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Chrome DevTools for agents chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0
Inspect heap objects by native context to investigate memory retention.
Before you upgrade to chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0
2 to fixUse an empty session ID or one containing only hexadecimal characters (`0-9`, `a-f`, `A-F`) and hyphens; other custom session IDs are rejected.
Use Chrome 150+ and `--enable-features=WebMCP` for the experimental WebMCP category.
What changed in chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0
Heap summaries expose native contexts and object details; network retention and CLI session validation introduce limits.
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Fixed and improved
Inspect object size, type, distance and DOM detachedness; filter objects by native context.
Opening a dialog during an action no longer causes the reported 180-second wait stall.
Screenshot dimension caps also downscale viewport captures when no viewport is emulated.
Seeded by @iluxav with Codex, from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.