chrome-devtools-mcp vs everything

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	chrome-devtools-mcp by benjaminr	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	Developer ToolsBrowser AutomationMonitoring	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	7 mo ago	this month

chrome-devtools-mcp · Summary

Chrome DevTools MCP server enables web debugging through Claude by connecting to Chrome's debugging capabilities.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

chrome-devtools-mcp · Use cases

Debug API calls in web applications by monitoring network requests and responses
Inspect JavaScript objects and console errors to diagnose frontend issues
Analyze performance metrics and identify loading bottlenecks in web applications

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

chrome-devtools-mcp · Install

Installation Options

Claude Desktop Extension (Easiest)

Download the latest .dxt file from [Releases](https://github.com/benjaminr/chrome-devtools-mcp/releases)
Open Claude Desktop
Go to Extensions and install the downloaded .dxt file

Manual Claude Desktop Setup

Add to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/chrome-devtools-mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "CHROME_DEBUG_PORT": "9222"
      }
    }
  }
}

MCP CLI

mcp install server.py -n "Chrome DevTools MCP" --with-editable .

Claude Code

uv sync
SERVER_PATH="$(pwd)/server.py"
PYTHON_PATH="$(pwd)/.venv/bin/python"
claude mcp add chrome-devtools "$PYTHON_PATH" "$SERVER_PATH" -e CHROME_DEBUG_PORT=9222

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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