# chrome-devtools-mcp chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0 — chrome-devtools-mcp: v1.7.0

- Product: chrome-devtools-mcp (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/chrome-devtools-mcp)
- Vendor: chrome-devtools-mcp
- Date: 2026-08-10
- Version: chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/releases/tag/chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/chrome-devtools-mcp/releases/chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0

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- **added** — Add a utility function to check for localhost
- **added** — Add get_heapsnapshot_object_details MCP tool
- **added** — Emit native contexts in snapshot summary
- **added** — Filter heap snapshot objects by native context
- **added** — Log devtools data in telemetry
- **added** — Log is_devtools_open with each tool call
- **added** — Report whether tool call is made on localhost in telemetry
- **changed** — Update lighthouse to 13.4.1
- **fixed** — Bound per-navigation network request retention
- **fixed** — Validate session ids in CLI
- **fixed** — Warn about version mismatch between CLI and daemon
- **fixed** — Preserve hyphenated browser flags in arg serialization and lazy daemon startup
- **fixed** — Dispose heap snapshot workers on context teardown
- **fixed** — Do not throw synchronously when a CDP session is gone
- **fixed** — Don't throw if Dialog was handled
- **fixed** — Downscale viewport screenshots when no viewport is emulated
- **fixed** — Improve daemon lifecycle
- **fixed** — Improve file writing
- **fixed** — Include the tab id in get_tab_id's text response

##### [1.7.0](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.6.0...chrome-devtools-mcp-v1.7.0) (2026-08-10)


###### 🎉 Features

* add a utility function to check for localhost. ([#2454](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2454)) ([c5ebf9e](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/c5ebf9e2023ec37c77d2ee355a345249ac91d192))
* Add get_heapsnapshot_object_details MCP tool ([#2374](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2374)) ([8432cb9](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/8432cb97a2a18f48afcb542f27dd88d7e5a11f36))
* Emit native contexts in snapshot summary ([#2375](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2375)) ([f78a911](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/f78a911dc0ce843b08549560d0357712d3b18609))
* Filter heap snapshot objects by native context ([#2377](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2377)) ([76fd242](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/76fd2424984827802867672fcc8d0e0036f4a3af))
* **telemetry:** log devtools data. ([#2460](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2460)) ([df2c753](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/df2c753006ce77cdc8df8c7715d0b5c6675560d4))
* **telemetry:** log is_devtools_open with each tool call. ([#2445](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2445)) ([6f60eab](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/6f60eabf59dd197bcad244846ea5bbdd2e172286))
* **telemetry:** report whether tool call is made on localhost. ([#2455](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2455)) ([6398b7e](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/6398b7e9a4ee91e50a1f1fd31aee45b0a80b14e4))
* update lighthouse to 13.4.1 ([#2398](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2398)) ([745ffe7](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/745ffe7132f8de97cba58b10e6501427fe254cfc))


###### 🛠️ Fixes

* bound per-navigation network request retention ([#2435](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2435)) ([b08c73c](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/b08c73c8d8887813fdf358e81a43925b84ef10e4))
* **cli:** validate session ids ([#2475](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2475)) ([5ca9121](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/5ca9121d1805ba11215ddc36d6fb18d40403c1fc))
* **cli:** warn about version mismatch between cli and daemon ([#2461](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2461)) ([3afc44d](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/3afc44dac95757fcaa94e0e9296594bdf2ec97d1))
* **daemon:** preserve hyphenated browser flags in arg serialization and lazy daemon startup ([#2405](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2405)) ([d79f3ba](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/d79f3ba24f3c38f7391ea7c9d886f9f7f404743c))
* dispose heap snapshot workers on context teardown ([#2428](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2428)) ([f245c76](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/f245c760570680fd808c8c034d138cf4a5c699e0))
* do not throw synchronously when a CDP session is gone ([#2466](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2466)) ([ba4fe3e](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/ba4fe3eaa4c20e4e32ef6af3b78b4d9d9bbdc1d2))
* don't throw if Dialog was handled ([#2437](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2437)) ([574c320](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/574c3207ac5376f104960c5ba425dc4a2e0e3232))
* downscale viewport screenshots when no viewport is emulated ([#2380](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/2380)) ([39c4140](https://github.com/Chrome

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