Brave DevTools MCP

Full Chrome DevTools MCP parity, rebuilt for Brave. brave-mcp gives Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and other MCP clients direct access to Brave for browser automation, network and console debugging, performance analysis, screenshots, accessibility inspection, and memory profiling. A standalone brave-devtools CLI is included too. Its 40 documented tools cover heapsnapshot, page, performance, take.

People connecting browser automation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-12 · ★ 25 · #52 OF 196 MAINTAINED BROWSER AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Brave DevTools MCP

Claude Code

claude mcp add triuzzi-brave-devtools-mcp -- npx -y brave-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "triuzzi-brave-devtools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "brave-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repository a fork of another project - check the upstream repo before trusting releases

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package brave-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.triuzzi is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Brave DevTools MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 40 documented tools spanning heapsnapshot, page, performance, take, including click, drag, fill, fill_form.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Brave DevTools MCP lets an agent do.

Heapsnapshot

6 tools - e.g. Get Heapsnapshot Class Nodes; Get Heapsnapshot Details; Get Heapsnapshot Dominators

get_heapsnapshot_class_nodes · get_heapsnapshot_details · get_heapsnapshot_dominators · get_heapsnapshot_duplicate_strings · get_heapsnapshot_edges · get_heapsnapshot_object_details

Performance

3 tools - e.g. Performance Analyze Insight; Performance Start Trace; Performance Stop Trace

performance_analyze_insight · performance_start_trace · performance_stop_trace

Take

3 tools - e.g. Take Screenshot; Take Snapshot; Take Heapsnapshot

take_screenshot · take_snapshot · take_heapsnapshot

Click

2 tools - e.g. Click; Click At

click · click_at

Fill

2 tools - e.g. Fill; Fill Form

fill · fill_form

create & write

2 tools - e.g. Upload File; New Page

upload_file · new_page

2 tools - e.g. Close Page; Close Heapsnapshot

close_page · close_heapsnapshot

Network

2 tools - e.g. Get Network Request; List Network Requests

get_network_request · list_network_requests

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] Enabling the remote debugging port opens up a debugging port on the running browser instance. Any application on your machine can connect to this port and control the browser. Make sure that you are not browsing any sensitive websites while the debugging port is open.

Latest releases

v1.7.1 · 2026-08-12

stabilize PWA launch and sharpen project page · honor configured navigation timeout · release brave-mcp 1.7.1 · restore Chrome DevTools upstream ancestry

v1.7.0 · 2026-08-11

!Brave DevTools MCP · Full Chrome DevTools MCP parity, rebuilt for Brave. · Version 1.7.0 brings brave-mcp onto the current Chrome DevTools MCP codebase while preserving Brave-native browser discovery, profiles…

v1.6.0 · 2026-07-30

Sync of the Brave fork with upstream chrome-devtools-mcp v1.6.0. · npm:  ·  npx [email protected] · Highlights (from upstream 1.6.0) · --allow-unrestricted-paths configuration · experimentalGcfFormat flag for…

04 · Who maintains Brave DevTools MCP

Brave DevTools MCP is maintained by triuzzi. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/triuzzi/brave-devtools-mcp
category: browser automation - ranked #52 of 196 actively-maintained browser automation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-12)
registry: io.github.triuzzi/brave-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-11 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:brave-mcp

06 · Brave DevTools MCP FAQ

Is Brave DevTools MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-12 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Brave DevTools MCP do?

An agent gets 40 documented tools spanning heapsnapshot, page, performance, take, including click, drag, fill, fill_form.

How do I install Brave DevTools MCP?

Run `npx -y brave-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Brave DevTools MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Brave DevTools MCP

Alternatives to Brave DevTools MCP

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Pairs well with

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