Tests in real browsers via Chrome DevTools MCP. Use when building or debugging anything that runs in a browser. Use when you need to inspect the DOM, capture console errors, analyze network requests, profile performance, or verify visual output with real runtime data. Requires the chrome-devtools MCP server to be configured.
chrome-automation alternatives
3 skills from other authors that do a similar job to chrome-automation by anbeime. The most recently updated is browser-testing-with-devtools (Sep 20, 2026).
Side-by-side comparison
| Skill | Stars | License | Agents | Last update | Category | Install |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chrome-automation by anbeime · this skill | 5,476 | No license | Gemini CLI | Aug 18, 2026 | Workflow | git clone |
| browser-testing-with-devtools by addyosmani | 97,992 | MIT | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity | Sep 20, 2026 | Testing | Plugin marketplace |
| chrome-mcp-troubleshooting by trailofbits | 6,646 | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | Claude Code | Aug 18, 2026 | Integrations | Plugin marketplace |
| browser-cdp by worldwonderer | 5,764 | MIT | Claude Code | Aug 18, 2026 | Frontend | Plugin marketplace |
Alternatives are matched on overlapping names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections, weighted by how rare each term is across the catalog. Data refreshed weekly from GitHub.
The alternatives
Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave erratically.
Use this skill when you need to control a Chrome browser via CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) to reuse existing login sessions. Covers: launching Chrome in debug mode, opening URLs, waiting for page load, evaluating JavaScript, taking snapshots, and extracting auth tokens. Trigger phrases: browser automation, CDP, agent-browser, 浏览器操作, 操作浏览器, Chrome CDP, 复用登录态, extract token from browser.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best alternatives to chrome-automation?
- The closest matches in the catalog are browser-testing-with-devtools by addyosmani, chrome-mcp-troubleshooting by trailofbits, browser-cdp by worldwonderer. They were picked because their names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections overlap most with chrome-automation’s, and they come from other repositories.
- Which chrome-automation alternative is most popular?
- browser-testing-with-devtools by addyosmani has the most GitHub stars of the alternatives listed here (97,992). Stars belong to the whole repository, so compare how many skills each repository contains too.
- Are these alternatives free?
- Yes. All of them are free to install from GitHub, and 3 of the 3 alternatives declare a recognized open-source license.