# Unlock runtime insights: Introducing third-party developer tools for Chrome DevTools for agents

DevFeed: [Unlock runtime insights: Introducing third-party developer tools for Chrome DevTools for agents](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/unlock-runtime-insights-introducing-third-party-developer-tools-for-chrome-devtools-for-agents-4133.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.chrome.com/blog/devtools-for-agents-3p-tools?hl=en>)

Author: Wolfgang Beyer X GitHub

Published: 2026-06-18T07:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [developer.chrome.com: Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developer-chrome-com-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chrome.md>), [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [Puppeteer](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/puppeteer.md>), [Document Object Model (DOM)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dom.md>), [JSON Schema](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json-schema.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Angular](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/angular.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [Vue.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vue.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [angular](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/angular.md>), [chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chrome.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [vue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vue.md>), [web-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-development.md>)

## AI overview

Chrome DevTools for agents now supports third-party developer tools that expose runtime context from frameworks and applications to AI coding assistants. The article explains how these tools help agents inspect internal state, connect DOM elements to framework components, access server-side or database state, and debug issues beyond static source-code analysis.

## Source excerpt

Chrome DevTools for agents introduces third-party developer tools, which lets frameworks and applications share rich, runtime context with AI coding assistants.