Master Chrome Automation: Debug with bdg CLI & DevTools

Master Chrome Automation: Debug with bdg CLI & DevTools

This AI agent skill enables developers to automate and debug Chrome browser interactions using the bdg CLI in conjunction with the Chrome DevTools Protocol. It facilitates navigation, form interaction, inspections, and data collection without requiring manual intervention.

What this skill does

• Initiates Chrome sessions using the bdg command-line interface, which can be run in both headless and visible browser modes.
• Automates browser tasks such as navigating to websites, clicking elements, and submitting forms within the DevTools Protocol environment.
• Allows users to inspect changes in the web page, including navigation, new messages, pending requests, and other page modifications.
• Offers detailed element inspection capabilities, including visual properties and accessibility features, without requiring screenshots.
• Enables users to read network requests and console errors directly.
• Facilitates extended session management, suitable for scenarios involving hot-reload dev servers.
• Permits users to call any Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) method directly for advanced debugging or automation tasks.

Who it is for

This skill is designed for developers and teams using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. It particularly benefits those involved in UI verification, dynamic content scraping, and browser automation tasks.

Use cases

• Verifying UI modifications in a running web application with real-time inspection and validation.
• Debugging dynamic web pages by monitoring network activity and JavaScript console errors.
• Automating repetitive browser workflows, such as form submissions and navigation sequences.
• Scraping publicly available dynamic content from web pages, ensuring compliance with site terms.

Technical details

• Leverages the bdg command-line tool to drive Chrome via the Chrome DevTools Protocol.
• Compatible with various AI coding environments, including Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
• Supports seamless integration with hot-reload development servers to maintain persistent sessions.
• Provides tools for session management, including cleanups for crashes and previews of collected data.

For authorised security testing, defensive research and educational use only. This skill targets publicly available information only and requires compliance with the target site's terms. It does not bypass authentication or CAPTCHA.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by szymdzum (szymdzum/browser-debugger-cli) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.

Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

Refunds

This is a digital product delivered immediately after purchase. By completing your order you request immediate delivery and acknowledge that, once the download has been accessed, the statutory right to cancel no longer applies to the extent permitted by law. Refund requests are handled in accordance with our published Refund Policy.

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