chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.26.0

ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcpchrome-devtools-mcp-v0.26.0May 12, 2026by browser-automation-bot

AI Summary

Version 0.26.0 introduces an error logging method and enhances form filling capabilities for checkboxes. Additionally, it resolves CLI connection issues and refactors the ToolHandler to improve code maintainability.

Key Highlights

  • New error logging method added
  • Improved form filling UX for checkboxes
  • CLI now supports --autoConnect flag
  • Refactored ToolHandler for better structure
  • Reduced page requirement for page-scoped tools

New Features

  • Error logging method

Full Release Notes

## [0.26.0](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.25.0...chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.26.0) (2026-05-11)


### 🎉 Features

* add an error logging method ([#2006](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2006)) ([06e0ab6](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/06e0ab602258edf90adafd954f9a7d55f5ca05e4))


### 🛠️ Fixes

* **cli:** allow --autoConnect on CLI start ([#2015](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2015)) ([9882391](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/98823918dde184759f47095ce386705b0fabb653)), closes [#1859](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/1859) [#1184](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/1184)
* Make fill_form more appealing when filling forms with checkboxes ([#1971](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/1971)) ([407c2bd](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/407c2bd03fbdc45a66690a32cfeac1937ce86f10))
* only require a page in page-scoped tools ([#2030](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2030)) ([8e06761](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/8e06761572592764327da00ee653bd4ec2a4a30e))
* **telemetry:** re-run the update metrics script ([#2005](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2005)) ([e9ec375](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/e9ec375f95622a21d9f9f8b1e8210436cc7695d5))


### 📄 Documentation

* Fix Claude Code instructions ([#2018](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2018)) ([a5ad67b](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/a5ad67bdafa60a774f9c7dea490393b9c845777b))


### 🏗️ Refactor

* extract ToolHandler ([#2032](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2032)) ([178b790](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/178b79049318a63d1df1bd40e069f0627fa06fcc))