chrometools-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

chrometools-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from docentovich/chrometools-mcp. It costs 2,168 tokens per session, scanned A, original, ISC.

A project guide for an MCP server that automates Chrome through Puppeteer, a browser-control library. It supports browser sessions that stay open between commands so a person and an AI assistant can continue working in the same tabs.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to automate Chrome across Windows, WSL, Linux, or macOS, keep tabs open between server calls, and run the project's tests and build commands.
Why use it?
It explains how to install, run, test, and develop the browser automation server without losing the current browser state between interactions.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is docentovich/chrometools-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on chrometools-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything chrometools-mcp configures →

Not installable: its command points at a path on the author’s own machine, so it runs nowhere else. The line is /home/user/.claude.json.

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CLAUDE.md · 311 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 311 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

chrometools-mcp - MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Chrome automation using Puppeteer.

Cross-platform MCP server (Windows/WSL, Linux, macOS) that provides Chrome browser automation capabilities.

Active Specs

Spec Status Progress
SEGM-537 QA Unblockers NEEDS APPROVAL progress
Novofon Blockers (iframe/session/P1) CODE COMPLETE — needs live e2e progress

Key Architecture Concept

Persistent Browser Sessions: Browser tabs remain open after command execution, allowing users to:

  • Prepare pages manually between AI iterations
  • Continue work from previous state
  • Interact with pages between MCP server calls

This enables iterative workflows where the user and AI collaborate within the same browser session.

Installation & Usage

Users install and run via npx (single command, no setup):

npx chrometools-mcp

This design makes installation automatic and simple for end users.

Development Commands

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

# Build
npm run build

# Development/testing
npm start
# or
node index.js

Technology Stack

  • Puppeteer: Chrome automation library
  • MCP SDK: @modelcontextprotocol/sdk for server implementation
  • Transport: stdio (standard for MCP servers)

Core Workflow

  1. User runs npx chrometools-mcp (or adds to MCP config)
  2. MCP server launches Puppeteer with headless: false
  3. AI sends commands via MCP tools → Server executes in Chrome
  4. Browser tabs stay open after execution
  5. User can manually interact with pages
  6. Next AI request continues from current browser state

Implementation Guidelines

Puppeteer Configuration

// Browser should persist between commands
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  headless: false,  // User needs to see and interact
  // Keep browser alive between MCP calls
});

Read the full file on GitHub · 311 lines

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chrometools-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository docentovich/chrometools-mcp (9 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed ISC. It adds 2,168 tokens to every session, about $0.0108 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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