- add a message about successful configuration
- add a message about the currently emulated geolocation
- switch to comma separate format instead of `x` separator.
Tested with https://www.audero.it/demo/geolocation-api-demo.html
## Summary
Adds an optional `filePath` parameter to `evaluate_script` that saves
the script output to a file instead of returning it inline.
Refs #153
## Motivation
Issue #153 requested `filePath` support for `take_snapshot` and
`evaluate_script`. `take_snapshot` was addressed in #463. PR #248
previously attempted this but was closed due to conflicts. This PR
implements the same feature on the current codebase, completing the
remaining piece.
## Changes
- Add optional `filePath` parameter to the `evaluate_script` schema
- Add `context.validatePath(filePath)` call for path validation
- Pass `{filePath, context}` options to `performEvaluation()`
- In `performEvaluation()`: when `filePath` is provided, save output via
`context.saveFile()` with `.json` extension; otherwise return inline as
before
- Update `docs/tool-reference.md` via `npm run docs:generate`
- Add unit test for file output
## Key design decisions
- **Same pattern as existing tools**: Follows the `context.saveFile()`
pattern established by `take_snapshot` (#463), `take_screenshot`,
`get_network_request` (#795), and performance tools (#686).
- **Minimal change surface**: Only `performEvaluation()` gains an
optional `options` parameter. No new interfaces or abstractions.
- **Backwards compatible**: `filePath` is optional. When omitted,
behavior is identical to before.
## Testing
**Unit test added** (`tests/tools/script.test.ts`):
- Call `evaluate_script` with `filePath` set to a temp file
- Assert response contains "Output saved to"
- Assert file content matches the JSON-serialized return value
- Clean up temp file in `finally` block
**Manual testing performed**:
- `() => document.title` with `filePath: /tmp/test.json` → file contains
`"Example Domain"`
- `() => document.title` without `filePath` → inline ```json block
returned (no regression)
- `() => Array.from({length: 100}, ...)` with `filePath` → 100-item
array saved correctly
- `filePath` pointing to non-existent directory → directory
auto-created, file saved
- Relative path (`test.json`) → resolved to CWD, absolute path shown in
response
- Function that throws → error returned, no partial file created
- Existing file as `filePath` → file overwritten completely
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Co-authored-by: Alex Rudenko <alexrudenko@chromium.org>
Fixes#1942
Verified using `npm run eval --
scripts/eval_scenarios/fill_select_and_checkboxes_test.ts`
Without this change, I observed 7 runs using fill_form for all controls
at once, 14 runs using click to select checkboxes and 10 runs that did
nothing (total 31 runs)
After this change: 9 fill_form using runs (passes), 1 click based
approach and 10 no-attempt fails (20 runs total)
Depending how we count the no-attempt runs, its either increase from 23%
to 45% or 33% to 90% in eval pass rate.
Co-authored-by: Piotr Paulski <piotrpaulski@chromium.org>
Enables "third-party developer tools" feature. This allows the inspected
web page to expose tools which provide debugging information to Chrome
DevTools for Agents.
Third-party developer tools enable web applications to expose internal
state, component hierarchies, or specific debug data that cannot be
deduced through static analysis. This allows Chrome DevTools for Agents
to provide richer, more actionable context to AI agents during debugging
sessions.
2 additional tools are enabled in Chrome DevTools for Agents for
interacting with third-party developer tools:
`list_3p_developer_tools()` and `execute_3p_developer_tool`.
Code changes in this PR:
- Rename "in-page tools" to "third-party developer tools"
- Unhide
- Make available in CLI
- Add documentation
Extracting WebMCP tools into a separate category for better grouping in
the docs. This changes `--experimentalWebmcp` to
`--categoryExperimentalWebmcp` to align with other experimental
categories. Debugging category was not a good fit since the tools
provided by WebMCP are not necessarily used for debugging.
cc @beaufortfrancois
This refactors the code to extract the Id logic from the PageCollector
and provide it in the heapsnapshot.
We need to use an UID as we need the internal ClassKey to query the
heapsnapshot, but that is a strange string (usually looking like
`,ClassName`) which may get the LLM confused as we use comma separated
output.
Provide a argument to LLM to handle dialogs that come up during code
execution.
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## Summary
This PR fixes several documentation and skill-reference issues across
the repo to improve accuracy and reduce confusion in implementation and
troubleshooting workflows.
## Changes
- corrected CLI examples in skill docs
- fixed the documented argument order for `performance_analyze_insight`
- updated the memory leak fallback script path
- corrected generated tool reference wording by updating the
source-of-truth tool descriptions
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Addresses cases where DevTools MCP tools were not consistently picked up
from natural language prompts by improving tool descriptions and
metadata.
Validation:
Tested locally across multiple prompts related to LCP and page
performance.
MCP tools were selected more consistently after the description updates.
Refs #940
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Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Alex Rudenko <OrKoN@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Nikolay Vitkov <34244704+Lightning00Blade@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Alex Rudenko <alexrudenko@chromium.org>
- reduces the token usage.
- makes emulation and script compatible with CLI.
- documents .nullable() and .object() restrictions for the future.
- the emulation tools do not have nullable anymore and undefined would
clear the emulation instead. The model is thus required to provide all
emulation settings at once.
Closes https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/918
`type_text` is useful for pages that do not have a11y and, thus, uid is
not known. It's also useful for testing user-like keyboard input and
testing the focus state changes. The `fill` tools force the focus change
and require an uid and therefore are not suitable for these tasks.
## Summary
Enhances wait_for to support waiting on multiple possible texts and
resolve when any one appears.
This addresses long-running flows that can end in different UI outcomes
(for example, "Complete" or "Error"), avoiding unnecessary 300s waits
when only one expected string is provided.
Closes#916.
## Tool Update
### wait_for
Waits for text on the selected page, now with any-match support.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| text | string \| string[] | yes | A single text or a non-empty list of
texts. Resolves when any value appears. |
| timeout | integer | no | Maximum wait in ms (0 keeps default
behavior). |
---
## Design / Implementation
- Kept backward compatibility: existing single-string text calls
continue to work unchanged.
- Added schema support for string | string[] with non-empty array
validation.
- Updated context API to accept string | string[].
- Matching logic now normalizes to an array and races all candidates
across all frames using both:
- aria/<text>
- text/<text>
- Added clearer response output for array input:
- Element matching one of ["Complete","Error"] found.
- Updated generated tool docs for the new wait_for contract.
- Improved docs generation to render ZodUnion types (so union params are
documented correctly, not as unknown).
---
## Tests
Added/updated coverage for:
- Schema acceptance of:
- single string
- non-empty string array
- rejection of empty array
- Any-match array success case
- Any-match array when matching text appears later (async/delayed
content)
- Existing wait_for behavior remains covered for single-text usage
Executed relevant test suites:
- tests/tools/snapshot.test.ts
- tests/McpContext.test.ts
- tests/index.test.ts
Confirmation after the change applied:
https://opncd.ai/share/8m6I4r4a
## Summary
Adds storage-isolated browser contexts via an optional `isolatedContext`
parameter on the `new_page` tool, following the simplified design
proposed by @OrKoN in #926.
Pages created with the same `isolatedContext` name share cookies,
localStorage, and storage. Pages in different isolated contexts (or the
default context) are fully isolated — ideal for testing multi-user
real-time features like chat, notifications, or collaborative editing.
## Changes
### `new_page` tool
- New optional `isolatedContext: string` parameter
- If specified, creates/reuses a named `BrowserContext` and opens a page
in it
- If omitted, uses the default browser context (existing behavior
unchanged)
### `McpContext`
- `#isolatedContexts` Map: LLM-provided names → Puppeteer
`BrowserContext` instances
- `#pageToIsolatedContextName` WeakMap: GC-safe page → context name
reverse lookup
- Auto-discovery: externally created browser contexts get
`isolated-context-1`, `isolated-context-2`, etc.
- `getIsolatedContextName(page)`: returns the isolated context name for
a page (used by response formatting)
- `page.browserContext()` used for context membership detection (no
custom target event forwarding needed)
- No context cleanup in `dispose()` or `closePage()` — either the entire
browser is closed or we disconnect without destroying state
### `McpResponse`
- Page list includes `isolatedContext=${name}` labels (both text and
structured JSON output)
### `ToolDefinition`
- `Context` interface extended with `getIsolatedContextName(page)`
method
## What's NOT included (by design)
- **No `TargetEventEmitter`**: Puppeteer forwards target events from
`BrowserContext` → `Browser` internally
- **No context cleanup**: Browser contexts are not closed on `dispose()`
or page close, per maintainer guidance
- **No `about:blank` cleanup**: Default context and isolated contexts
coexist side-by-side
## Example
```
> new_page url="https://app.example.com/chat" isolatedContext="userA"
> new_page url="https://app.example.com/chat" isolatedContext="userB"
> list_pages
Page 1: [app.example.com/chat] isolatedContext=userA
Page 2: [app.example.com/chat] isolatedContext=userB [selected]
```
Pages in different isolated contexts have fully independent cookies,
localStorage, IndexedDB, and WebSocket connections.
## Tests
- 6 new tests covering `isolatedContext` feature in
`tests/tools/pages.test.ts`
- All existing tests pass (333+)
- Zero type errors, lint clean
Closes#926
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## Summary
- Add `background` boolean parameter to the `new_page` tool
- When set to `true`, the new page opens in the background without
bringing it to the front
- Uses Puppeteer's existing `background` option for `browser.newPage()`
Fixes#826
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Co-authored-by: Alex Rudenko <alexrudenko@chromium.org>
bringToFront() not only brings the tab to front in the browser but also
the browser window itself. This PR fixes the issue by making the call to
bringToFront() optional allowing agents to bring a tab to the user's
attention if needed but not always. To mitigate the risk of selected
page that is in the background being throttled, this PR implements
emulation of the focused page to make background tabs run as usual.
If you manually inspect a network request in the DevTools UI, the Chrome
DevTools MCP server is now able to detect it and allow you to refer to
the selected request. The approach was tested in a couple of models.
In the list of the network requests we have a short indication about
which request is selected in DevTools UI. We refer to the DevTools as
"DevTools UI" to disambiguate from the DevTools MCP server.
Alex Rudenko