem access (--allowUnrestrictedPaths=true), allowing file-saving parameters (--filePath, --outputDirPath) and uploadfile to access files anywhere on the system. Pass --allowUnrestrictedPaths=false if you want to restrict file access to the OS temp directory. Command Required arguments are passed positionally; optional arguments use flags. Use --help on any command for details.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-devtools-cli/
- GitHub: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
- Author: [@chromedevtools](https://omgskills.com/library/chromedevtools/index.md)

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