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Fixed and disclosed in public, so a small deduction (https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/security/advisories)." ], "verdict": "Performance traces, network inspection, heap snapshots and Lighthouse audits in one server. Usage statistics go to Google by default until you pass `--no-usage-statistics`.", "bestFor": "Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building.", "strengths": [ "Performance traces, network inspection, heap snapshots and Lighthouse audits in one server", "Every tool carries `readOnlyHint`, and category flags and `--slim` cut the tool list from about 32 to three", "`--javascript-evaluation false`, URL allow and block patterns and MCP roots for least privilege", "Six releases in the last 90 days to 1.11.0 on 15 October 2026, CI on three systems and three Node versions, listed in the official MCP registry", "Reports go through Google's open-source vulnerability reward programme, and two advisories were published in public in June 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Usage statistics go to Google by default until you pass `--no-usage-statistics`", "`--isolated` and network header redaction are off by default, so the agent sees a persistent profile and raw headers", "1.8.0 made `pageId` required on page tools in a minor release, and 1.11.0 put two more tools in the default list", "SECURITY.md treats prompt injection from page content as the client's problem", "No `destructiveHint` on any tool, though 39 of 67 annotations mark tools as not read-only" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass `pageId` on every page tool. Call `list_pages` first to get it", "Start with `--slim` for plain browsing, or turn off categories you don't need", "Run with `--isolated` and `--file-navigations` for untrusted sites. The default profile persists between runs and file: URLs are allowed", "Use `filePath` on large outputs such as traces and snapshots to keep them out of context", "Add `--no-usage-statistics` if the operator hasn't agreed to Google telemetry" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "high", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 75.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 93, "payments": 60, "reliability": 83, "schema": 87, "security": 63, "transparency": 76 }, "provenanceScore": 85 }, "connect": { "claudeCode": "claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest", "config": { "mcpServers": { "chrome-devtools": { "args": [ "-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/browser.control", "tool": "https://letme.dev/chrome-devtools-mcp" }, "sameCompany": [ "gemini-api", "gemini-embedding", "vertex-ai-tuning", "google-model-armor", "google-imagen", "google-veo", "google-lyria", "google-speech-to-text", "gemini-live", "google-adk", "google-secret-manager", "google-cloud-document-ai", "google-weather-api", "google-maps-platform", "google-cloud-translation", "google-calendar-api", "firebase-cloud-messaging", "google-drive-api", "gemini-enterprise", "gemini-cli", "google-search-console", "google-ads-api", "google-forms", "google-sheets-api", "gmail-api", "google-people-api" ], "area": "developer", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "google.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-09-15", "domainNote": "Published by Google under the ChromeDevTools organisation on GitHub.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-26", "score": 85 }, "requirements": { "agentAlone": true, "card": "no", "freeTier": true, "credential": "none", "hosting": [ "self-hosted" ], "euResidency": "unknown", "trainsOnData": "no", "zeroRetention": "unknown", "selfHost": "yes" }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "chrome-devtools-mcp", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp", "version": "chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.11.0", "released": "2026-10-15", "seenAt": "2026-10-17T01:39:40.994866695Z" }, { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp", "version": "1.11.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-17T05:11:56.292414565Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "chrome-devtools-mcp", "version": "1.11.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-17T01:39:40.96048413Z" } ], "githubStars": 53686, "npmWeekly": 1305336, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://google.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2030-04-01T00:00:00z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T15:52:30.843669294Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "google.com", "registered": "1997-09-15", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/google.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-11T13:17:33.092177011Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:08:44.79490539Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-15T21:33:03.081773642Z", "fingerprint": "d31013cb2cb8" }, { "url": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:37.926236649Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:23:08.649962611Z", "fingerprint": "5d0b010ca1ea" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-17T23:08:44.79490539Z" } }, "answer": "Chrome DevTools MCP scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Pomerado's 62.6 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pomerado leads on agent ergonomics and security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "pomerado", "name": "Pomerado", "vendor": "Pomerado AI, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://pomerado.ai", "kind": "mcp", "category": "browser", "summary": "Pomerado builds and hosts deterministic tools that each do one task on one website, such as a flight search or adding to a cart, which agents call through a hosted MCP server or a REST API.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pomerado", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pomerado.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pomerado.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pomerado.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Pomerado/pomerado", "license": "Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "pomerado" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Public read-only tools that need no website login run with no account on https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp/keyless and on the REST API without an Authorization header, within a daily limit. Everything else takes a Bearer token, either an OAuth access token from the MCP client's browser sign-in (Google, GitHub or email) or a `pom_` API key. A key carries 1 to 16 of 11 permissions, expires after 90 days by default (1 to 365), can be rotated and revoked, and an integration key reaches one site's MCP with at most four permissions. An agent without a browser can get a 30-day key by device sign-in, which a person approves with a short code. Website logins are entered by the person on a protected Pomerado page, and Pomerado never returns a saved password to a script or a model.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free is $0 a month with 100 tool calls a day and 10 new integrations a month, Premium is $50 a month with 1,000 calls a day and 100 integrations, and Business is custom pricing with 100,000+ calls a day, per the pricing section of pomerado.ai (checked 2026-10-17). Keyless use of public read-only tools needs no account or card. Only runs that end with a result count, and failed builds count nothing. The yearly Premium price wasn't shown in the page we read.", "priceSummary": "$50 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, llms.txt, the OpenAPI document or the pricing section. Premium is paid through a Stripe Checkout link that a person opens (https://docs.pomerado.ai/api-reference/billing/start-a-premium-checkout.md, checked 2026-10-17).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 14, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 36759, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-17" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.pomerado.ai", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.pomerado.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api.pomerado.ai/v1/openapi.json", "registryName": "ai.pomerado/pomerado", "capabilities": [ "browser.control", "web.extract", "automation.actions", "automation.auth", "scraping.anti-bot" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "mcp-registry", "oauth", "api-key", "scoped-keys", "openapi", "llms-txt", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "no-key", "idempotency", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "audit-log", "open-source", "mit", "typescript", "no-status-page", "new" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-17", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62.6, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 468, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 15, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 83, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 42, "reliability": 40, "schema": 86, "security": 69, "transparency": 54 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "Misleading claim, -2. On 17 October 2026 the homepage (https://pomerado.ai) says \"Integrations for all sites\" and \"If a person can use the site, your agent can use it too\", and lists bank portals and government filings among supported sites. The docs say builds for bank and government websites are refused with `site_not_supported`, `details.category` `bank` or `government` (https://docs.pomerado.ai/errors#site_not_supported, https://docs.pomerado.ai/guides/build/overview)." ], "verdict": "An agent can find and run 46 public read-only website tools with no account, and signed-in calls get scoped, expiring keys, idempotency keys and a documented code for every failure. Pomerado is 12 days old, with no status page or security.txt, and its homepage lists bank and government portals that its builds refuse.", "bestFor": "An agent that repeats the same task on consumer sites or portals, such as flight searches, carts or order history, and wants a typed call instead of driving a browser.", "strengths": [ "46 public read-only tools across 23 sites run with no account, key or card on the keyless MCP URL and the REST API", "API keys carry chosen permissions out of 11, expire after 90 days by default, rotate and revoke, and integration keys reach one site only", "Idempotency keys on runs and builds, with `write_status` and `outcome_unknown` saying whether a write may have happened", "Public OpenAPI 3.1 document with 84 operations, llms.txt, Markdown docs and 132 error codes, each with what to do", "Every keyless MCP tool carries readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, and the read-only run refuses a tool that writes" ], "weaknesses": [ "First released on 5 October 2026, with a team of two per its YC profile", "No status page or per-second rate limits, and the SLA guarantees listed for Business have no published terms", "No security.txt, SOC 2 report or bug bounty found, while it stores website passwords, authenticator secrets and recovery codes", "The homepage lists bank portals and government filings, but builds for bank and government sites are refused with `site_not_supported`", "Run tools take `input` as a JSON-encoded string over MCP, and there is no official client SDK" ], "agentNotes": [ "Try public read-only tools at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp/keyless, then use `sign_in` and reconnect at /mcp with the key for writes, logins and builds", "Call `find_website_tool` with a query and `site_url`, and check `possible_matches` before starting a build", "Send an `idempotency_key` with every run that writes, and on `outcome_unknown` read the website back before calling again", "Give the person the job's `answer_url` for website logins and codes. Don't take passwords in chat", "Save a run's result when it arrives. It is returned once and erased after 60 minutes if unread" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 62.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 83, "maintenance": 81, "payments": 42, "reliability": 40, "schema": 86, "security": 69, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 65 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://api.pomerado.ai/v1/tools?query=search%20flights\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http pomerado https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp/keyless", "config": { "mcpServers": { "pomerado": { "url": "https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/browser.control", "tool": "https://letme.dev/pomerado" }, "area": "developer", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Premium plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 50, "note": "1,000 tool calls a day and 100 new integrations a month, billed monthly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Pomerado AI, Inc.", "domain": "pomerado.ai", "domainRegistered": "2026-08-28", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://pomerado.ai/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://pomerado.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/Pomerado/pomerado/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-17", "notes": [ "The terms of service, last updated 4 October 2026, name Pomerado AI, Inc. as provider, are built on the Common Paper Cloud Service Agreement Standard Terms 2.1 with an automated access addendum, and choose Delaware law. The LICENSE names Pomerado AI, Inc.", "The privacy policy page embeds an iubenda policy (iubenda.com/privacy-policy/84434258). iubenda's robots.txt disallows /privacy-policy/, so the policy was not read.", "The MCP server answers at mcp.pomerado.ai and the REST API at api.pomerado.ai, both on the vendor's domain. pomerado.com is an unrelated church website.", "pomerado.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. The README sends security reports to GitHub private vulnerability reporting on the repository.", "status.pomerado.ai has no DNS record, and no status page is linked from the site or docs.", "RDAP for pomerado.ai gives a registration date of 2026-08-28.", "The repository's CHANGELOG.md covers the open-source core. The hosted API's changes are listed under Changes in the API reference introduction, with one entry dated 15 October 2026." ], "score": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pomerado.json", "live": { "slug": "pomerado", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-18T00:14:51.831110311Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 405, "lastMs": 272, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 268, "p95ms24h": 313, "samples24h": 24, "samples30d": 24, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 21, "ok": 21 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pomerado/pomerado/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:09:10.845247377Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b3d8af0f34a4" }, { "url": "https://pomerado.ai/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:08:01.208387523Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "ae552fc583bc" }, { "url": "https://pomerado.ai/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T23:08:03.368960347Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "5d3546da48dd" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:40:22.563221747Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-10-17T22:40:22.563221747Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T00:14:51.831110311Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "MCP server", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Google (Chrome DevTools team)", "b": "Pomerado AI, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "stdio", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "None", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Free", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Apache-2.0", "b": "Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "59", "b": "14", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp", "b": "ai.pomerado/pomerado", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-15", "b": "2026-10-17", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no document linked", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk", "b": "37k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (8)", "b": "3/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Chrome DevTools MCP scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Pomerado's 62.6 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pomerado leads on agent ergonomics and security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Chrome DevTools MCP or Pomerado?" }, { "answer": "Chrome DevTools MCP needs no key. Pomerado takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Chrome DevTools MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Pomerado has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Chrome DevTools MCP is open source (Apache-2.0). Pomerado is open source (Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only).", "question": "Are Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 83 against 40", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 42", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 93 against 81", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 54" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better", "No key needed to call it", "Runs on your own machine", "Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5" ], "goodFor": "Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building.", "slug": "chrome-devtools-mcp", "watchFor": "Usage statistics go to Google by default until you pass `--no-usage-statistics`" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 83 against 73", "Security \u0026 auth, 69 against 63" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install", "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "An agent that repeats the same task on consumer sites or portals, such as flight searches, carts or order history, and wants a typed call instead of driving a browser.", "slug": "pomerado", "watchFor": "First released on 5 October 2026, with a team of two per its YC profile" } ], "job": { "capability": "browser.control", "name": "Browser automation" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-browser-vs-chrome-devtools-mcp.json", "title": "agent-browser vs Chrome DevTools MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-browser-vs-chrome-devtools-mcp" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-browser-vs-pomerado.json", "title": "agent-browser vs Pomerado", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-browser-vs-pomerado" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtop-vs-chrome-devtools-mcp.json", "title": "Airtop vs Chrome DevTools MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/airtop-vs-chrome-devtools-mcp" }, { 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.json\n- Pomerado: grade B, 62.6/100, rank #468 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pomerado.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pomerado.json\n- Best browser automation tools for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/browser/index.md\n- All 136 browser comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browser/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Chrome DevTools MCP (BB)\n\nGood for: Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 83 against 40\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 42\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 93 against 81\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 81 against 54\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- No key needed to call it\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: Usage statistics go to Google by default until you pass `--no-usage-statistics`\n\n### Pomerado (B)\n\nGood for: An agent that repeats the same task on consumer sites or portals, such as flight searches, carts or order history, and wants a typed call instead of driving a browser.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 83 against 73\n- Security \u0026 auth, 69 against 63\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: First released on 5 October 2026, with a team of two per its YC profile\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Chrome DevTools MCP | Pomerado | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 83 | 40 | Chrome DevTools MCP +43 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 86 | Chrome DevTools MCP +1 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 83 | Pomerado +10 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 69 | Pomerado +6 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 42 | Chrome DevTools MCP +18 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 93 | 81 | Chrome DevTools MCP +12 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 54 | Chrome DevTools MCP +27 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -1 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **75.4 · BB** | **62.6 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Chrome DevTools MCP | Pomerado |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Google (Chrome DevTools team) | Pomerado AI, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp` |\n| Transports | stdio | HTTP |\n| Auth | None | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only |\n| Tools exposed | 59 | 14 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp` | `ai.pomerado/pomerado` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-17 |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n| Popularity | 49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk | 37k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | 3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Chrome DevTools MCP.** Performance traces, network inspection, heap snapshots and Lighthouse audits in one server. Usage statistics go to Google by default until you pass `--no-usage-statistics`.\n\n**Pomerado.** An agent can find and run 46 public read-only website tools with no account, and signed-in calls get scoped, expiring keys, idempotency keys and a documented code for every failure. Pomerado is 12 days old, with no status page or security.txt, and its homepage lists bank and government portals that its builds refuse.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Chrome DevTools MCP\n\n1. Pass `pageId` on every page tool. Call `list_pages` first to get it\n2. Start with `--slim` for plain browsing, or turn off categories you don't need\n3. Run with `--isolated` and `--file-navigations` for untrusted sites. The default profile persists between runs and file: URLs are allowed\n4. Use `filePath` on large outputs such as traces and snapshots to keep them out of context\n5. Add `--no-usage-statistics` if the operator hasn't agreed to Google telemetry\n\n### Pomerado\n\n1. Try public read-only tools at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp/keyless, then use `sign_in` and reconnect at /mcp with the key for writes, logins and builds\n2. Call `find_website_tool` with a query and `site_url`, and check `possible_matches` before starting a build\n3. Send an `idempotency_key` with every run that writes, and on `outcome_unknown` read the website back before calling again\n4. Give the person the job's `answer_url` for website logins and codes. Don't take passwords in chat\n5. Save a run's result when it arrives. It is returned once and erased after 60 minutes if unread\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Chrome DevTools MCP or Pomerado?\n\nChrome DevTools MCP scores 75.4 (BB) on agent readiness against Pomerado's 62.6 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pomerado leads on agent ergonomics and security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Do Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado need an API key?\n\nChrome DevTools MCP needs no key. Pomerado takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado without installing anything?\n\nChrome DevTools MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Pomerado has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp.\n\n### Are Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado open source?\n\nYes. Chrome DevTools MCP is open source (Apache-2.0). Pomerado is open source (Pomerado Cloud is a proprietary service under Pomerado's terms of service. The minting core in Pomerado/pomerado and the `pomerado` npm package are MIT from version 0.2.0, and versions 0.1.2 and earlier were AGPL-3.0-only).\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-pomerado.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-pomerado.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"chrome-devtools-mcp\", \"b\": \"pomerado\"}`. 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