Merge branch 'main' into feat/skills/lcp

Author: matthiasrohmer

.github/workflows/pre-release.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache: npm
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build and bundle
+        run: npm run bundle
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: 'production'
 
       - name: Verify server.json
         run: npm run verify-server-json-version
+
+      - name: Verify npm package
+        run: npm run verify-npm-package

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.17.1"
+  ".": "0.17.3"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.17.3](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.17.2...chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.17.3) (2026-02-19)
+
+
+### 🛠️ Fixes
+
+* remove clean from prepare ([#997](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/997)) ([2016b98](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/2016b98217bf5aa8d65c6668b1e46c8a3400276f))
+
+## [0.17.2](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.17.1...chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.17.2) (2026-02-19)
+
+
+### 🛠️ Fixes
+
+* check that combobox is actually a select element before filling out options ([#979](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/979)) ([d2bc489](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/d2bc489e4351551ba62a104433839c4198ecae84))
+* handle network request pagination correctly ([#980](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/980)) ([0d9f422](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/0d9f422201538aa847a50417f1ed370e3a6c95b2))
+
+
+### 📄 Documentation
+
+* Add a note about previously installed server installations ([#982](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/982)) ([c0009f7](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/c0009f7ab2f15bedd1c4ceb609db77bcb3c96f2d))
+* update codex doc URL ([#987](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/987)) ([ebbbea7](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/ebbbea7f9d20e4dea902d06e9b86dfe1cc9b221f))
+
+
+### ♻️ Chores
+
+* **network:** de-duplicate String and JSON formatters ([#985](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/985)) ([1896dbb](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/1896dbb5a7cdc3fc0bcc5e665aee986a1180b014))
+* remove text from the status code for Network requests ([#778](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/778)) ([327a388](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/327a3884d8443b8591c06ddb3f9081771ae973c3))
+
 ## [0.17.1](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.17.0...chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.17.1) (2026-02-16)
 
 

README.md

@@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ The Chrome DevTools MCP server supports the following configuration option:
   If enabled, ignores errors relative to self-signed and expired certificates. Use with caution.
   - **Type:** boolean
 
+- **`--experimentalScreencast`/ `--experimental-screencast`**
+  Exposes experimental screencast tools (requires ffmpeg). Install ffmpeg https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html and ensure it is available in the MCP server PATH.
+  - **Type:** boolean
+
 - **`--chromeArg`/ `--chrome-arg`**
   Additional arguments for Chrome. Only applies when Chrome is launched by chrome-devtools-mcp.
   - **Type:** array

docs/tool-reference.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- AUTO GENERATED DO NOT EDIT - run 'npm run docs' to update-->
 
-# Chrome DevTools MCP Tool Reference (~6661 cl100k_base tokens)
+# Chrome DevTools MCP Tool Reference (~6719 cl100k_base tokens)
 
 - **[Input automation](#input-automation)** (8 tools)
   - [`click`](#click)
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 
 - **url** (string) **(required)**: URL to load in a new page.
 - **background** (boolean) _(optional)_: Whether to open the page in the background without bringing it to the front. Default is false (foreground).
+- **isolatedContext** (string) _(optional)_: If specified, the page is created in an isolated browser context with the given name. Pages in the same browser context share cookies and storage. Pages in different browser contexts are fully isolated.
 - **timeout** (integer) _(optional)_: Maximum wait time in milliseconds. If set to 0, the default timeout will be used.
 
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