# Chrome DevTools MCP vs Pomerado

> Chrome DevTools MCP scores 75.4 (BB) to Pomerado's 62.6 (B) for browser automation. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-17

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 & auth. Both do browser automation.

- Chrome DevTools MCP: grade BB, 75.4/100, rank #55 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.json
- 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
- Best browser automation tools for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/browser/index.md
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## Which one, for what

### Chrome DevTools MCP (BB)

Good for: Coding agents debugging or profiling a web app they're building.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 83 against 40
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 42
- Maintenance & community, 93 against 81
- Transparency & trust, 81 against 54

Also in its favour:
- 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

Watch for: Usage statistics go to Google by default until you pass `--no-usage-statistics`

### Pomerado (B)

Good 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.

Ahead on:
- Agent ergonomics, 83 against 73
- Security & auth, 69 against 63

Also in its favour:
- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
- Free to start without a card

Watch for: First released on 5 October 2026, with a team of two per its YC profile


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Chrome DevTools MCP | Pomerado | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 83 | 40 | Chrome DevTools MCP +43 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 86 | Chrome DevTools MCP +1 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 83 | Pomerado +10 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 69 | Pomerado +6 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 42 | Chrome DevTools MCP +18 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 93 | 81 | Chrome DevTools MCP +12 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 54 | Chrome DevTools MCP +27 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | -1 | -2 | |
| **Total** | | **75.4 · BB** | **62.6 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Chrome DevTools MCP | Pomerado |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |
| Vendor | Google (Chrome DevTools team) | Pomerado AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| 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 |
| Tools exposed | 59 | 14 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | `io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp` | `ai.pomerado/pomerado` |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes |  |
| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |
| Popularity | 49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk | 37k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | 3/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**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`.

**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.

## Before you call either

### Chrome DevTools MCP

1. Pass `pageId` on every page tool. Call `list_pages` first to get it
2. Start with `--slim` for plain browsing, or turn off categories you don't need
3. Run with `--isolated` and `--file-navigations` for untrusted sites. The default profile persists between runs and file: URLs are allowed
4. Use `filePath` on large outputs such as traces and snapshots to keep them out of context
5. Add `--no-usage-statistics` if the operator hasn't agreed to Google telemetry

### Pomerado

1. 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
2. Call `find_website_tool` with a query and `site_url`, and check `possible_matches` before starting a build
3. Send an `idempotency_key` with every run that writes, and on `outcome_unknown` read the website back before calling again
4. Give the person the job's `answer_url` for website logins and codes. Don't take passwords in chat
5. Save a run's result when it arrives. It is returned once and erased after 60 minutes if unread

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Chrome DevTools MCP or Pomerado?

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 & auth.

### Do Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado need an API key?

Chrome DevTools MCP needs no key. Pomerado takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

### Can an agent call Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado without installing anything?

Chrome DevTools MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Pomerado has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.pomerado.ai/mcp.

### Are Chrome DevTools MCP and Pomerado open source?

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).


## For agents

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- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "chrome-devtools-mcp", "b": "pomerado"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare chrome-devtools-mcp pomerado`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pomerado.json

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