{
  "slug": "chrome-devtools-mcp-config-file-support-d9f1361c0bfc",
  "title": "chrome-devtools-mcp config file support",
  "tools": [
    "chrome-devtools-mcp"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-09-23T09:52:30.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-09-23T09:52:30.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When configuring chrome-devtools-mcp for a repository workflow, put the desired server options in a JSON object and pass its path with `--config` when starting the server.",
    "examples": [
      "npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@1.10.0 --config <path-to-config.json>",
      "{\"headless\":true,\"categoryInput\":false,\"blockedUrlPattern\":[\"https://example.com/*\"]}"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: 1.10.0",
      "--config <path> (required): Path to a JSON configuration file; the file must contain a JSON object.",
      "headless: Boolean; run Chrome without a UI.",
      "categoryInput: Boolean; set to false to exclude input tools.",
      "blockedUrlPattern: Array of URL patterns to block for browser network access."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Configure chrome-devtools-mcp for a repository's development workflow.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/releases/tag/chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.10.0",
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/blob/chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.10.0/docs/configuration.md",
    "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/314a5fabfec56f3067c8bd754a945e9e76bea4fb"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96053,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3-rejudge+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "probe-cdm-20261008",
    "verdict_id": "probe-cdm-20261008:probe-cdm-20261008-8532f62d57cd484c-3:rescue",
    "evidence_hash": "c6432d8683d5f9a6580f258e8edafb875877628e1862c4e1139d5c47705aec80"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "20bddb95bf6346f1b75bd13907126967c59e14c402563bc8fa3746518c27df04",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "probe-cdm-20261008:rescue",
    "reason": "Rescue path: first rejected only because the extracted card lacked usage; judged again on the enriched card, 3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.77 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}