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Control browser via Chrome DevTools Protocol - full CDP access

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Browser Control Skill

Use the browser MCP server to control a browser with full CDP access. The core cdp_send tool can call ANY Chrome DevTools Protocol method.

Available Tools

cdp_send - Raw CDP Access

Call any CDP method directly:

cdp_send(method: "Domain.method", params: {...})

screenshot - Capture Page

screenshot(format: "png"|"jpeg", fullPage: true|false)

get_url - Current URL

get_url()

close_browser - Close Browser

close_browser()

Common CDP Operations

Navigation

// Navigate to URL
cdp_send(method: "Page.navigate", params: { url: "https://example.com" })

// Reload
cdp_send(method: "Page.reload")

// Go back/forward
cdp_send(method: "Page.navigateToHistoryEntry", params: { entryId: 1 })

DOM Manipulation

// Get document root
cdp_send(method: "DOM.getDocument")

// Query selector (needs nodeId from getDocument)
cdp_send(method: "DOM.querySelector", params: { nodeId: 1, selector: "h1" })

// Get outer HTML
cdp_send(method: "DOM.getOuterHTML", params: { nodeId: 5 })

// Set attribute
cdp_send(method: "DOM.setAttributeValue", params: { nodeId: 5, name: "class", value: "new-class" })

JavaScript Execution

// Evaluate expression
cdp_send(method: "Runtime.evaluate", params: { expression: "document.title" })

// Evaluate with return value
cdp_send(method: "Runtime.evaluate", params: {
  expression: "document.querySelectorAll('a').length",
  returnByValue: true
})

// Call function on object
cdp_send(method: "Runtime.callFunctionOn", params: {
  objectId: "...",
  functionDeclaration: "function() { return this.innerText; }"
})

Network

// Enable network tracking (required first)
cdp_send(method: "Network.enable")

// Set cookies
cdp_send(method: "Network.setCookie", params: {
  name: "session",
  value: "abc123",
  domain: ".example.com"
})

// Get cookies
cdp_send(method: "Network.getCookies")

// Clear cache
cdp_send(method: "Network.clearBrowserCache")

// Set extra headers
cdp_send(method: "Network.setExtraHTTPHeaders", params: {
  headers: { "X-Custom": "value" }
})

// Block URLs
cdp_send(method: "Network.setBlockedURLs", params: { urls: ["*.ads.com"] })

Input Simulation

// Click (dispatch mouse event)
cdp_send(method: "Input.dispatchMouseEvent", params: {
  type: "mousePressed",
  x: 100,
  y: 200,
  button: "left",
  clickCount: 1
})

// Type text
cdp_send(method: "Input.insertText", params: { text: "Hello world" })

// Key press
cdp_send(method: "Input.dispatchKeyEvent", params: {
  type: "keyDown",
  key: "Enter"
})

Emulation

// Set viewport
cdp_send(method: "Emulation.setDeviceMetricsOverride", params: {
  width: 375,
  height: 812,
  deviceScaleFactor: 3,
  mobile: true
})

// Set geolocation
cdp_send(method: "Emulation.setGeolocationOverride", params: {
  latitude: 37.7749,
  longitude: -122.4194,
  accuracy: 100
})

// Set timezone
cdp_send(method: "Emulation.setTimezoneOverride", params: { timezoneId: "America/New_York" })

Performance & Debugging

// Enable performance metrics
cdp_send(method: "Performance.enable")

// Get metrics
cdp_send(method: "Performance.getMetrics")

// Start profiler
cdp_send(method: "Profiler.start")

// Stop and get profile
cdp_send(method: "Profiler.stop")

// Enable debugger
cdp_send(method: "Debugger.enable")

// Set breakpoint
cdp_send(method: "Debugger.setBreakpointByUrl", params: {
  lineNumber: 10,
  url: "https://example.com/script.js"
})

Storage

// Get local storage
cdp_send(method: "DOMStorage.getDOMStorageItems", params: {
  storageId: { securityOrigin: "https://example.com", isLocalStorage: true }
})

// Clear storage
cdp_send(method: "Storage.clearDataForOrigin", params: {
  origin: "https://example.com",
  storageTypes: "all"
})

CDP Protocol Reference

For complete list of all domains and methods: https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/

Common domains:

  • Page - Navigation, lifecycle, PDF generation
  • DOM - Document structure manipulation
  • CSS - Stylesheet manipulation
  • Runtime - JavaScript execution
  • Network - Request/response interception
  • Input - Keyboard/mouse simulation
  • Emulation - Device/viewport simulation
  • Debugger - JavaScript debugging
  • Performance - Performance metrics
  • Storage - localStorage, IndexedDB, cookies