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chrome-devtools-cli

Use this skill to write shell scripts or run shell commands to automate tasks in the browser or otherwise use Chrome DevTools via CLI.

78

1.15x
Quality

70%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

90%

1.15x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

SecuritybySnyk

Low

Low-risk findings worth noting

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

71%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

An exceptionally actionable CLI reference — every command is executable and the core workflow is clearly sequenced — with a well-signaled one-time-setup reference file. Its weaknesses are token weight (an exhaustive inlined command catalog with flag-variant duplicates) and progressive disclosure (the bulk API reference should live in a separate file rather than SKILL.md).

Suggestions

Move the bulk command catalog (Input Automation, Emulation, Performance, Memory, Network, Extensions, PWA, Experimental sections) into a references file such as references/commands.md, keeping only the workflow, command usage pattern, and a few common examples in SKILL.md.

Cut flag-variant duplicates (e.g. the four navigate_page or five upload/hover/fill `--includeSnapshot` variants) down to one representative example per command, noting shared flags like `--includeSnapshot true` once.

Add an explicit verification step to the AI Workflow, e.g. 'after click/fill, re-run take_snapshot (or pass --includeSnapshot true) to confirm the page state changed before proceeding'.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

There is no fluff prose or explanation of concepts Claude already knows — every line is a command with a terse comment — but the body runs ~185 lines with an exhaustive command catalog including flag-variant duplicates (e.g. four `navigate_page` variants, ten heapsnapshot subcommands) and repeated commands across sections (`take_snapshot` and `click`/`fill` appear in both the workflow and reference listings). This matches 'Mostly efficient but... could be tightened' rather than 4, where only minor trimming would be needed.

3 / 5

Actionability

Every example is a copy-paste-ready executable command with concrete arguments (e.g. `chrome-devtools fill 1 "id" "text" --includeSnapshot true`, `chrome-devtools take_screenshot 1 --fullPage true --format "jpeg" --quality 80`), and the common cases — the snapshot → uid → click/fill workflow — are covered end-to-end. This matches 'Fully executable; copy-paste ready code or commands; specific examples cover the common cases'.

5 / 5

Workflow Clarity

The 'AI Workflow' section gives a clearly sequenced three-step process (Execute → Inspect → Act) with the exact commands for each step and an explicit guardrail ("do not run start/status/stop before each use"), and `--includeSnapshot` examples provide implicit feedback after actions. It is not 5 because there are no explicit verification checkpoints (e.g. confirm the click took effect), matching 'Clear sequence with most checkpoints present; minor validation gaps'. The destructive/batch cap does not apply since this is not a destructive or batch-operation skill.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

The single bundle reference (references/installation.md) exists, is one level deep, and is clearly signaled as a one-time prerequisite outside the normal workflow — good practice. However, ~120 lines of full command API reference are inlined in SKILL.md when they clearly belong in a separate reference file, matching 'Some structure... content that should be separate is inline'; the clearly-signaled reference keeps it from scoring 2, but the inline bulk keeps it below 4.

3 / 5

Total

15

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20

Passed

Description

70%Weight 40%Scale 1-5

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A solid, concise description with a clear niche, good natural keywords, and an explicit use-clause covering both what and when. Its main weaknesses are generic action wording (no concrete operations named) and a when-clause that restates the actions instead of giving distinct trigger contexts.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

The description names the domain ("Chrome DevTools via CLI", "automate tasks in the browser") and 1-2 concrete actions ("write shell scripts or run shell commands"), but gives no specific operations like clicking, filling forms, taking snapshots, or navigating pages — matching the anchor 'Names domain and 1-2 concrete actions, but not comprehensive'. It is below 4 because the actions listed are generic rather than several specific ones, and above 2 because the domain and delivery mechanism are clearly stated.

3 / 5

Completeness

"Use this skill to write shell scripts or run shell commands to automate tasks in the browser or otherwise use Chrome DevTools via CLI" answers both what it does and when to use it (the "Use this skill to..." clause is explicit trigger guidance), matching 'Has both what and when; when could be more explicit or specific'. It is not 5 because the when-clause restates the actions rather than giving concrete trigger contexts (e.g. 'when the user wants to click, fill, or screenshot a page from the terminal').

4 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Phrases like "shell scripts", "shell commands", "automate tasks in the browser", "Chrome DevTools", and "CLI" give good natural keyword coverage that users would plausibly say. It falls short of 5 because common synonyms and variations users might say — e.g. "browser automation", "headless Chrome", "screenshot a page", "scrape" — are absent.

4 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

"Chrome DevTools via CLI" carves out a clear niche that is unlikely to trigger for unrelated skills, matching 'Mostly distinct; minor overlap risk with closely related skills'. It is not 5 because "automate tasks in the browser" is broad enough to overlap with general web-automation skills (Playwright/Puppeteer-style skills) that share the browser-automation trigger space.

4 / 5

Total

15

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20

Passed

Validation

100%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository
ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp
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