merge

Author: OrKoN

.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

@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ claude mcp add chrome-devtools --scope user npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
 
 **Install as a Plugin (MCP + Skills)**
 
+> [!NOTE]  
+> If you already had Chrome DevTools MCP installed previously for Claude Code, make sure to remove it first from your installation and configuration files.
+
 To install Chrome DevTools MCP with skills, add the marketplace registry in Claude Code:
 
 ```sh
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ Restart Claude Code to have the MCP server and skills load (check with `/skills`
 
 <details>
   <summary>Codex</summary>
-  Follow the <a href="https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/docs/advanced.md#model-context-protocol-mcp">configure MCP guide</a>
+  Follow the <a href="https://developers.openai.com/codex/mcp/#configure-with-the-cli">configure MCP guide</a>
   using the standard config from above. You can also install the Chrome DevTools MCP server using the Codex CLI:
 
 ```bash