Chrome DevTools MCP vs Browser URL Check
Chrome DevTools MCP is an MCP server published by ChromeDevTools. Marketplaces we read that list it: 5 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot, Community GitHub marketplaces, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Browser URL Check is an MCP server published by sadri-dridi. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Chrome DevTools MCP |  Browser URL Check |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.11.0 Downloads/month (npm): 7 942 550 Downloads/week (npm): 1 737 496 Forks (GitHub): 6 528 Stars (GitHub): 53 940 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 1.11.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 528 Stars (GitHub): 53 940 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 6 528 Stars (GitHub): 53 940 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.6.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 528 Stars (GitHub): 53 940 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Chrome DevTools MCP | Browser URL Check |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 5 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 53 940 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 528 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-16 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (chrome-devtools-mcp) | Remote server (agent-observatory-sensor.nolimit-observatory.workers.dev/s/browser-url-ok/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcp | github.com/sadri-dridi/named-mcp-utilities |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 7 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 34 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Chrome DevTools MCP
MCP server for Chrome DevTools
Browser URL Check
Check whether a URL can be opened. No browser is launched.
How to run each
Chrome DevTools MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio chrome-devtools-mcp -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcpBrowser URL Check As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http browser-url-ok https://agent-observatory-sensor.nolimit-observatory.workers.dev/s/browser-url-ok/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Browser URL Check has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Chrome DevTools MCP · What it can do: Browser URL Check · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.