chrome-devtools-mcp vs google-search

Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.

	chrome-devtools-mcp by ChromeDevTools	google-search by web-agent-master
Stars	★ 39,757	★ 595
30d uses	—	—
Score	65	45
Official	—	—
Categories	Browser AutomationDeveloper ToolsWeb Scraping	SearchWeb ScrapingBrowser Automation
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	this month	14 mo ago

chrome-devtools-mcp · Summary

Chrome DevTools MCP server lets AI coding agents control and inspect live Chrome browsers through the MCP protocol.

google-search · Summary

Playwright-based Google search tool with MCP server integration that bypasses anti-bot detection.

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

google-search · Use cases

Enabling AI assistants to perform real-time Google searches without API keys
Providing a local alternative to paid SERP APIs for developers and researchers
Facilitating web scraping and data extraction from Google search results
Supporting AI applications that need current web information and real-time search capabilities

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"]
    }
  }
}

google-search · Install

# Install from source
git clone https://github.com/web-agent-master/google-search.git
cd google-search
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Compile TypeScript code
npm run build
# Link package globally (required for MCP functionality)
npm link

For Claude Desktop integration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["google-search-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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