diff --git a/scripts/post-build.ts b/scripts/post-build.ts
index 0010e22ef..011b71aa5 100644
--- a/scripts/post-build.ts
+++ b/scripts/post-build.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ export const LOCAL_FETCH_PATTERN = './locales/@LOCALE@.json';`;
   const runtimeContent = `
 export function getChromeVersion() { return ''; };
 export const hostConfig = {};
+export const Runtime = {
+  isDescriptorEnabled: () => true,
+  queryParam: () => null,
+}
+export const experiments = {
+  isEnabled: () => false,
+}
   `;
   writeFile(runtimeFile, runtimeContent);
 
diff --git a/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts b/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts
index 26f3da991..9ec320441 100644
--- a/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts
+++ b/src/DevtoolsUtils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import {
   type Issue,
   type AggregatedIssue,
   type IssuesManagerEventTypes,
+  type Target,
+  DebuggerModel,
+  Foundation,
+  TargetManager,
   MarkdownIssueDescription,
   Marked,
   ProtocolClient,
@@ -15,8 +19,15 @@ import {
   I18n,
 } from '../node_modules/chrome-devtools-frontend/mcp/mcp.js';
 
+import {PuppeteerDevToolsConnection} from './DevToolsConnectionAdapter.js';
 import {ISSUE_UTILS} from './issue-descriptions.js';
 import {logger} from './logger.js';
+import {Mutex} from './Mutex.js';
+import type {
+  Browser,
+  Page,
+  Target as PuppeteerTarget,
+} from './third_party/index.js';
 
 export function extractUrlLikeFromDevToolsTitle(
   title: string,
@@ -138,3 +149,112 @@ I18n.DevToolsLocale.DevToolsLocale.instance({
   },
 });
 I18n.i18n.registerLocaleDataForTest('en-US', {});
+
+export interface TargetUniverse {
+  /** The DevTools target corresponding to the puppeteer Page */
+  target: Target;
+  universe: Foundation.Universe.Universe;
+}
+export type TargetUniverseFactoryFn = (page: Page) => Promise<TargetUniverse>;
+
+export class UniverseManager {
+  readonly #browser: Browser;
+  readonly #createUniverseFor: TargetUniverseFactoryFn;
+  readonly #universes = new WeakMap<Page, TargetUniverse>();
+
+  /** Guard access to #universes so we don't create unnecessary universes */
+  readonly #mutex = new Mutex();
+
+  constructor(
+    browser: Browser,
+    factory: TargetUniverseFactoryFn = DEFAULT_FACTORY,
+  ) {
+    this.#browser = browser;
+    this.#createUniverseFor = factory;
+  }
+
+  async init(pages: Page[]) {
+    try {
+      await this.#mutex.acquire();
+      const promises = [];
+      for (const page of pages) {
+        promises.push(
+          this.#createUniverseFor(page).then(targetUniverse =>
+            this.#universes.set(page, targetUniverse),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+
+      this.#browser.on('targetcreated', this.#onTargetCreated);
+      this.#browser.on('targetdestroyed', this.#onTargetDestroyed);
+
+      await Promise.all(promises);
+    } finally {
+      this.#mutex.release();
+    }
+  }
+
+  get(page: Page): TargetUniverse | null {
+    return this.#universes.get(page) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.#browser.off('targetcreated', this.#onTargetCreated);
+    this.#browser.off('targetdestroyed', this.#onTargetDestroyed);
+  }
+
+  #onTargetCreated = async (target: PuppeteerTarget) => {
+    const page = await target.page();
+    try {
+      await this.#mutex.acquire();
+      if (!page || this.#universes.has(page)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.#universes.set(page, await this.#createUniverseFor(page));
+    } finally {
+      this.#mutex.release();
+    }
+  };
+
+  #onTargetDestroyed = async (target: PuppeteerTarget) => {
+    const page = await target.page();
+    try {
+      await this.#mutex.acquire();
+      if (!page || !this.#universes.has(page)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      this.#universes.delete(page);
+    } finally {
+      this.#mutex.release();
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_FACTORY: TargetUniverseFactoryFn = async (page: Page) => {
+  const settingStorage = new Common.Settings.SettingsStorage({});
+  const universe = new Foundation.Universe.Universe({
+    settingsCreationOptions: {
+      syncedStorage: settingStorage,
+      globalStorage: settingStorage,
+      localStorage: settingStorage,
+      settingRegistrations: Common.SettingRegistration.getRegisteredSettings(),
+    },
+    overrideAutoStartModels: new Set([DebuggerModel]),
+  });
+
+  const session = await page.createCDPSession();
+  const connection = new PuppeteerDevToolsConnection(session);
+
+  const targetManager = universe.context.get(TargetManager);
+  const target = targetManager.createTarget(
+    'main',
+    '',
+    'frame' as any, // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    /* parentTarget */ null,
+    session.id(),
+    undefined,
+    connection,
+  );
+  return {target, universe};
+};
diff --git a/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts b/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts
index 947e55122..2137ad17a 100644
--- a/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/DevtoolsUtils.test.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,17 @@ import {
   extractUrlLikeFromDevToolsTitle,
   urlsEqual,
   mapIssueToMessageObject,
+  UniverseManager,
 } from '../src/DevtoolsUtils.js';
 import {ISSUE_UTILS} from '../src/issue-descriptions.js';
+import type {Browser, Target} from '../src/third_party/index.js';
+
+import {
+  getMockBrowser,
+  getMockPage,
+  mockListener,
+  withBrowser,
+} from './utils.js';
 
 describe('extractUrlFromDevToolsTitle', () => {
   it('deals with no trailing /', () => {
@@ -187,3 +196,48 @@ describe('mapIssueToMessageObject', () => {
     assert.deepStrictEqual(mapIssueToMessageObject(mockAggregatedIssue), null);
   });
 });
+
+describe('UniverseManager', () => {
+  it('calls the factory for existing pages', async () => {
+    const browser = getMockBrowser();
+    const factory = sinon.stub().resolves({});
+    const manager = new UniverseManager(browser, factory);
+    await manager.init(await browser.pages());
+
+    const page = (await browser.pages())[0];
+    sinon.assert.calledOnceWithExactly(factory, page);
+  });
+
+  it('calls the factory only once for the same page', async () => {
+    const browser = {
+      ...mockListener(),
+    } as unknown as Browser;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
+    const factory = sinon.stub().returns(new Promise(() => {})); // Don't resolve.
+    const manager = new UniverseManager(browser, factory);
+    await manager.init([]);
+
+    sinon.assert.notCalled(factory);
+
+    const page = getMockPage();
+    browser.emit('targetcreated', {
+      page: () => Promise.resolve(page),
+    } as Target);
+    browser.emit('targetcreated', {
+      page: () => Promise.resolve(page),
+    } as Target);
+
+    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0)); // One event loop tick for the micro task queue to run.
+
+    sinon.assert.calledOnceWithExactly(factory, page);
+  });
+
+  it('works with a real browser', async () => {
+    await withBrowser(async (browser, page) => {
+      const manager = new UniverseManager(browser);
+      await manager.init([page]);
+
+      assert.notStrictEqual(manager.get(page), null);
+    });
+  });
+});