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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`.", "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 30 to three", "`--javascript-evaluation false`, URL allow and block patterns and MCP roots for least privilege", "Seven releases since 3 July 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, filed under `Features`", "SECURITY.md treats prompt injection from page content as the client's problem", "77 open issues, including traces over about 512 MB failing to stop" ], "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` for untrusted sites. 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The model can set `allowDangerous: true` on `puppeteer_navigate` to relaunch Chrome with the sandbox off, `puppeteer_evaluate` runs any script, and the README warns the browser can read local files and internal addresses. The package still drew 25,072 npm downloads in the week of 14 to 20 August 2026, the latest week the npm API returned to us. Archived with a no-guarantees notice, so we deduct less than for a disclosed bypass (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived/blob/main/src/puppeteer/index.ts; https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/@modelcontextprotocol/server-puppeteer)." ], "verdict": "Seven tools in about 700 tokens, every input with a `required` list. Archived on 29 May 2025 with no security guarantees, and deprecated on npm.", "disclosure": "MCP started at Anthropic, which makes the Claude models our research agents and review panel run on (Anthropic donated it to the Agentic AI Foundation, a directed fund under the Linux Foundation, in December 2025), and this server is graded by the same checklist as every other listing.", "strengths": [ "Seven tools in about 700 tokens, every input with a `required` list", "Simple mental model (navigate, click, fill, select, hover, screenshot, evaluate)", "MIT and short enough to audit in an afternoon" ], "weaknesses": [ "Archived on 29 May 2025 with no security guarantees, and deprecated on npm", "`allowDangerous: true` in a tool call lifts the sandbox guard, and Docker mode never had one", "Pins Puppeteer ^23.4.0, which npm marks as no longer supported", "No accessibility snapshot or text extraction, so the agent works from screenshots and scripts", "No tool annotations, no tests, no successor named anywhere official" ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't install it for new work. playwright-mcp covers the same tasks with snapshots and annotations", "If you inherit a config for it, set ALLOW_DANGEROUS to false and never pass `allowDangerous`", "Never run it with a logged-in profile or on a host with internal services the browser can reach" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 1, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "high", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 30.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 47, "maintenance": 0, "payments": 60, "reliability": 12, "schema": 41, "security": 22, "transparency": 80 }, "provenanceScore": 74 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/browser.control", "tool": "https://letme.dev/puppeteer-reference-server-archived" }, "supersededBy": [ "playwright-mcp", "chrome-devtools-mcp" ], "sameCompany": [ "fetch-reference-server", "git-reference-server", "filesystem-reference-server", "memory-reference-server", "postgres-reference-server-archived", "sequential-thinking-reference-server" ], "area": "developer", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Model Context Protocol, a Series of LF Projects, LLC", "domain": "modelcontextprotocol.io", "domainRegistered": "2024-11-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://www.lfprojects.org/policies/terms-of-use/", "privacy": "https://www.lfprojects.org/policies/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/releases", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-26", "score": 74 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.json", "live": { "slug": "puppeteer-reference-server-archived", "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@modelcontextprotocol/server-puppeteer", "version": "2025.5.12", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:37:38.489586543Z" } ], "githubStars": 303, "npmWeekly": 36746, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:39.073797817Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "modelcontextprotocol.io", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:56.741922917Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-04T16:37:39.296591044Z" } }, "summary": "Chrome DevTools MCP has a score of 77.1 (BB) against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.8 (F). Both do browser automation. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 93 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-puppeteer-reference-server-archived", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-puppeteer-reference-server-archived.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-puppeteer-reference-server-archived.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-puppeteer-reference-server-archived.min.md" }, "markdown": "Chrome DevTools MCP has a score of 77.1 (BB) against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.8 (F). Both do browser automation. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 93 points.\n\n- Chrome DevTools MCP: grade BB, 77.1/100, rank #22 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp.json\n- Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server): grade F, 30.8/100, rank #443 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/puppeteer-reference-server-archived.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Chrome DevTools MCP for reliability (+71), schema \u0026 documentation (+46), agent ergonomics (+36), security \u0026 auth (+41), maintenance \u0026 community (+93), transparency \u0026 trust (+5).\n\nPick Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Chrome DevTools MCP | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 83 | 12 | Chrome DevTools MCP +71 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 41 | Chrome DevTools MCP +46 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 47 | Chrome DevTools MCP +36 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 63 | 22 | Chrome DevTools MCP +41 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 93 | 0 | Chrome DevTools MCP +93 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 77 | Chrome DevTools MCP +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -1 | -4 | |\n| **Total** | | **77.1 · BB** | **30.8 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Chrome DevTools MCP | Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server) |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |\n| Vendor | Google (Chrome DevTools team) | Model Context Protocol (archived) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | stdio | stdio |\n| Auth | None | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 59 | 7 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | no |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2025-05-12 |\n| Popularity | 49k stars, 1.5M npm/wk | 294 stars, 25k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | 1/5 (2) |\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**Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server).** Seven tools in about 700 tokens, every input with a `required` list. Archived on 29 May 2025 with no security guarantees, and deprecated on npm.\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` for untrusted sites. The default profile persists between runs\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### Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)\n\n1. Don't install it for new work. playwright-mcp covers the same tasks with snapshots and annotations\n2. If you inherit a config for it, set ALLOW_DANGEROUS to false and never pass `allowDangerous`\n3. Never run it with a logged-in profile or on a host with internal services the browser can reach\n\n## Other comparisons with Chrome DevTools MCP or Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)\n\n- [Browserbase vs Chrome DevTools MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browserbase-vs-chrome-devtools-mcp.md)\n- [Browserbase vs Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/browserbase-vs-puppeteer-reference-server-archived.md)\n- [Chrome DevTools MCP vs Playwright MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-vs-playwright-mcp.md)\n- [Playwright MCP vs Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/playwright-mcp-vs-puppeteer-reference-server-archived.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- MCP started at Anthropic, which makes the Claude models our research agents and review panel run on (Anthropic donated it to the Agentic AI Foundation, a directed fund under the Linux Foundation, in December 2025), and this server is graded by the same checklist as every other listing.\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Chrome DevTools MCP vs Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)", "url": "" } ], "description": "Chrome DevTools MCP has a score of 77.1 (BB) against Puppeteer (archived MCP reference server)'s 30.8 (F). 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