diff --git a/src/McpResponse.ts b/src/McpResponse.ts
index a5153d401..ae6a35721 100644
--- a/src/McpResponse.ts
+++ b/src/McpResponse.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {WebMCPTool} from 'puppeteer-core';
 import type {ParsedArguments} from './bin/chrome-devtools-mcp-cli-options.js';
 import {ConsoleFormatter} from './formatters/ConsoleFormatter.js';
 import {HeapSnapshotFormatter} from './formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.js';
+import {isNodeLike} from './formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.js';
 import {IssueFormatter} from './formatters/IssueFormatter.js';
 import {NetworkFormatter} from './formatters/NetworkFormatter.js';
 import {SnapshotFormatter} from './formatters/SnapshotFormatter.js';
@@ -945,8 +946,12 @@ Call ${handleDialog.name} to handle it before continuing.`);
       }
       const nodes = this.#heapSnapshotOptions.nodes;
       if (nodes) {
+        const sortedItems = nodes.items
+          .filter(isNodeLike)
+          .sort((a, b) => b.retainedSize - a.retainedSize);
+
         const paginationData = this.#dataWithPagination(
-          nodes.items,
+          sortedItems,
           this.#heapSnapshotOptions.pagination,
         );
 
diff --git a/src/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.ts b/src/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.ts
index 9fa6afe0b..20ee4c9c9 100644
--- a/src/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface FormattedSnapshotEntry {
   retainedSize: number;
 }
 
-function isNodeLike(
+export function isNodeLike(
   item: unknown,
 ): item is DevTools.HeapSnapshotModel.HeapSnapshotModel.Node {
   return (
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class HeapSnapshotFormatter {
   }
 
   #getSortedAggregates(): AggregatedInfoWithUid[] {
-    return Object.values(this.#aggregates).sort((a, b) => b.self - a.self);
+    return Object.values(this.#aggregates).sort((a, b) => b.maxRet - a.maxRet);
   }
 
   toString(): string {
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ export class HeapSnapshotFormatter {
   ): Array<
     [string, DevTools.HeapSnapshotModel.HeapSnapshotModel.AggregatedInfo]
   > {
-    return Object.entries(aggregates).sort((a, b) => b[1].self - a[1].self);
+    return Object.entries(aggregates).sort((a, b) => b[1].maxRet - a[1].maxRet);
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.js.snapshot b/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.js.snapshot
index 5f729f11d..9756c8ab2 100644
--- a/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.js.snapshot
+++ b/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.js.snapshot
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-exports[`HeapSnapshotFormatter > toString > formats data as CSV and sorts by self size 1`] = `
+exports[`HeapSnapshotFormatter > toString > formats data as CSV and sorts by retained size 1`] = `
 uid,className,count,selfSize,maxRetainedSize
 1,"ObjectA",10,100,1000
 2,"ObjectB",5,50,500
diff --git a/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.ts b/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.ts
index 21bef9f15..d1b29c4cb 100644
--- a/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.ts
+++ b/tests/formatters/HeapSnapshotFormatter.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('HeapSnapshotFormatter', () => {
   };
 
   describe('toString', () => {
-    it('formats data as CSV and sorts by self size', t => {
+    it('formats data as CSV and sorts by retained size', t => {
       const formatter = new HeapSnapshotFormatter(mockAggregates);
       const result = formatter.toString();
       t.assert.snapshot?.(result);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('HeapSnapshotFormatter', () => {
   });
 
   describe('toJSON', () => {
-    it('returns structured data sorted by self size', () => {
+    it('returns structured data sorted by retained size', () => {
       const formatter = new HeapSnapshotFormatter(mockAggregates);
       const result = formatter.toJSON();
       assert.deepStrictEqual(result, [
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('HeapSnapshotFormatter', () => {
   });
 
   describe('sort', () => {
-    it('sorts aggregates by self size descending', () => {
+    it('sorts aggregates by retained size descending', () => {
       const unsortedAggregates: Record<
         string,
         DevTools.HeapSnapshotModel.HeapSnapshotModel.AggregatedInfo
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ describe('HeapSnapshotFormatter', () => {
         ObjectB: {
           name: 'ObjectB',
           self: 50,
+          maxRet: 500,
         },
         ObjectA: {
           name: 'ObjectA',
           self: 100,
+          maxRet: 1000,
         },
       } as unknown as Record<
         string,
diff --git a/tests/tools/memory.test.js.snapshot b/tests/tools/memory.test.js.snapshot
index d2fe2c9cb..4bcd2d003 100644
--- a/tests/tools/memory.test.js.snapshot
+++ b/tests/tools/memory.test.js.snapshot
@@ -3,158 +3,158 @@ exports[`memory > get_memory_snapshot_details > with default options 1`] = `
 Showing 1-157 of 157 (Page 1 of 1).
 uid,className,count,selfSize,maxRetainedSize
 2,"(system)",3205,199264,655004
-16,"(object shape)",2878,181480,184320
 11,"Function",3581,111464,237120
+16,"(object shape)",2878,181480,184320
+3,"(array)",34,41416,117472
 42,"Window (global*) / https://example.com",2,81068,101832
 94,"Window (prototype) / https://example.com",4,53336,53712
 1,"(compiled code)",713,42812,46988
-3,"(array)",34,41416,117472
 6,"(string)",846,27880,27880
-109,"Document",1,8448,8700
-105,"HTMLElement",1,4728,4768
-104,"Element",1,4224,4540
+96,"Window (internal cache) / https://example.com",4,400,20256
 15,"Object (global*)",2,3856,13488
-10,"HTMLDocument",1,3288,6192
-89,"system / Context",116,2544,3488
-103,"Node",1,1764,1804
+55,"{constructor, toString, toDateString, toTimeString, toISOString, toUTCString, toGMTString, getDate, setDate, getDay}",4,848,8848
 49,"TypedArray",48,1424,8784
+109,"Document",1,8448,8700
 50,"Error",48,1344,7872
-106,"HTMLBodyElement (prototype) / https://example.com",1,1188,1228
-19,"Array",8,1056,7728
-126,"Performance",1,1040,1784
-32,"String",4,960,6056
-54,"Object",22,928,1168
-130,"StyleEngine",1,912,1104
-9,"Window / https://example.com",1,904,1944
-55,"{constructor, toString, toDateString, toTimeString, toISOString, toUTCString, toGMTString, getDate, setDate, getDay}",4,848,8848
 47,"Math",4,816,7792
+19,"Array",8,1056,7728
 39,"{constructor, buffer, get buffer, byteLength, get byteLength, byteOffset, get byteOffset, length, get length}",4,624,7008
-118,"CSSStyleRule",8,576,1024
-119,"CSSStyleSheet",3,528,976
+10,"HTMLDocument",1,3288,6192
 44,"console",4,488,6152
+32,"String",4,960,6056
 68,"DataView",4,480,5504
+105,"HTMLElement",1,4728,4768
+62,"Intl.Locale",4,288,4672
+104,"Element",1,4224,4540
 76,"{constructor, getColumnNumber, getEnclosingColumnNumber, getEnclosingLineNumber, getEvalOrigin, getFileName, getFunction}",4,480,4448
-110,"Text",6,480,480
-37,"WebAssembly",4,416,1904
-96,"Window (internal cache) / https://example.com",4,400,20256
-135,"EventListener",10,400,400
-40,"{constructor}",14,392,1560
-30,"Set",4,384,1616
-27,"Map",4,336,1504
-43,"Atomics",4,336,3056
 45,"Intl",4,336,4192
-46,"Reflect",4,336,2480
-67,"{at, copyWithin, entries, fill, find, findIndex, findLast, findLastIndex, flat, flatMap, includes, keys, toReversed}",4,336,1344
-134,"FontFaceSet",1,328,328
-133,"StylePropertyMap",8,320,320
-139,"MutationObserver",2,320,320
 25,"{<symbol Symbol.iterator>, constructor, get constructor, set constructor, reduce, toArray, forEach, some, every, find}",4,288,3600
-28,"{constructor, __defineGetter__, __defineSetter__, hasOwnProperty, __lookupGetter__, __lookupSetter__, isPrototypeOf}",4,288,1128
-62,"Intl.Locale",4,288,4672
-33,"WeakMap",4,240,960
-36,"{constructor, exec, dotAll, get dotAll, flags, get flags, global, get global, hasIndices, get hasIndices, ignoreCase}",4,240,576
-48,"Number",4,240,1488
+89,"system / Context",116,2544,3488
+43,"Atomics",4,336,3056
 91,"DisposableStack",4,240,3040
 92,"AsyncDisposableStack",4,240,3040
-4,"{<symbol handler_function>, <symbol feature_name>}",8,224,352
-131,"ScriptedAnimationController",1,208,208
-123,"IntersectionObserver",1,200,240
-7,"(number)",16,192,192
-17,"{isTraceCategoryEnabled, trace, getContinuationPreservedEmbedderData, setContinuationPreservedEmbedderData, console}",4,192,1120
-21,"Generator",4,192,1008
-23,"AsyncGenerator",4,192,1008
-34,"JSON",4,192,1008
-35,"Promise",4,192,1000
-53,"WeakSet",4,192,416
+46,"Reflect",4,336,2480
+72,"ArrayBuffer",4,192,2160
+9,"Window / https://example.com",1,904,1944
+37,"WebAssembly",4,416,1904
+58,"{constructor, <symbol Symbol.toStringTag>, resolvedOptions, adoptText, get adoptText, first, get first, next, get next}",4,112,1808
+103,"Node",1,1764,1804
+126,"Performance",1,1040,1784
+30,"Set",4,384,1616
+40,"{constructor}",14,392,1560
+90,"SharedArrayBuffer",4,112,1552
 56,"Intl.NumberFormat",4,192,1536
+66,"Intl.DateTimeFormat",4,192,1536
+27,"Map",4,336,1504
+48,"Number",4,240,1488
+70,"Symbol",4,192,1376
+67,"{at, copyWithin, entries, fill, find, findIndex, findLast, findLastIndex, flat, flatMap, includes, keys, toReversed}",4,336,1344
+106,"HTMLBodyElement (prototype) / https://example.com",1,1188,1228
+54,"Object",22,928,1168
 59,"Intl.PluralRules",4,192,1168
 60,"Intl.RelativeTimeFormat",4,192,1168
 61,"Intl.ListFormat",4,192,1168
 65,"Intl.DurationFormat",4,192,1168
-66,"Intl.DateTimeFormat",4,192,1536
 69,"BigInt",4,192,1168
-70,"Symbol",4,192,1376
-72,"ArrayBuffer",4,192,2160
+28,"{constructor, __defineGetter__, __defineSetter__, hasOwnProperty, __lookupGetter__, __lookupSetter__, isPrototypeOf}",4,288,1128
+17,"{isTraceCategoryEnabled, trace, getContinuationPreservedEmbedderData, setContinuationPreservedEmbedderData, console}",4,192,1120
+130,"StyleEngine",1,912,1104
+118,"CSSStyleRule",8,576,1024
+21,"Generator",4,192,1008
+23,"AsyncGenerator",4,192,1008
+34,"JSON",4,192,1008
+35,"Promise",4,192,1000
+57,"Intl.Collator",4,112,976
+119,"CSSStyleSheet",3,528,976
+33,"WeakMap",4,240,960
+52,"FinalizationRegistry",4,112,928
+63,"Intl.DisplayNames",4,112,928
+64,"Intl.Segmenter",4,112,928
+73,"Async-from-Sync Iterator",4,112,880
+22,"{<symbol Symbol.asyncIterator>, <symbol Symbol.asyncDispose>}",4,112,864
+85,"{containing, <symbol Symbol.iterator>}",4,112,832
+51,"WeakRef",4,112,768
 79,"WebAssembly.Table",4,192,768
 80,"WebAssembly.Memory",4,192,768
+71,"Boolean",4,144,752
+18,"Array Iterator",4,112,720
+24,"Iterator Helper",4,112,720
+26,"Map Iterator",4,112,720
+29,"Set Iterator",4,112,720
+31,"String Iterator",4,112,720
+86,"Segmenter String Iterator",4,112,720
+88,"RegExp String Iterator",4,112,720
+20,"{constructor, name, message, toString}",4,112,704
+87,"{next, return}",4,112,672
+75,"AsyncGeneratorFunction",4,112,656
+84,"GeneratorFunction",4,112,656
+74,"AsyncFunction",4,112,608
+81,"WebAssembly.Global",4,112,592
+93,"WebAssembly.Suspending",4,112,592
+100,"{loadTimes, csi}",2,56,580
+36,"{constructor, exec, dotAll, get dotAll, flags, get flags, global, get global, hasIndices, get hasIndices, ignoreCase}",4,240,576
+78,"WebAssembly.Instance",4,112,544
+83,"WebAssembly.Exception",4,112,544
+110,"Text",6,480,480
+77,"WebAssembly.Module",4,112,448
+82,"WebAssembly.Tag",4,112,448
+101,"EventTarget",2,92,436
+53,"WeakSet",4,192,416
+135,"EventListener",10,400,400
+99,"{parse, stringify}",2,40,384
+127,"Navigation",1,152,384
+4,"{<symbol handler_function>, <symbol feature_name>}",8,224,352
+134,"FontFaceSet",1,328,328
+133,"StylePropertyMap",8,320,320
+139,"MutationObserver",2,320,320
+102,"WindowProperties",2,56,280
+115,"<style>",1,128,264
+123,"IntersectionObserver",1,200,240
+132,"MutationObserver::Delegate",2,64,224
+131,"ScriptedAnimationController",1,208,208
+95,"MutationObserver (prototype) / https://example.com",1,156,196
+7,"(number)",16,192,192
 120,"NavigationHistoryEntry",1,192,192
 129,"StyleSheetCollection",1,192,192
+147,"<a>",1,136,192
 146,"DocumentTimeline",1,184,184
+5,"RegExp",1,100,176
+114,"<title>",1,96,176
 116,"PerformancePaintTiming",2,176,176
 145,"<p>",2,176,176
+111,"<div>",1,88,168
 122,"ServiceWorkerContainer",1,168,168
 125,"Navigator",1,168,168
 155,"PerformanceNavigationTiming",1,168,168
-95,"MutationObserver (prototype) / https://example.com",1,156,196
-127,"Navigation",1,152,384
-71,"Boolean",4,144,752
+113,"<head>",1,88,152
+98,"HTMLDocument (prototype) / https://example.com",1,108,148
 117,"PerformanceResourceTiming",1,136,136
-147,"<a>",1,136,192
 152,"LargestContentfulPaint",1,136,136
 38,"Tag",4,128,128
-115,"<style>",1,128,264
 136,"CustomElementRegistry",1,128,128
 138,"CSSRuleList",4,128,128
 141,"Storage",2,128,128
 13,"<body>",1,112,112
-18,"Array Iterator",4,112,720
-20,"{constructor, name, message, toString}",4,112,704
-22,"{<symbol Symbol.asyncIterator>, <symbol Symbol.asyncDispose>}",4,112,864
-24,"Iterator Helper",4,112,720
-26,"Map Iterator",4,112,720
-29,"Set Iterator",4,112,720
-31,"String Iterator",4,112,720
-51,"WeakRef",4,112,768
-52,"FinalizationRegistry",4,112,928
-57,"Intl.Collator",4,112,976
-58,"{constructor, <symbol Symbol.toStringTag>, resolvedOptions, adoptText, get adoptText, first, get first, next, get next}",4,112,1808
-63,"Intl.DisplayNames",4,112,928
-64,"Intl.Segmenter",4,112,928
-73,"Async-from-Sync Iterator",4,112,880
-74,"AsyncFunction",4,112,608
-75,"AsyncGeneratorFunction",4,112,656
-77,"WebAssembly.Module",4,112,448
-78,"WebAssembly.Instance",4,112,544
-81,"WebAssembly.Global",4,112,592
-82,"WebAssembly.Tag",4,112,448
-83,"WebAssembly.Exception",4,112,544
-84,"GeneratorFunction",4,112,656
-85,"{containing, <symbol Symbol.iterator>}",4,112,832
-86,"Segmenter String Iterator",4,112,720
-87,"{next, return}",4,112,672
-88,"RegExp String Iterator",4,112,720
-90,"SharedArrayBuffer",4,112,1552
-93,"WebAssembly.Suspending",4,112,592
+14,"Object (global)",2,32,112
 121,"DOMTokenList",2,112,112
-98,"HTMLDocument (prototype) / https://example.com",1,108,148
 148,"HTMLCollection",1,104,104
 150,"ScriptRunner",1,104,104
-5,"RegExp",1,100,176
 112,"<meta>",1,96,96
-114,"<title>",1,96,176
-101,"EventTarget",2,92,436
-111,"<div>",1,88,168
-113,"<head>",1,88,152
+41,"(concatenated string)",2,40,88
 140,"<html>",1,88,88
 144,"<h1>",1,88,88
 149,"Screen",1,88,88
 153,"DocumentType",1,88,88
 156,"VisibilityStateEntry",1,88,88
-132,"MutationObserver::Delegate",2,64,224
 137,"MutationObserverRegistration",1,64,64
-100,"{loadTimes, csi}",2,56,580
-102,"WindowProperties",2,56,280
+8,"Window (global) / https://example.com",1,16,56
 151,"FragmentDirective",1,56,56
-41,"(concatenated string)",2,40,88
-99,"{parse, stringify}",2,40,384
 124,"IntersectionObserverDelegate",1,40,40
 128,"NavigationActivation",1,40,40
 154,"PerformanceTiming",1,40,40
 157,"Pending activities",1,40,40
-14,"Object (global)",2,32,112
 142,"VisualViewport",1,32,32
 143,"Viewport",1,32,32
-8,"Window (global) / https://example.com",1,16,56
 12,"HTMLBodyElement",1,16,16
 97,"HTMLDocument (internal cache) / https://example.com",1,16,16
 107,"MutationObserver (internal cache) / https://example.com",1,16,16
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ exports[`memory > get_nodes_by_class > with default options 1`] = `
 ## Heap Snapshot Data
 id,name,type,distance,selfSize,retainedSize
 25307,"Array",object,2,192,2056
+46355,"Array",object,2,192,2056
 33187,"Array",object,2,192,1664
 36255,"Array",object,2,192,1664
-45899,"Array",object,5,56,56
 45901,"Array",object,5,88,88
-46149,"Array",object,5,56,56
 46151,"Array",object,5,88,88
-46355,"Array",object,2,192,2056
+45899,"Array",object,5,56,56
+46149,"Array",object,5,56,56
 Showing 1-8 of 8 (Page 1 of 1).
 `;