chrome-devtools-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
chrome-devtools-mcp by ChromeDevTools | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 39,757 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 65 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsWeb Scraping | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | this month | this month |
chrome-devtools-mcp · Summary
Chrome DevTools MCP server lets AI coding agents control and inspect live Chrome browsers through the MCP protocol.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
chrome-devtools-mcp · Use cases
- Automated web testing and validation by AI agents
- Performance analysis and optimization of web applications
- Debugging web applications through AI-powered inspection
filesystem · Use cases
- Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
- Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
- Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation
chrome-devtools-mcp · Install
Installation
Add the following config to your MCP client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"chrome-devtools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
}
}
}For basic browser tasks in headless mode:
{
"mcpServers": {
"chrome-devtools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest", "--slim", "--headless"]
}
}
}filesystem · Install
Installation
Using NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/directory"
]
}
}
}Using Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
}
}VS Code Extension
Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.