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Zapier MCPChrome DevTools MCPCline MCP Marketplace
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- Free with no card: Chrome DevTools MCP, Cline MCP Marketplace.
| Field | Zapier MCPzapier.com | Chrome DevTools MCPgithub.com | Cline MCP Marketplacegithub.com |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Zapier's hosted MCP endpoint at mcp.zapier.com, exposing 9,000+ apps and 30,000+ actions through the app connections you already authorised. Setup is browser-based with no terminal step, you choose exactly which apps and actions the AI may reach, and all activity is logged. | Maintained by Google's Chrome DevTools team. It lets a coding agent control and inspect a live Chrome browser with full DevTools access: performance traces and insights, console messages with source-mapped stack traces, network request inspection, screenshots, DOM interaction, Lighthouse audits and memory debugging. | A curated marketplace built into the Cline VS Code extension. Authors submit a server via GitHub issue with a repo URL and logo; reviewers weigh community adoption, developer credibility, project maturity and security, usually within a couple of days. On install, Cline handles setup and configuration autonomously. |
| Category | MCP servers & registries | MCP servers & registries | MCP servers & registries |
| Cost tier | mixed | free | free |
| Pricing | Included in Zapier plans · each MCP call consumes two tasks | Free, open source | Free |
| Why builders pick it | The widest app coverage of any single MCP endpoint, reusing OAuth you set up years ago. Best for the long tail — the CRM or accounting tool nobody has written a dedicated MCP server for. | Closes the loop where the agent writes frontend code but cannot see the result. It reads the real console error and the real network waterfall instead of asking you to paste a screenshot. | Removes the config-file step entirely — pick a server in the sidebar and the agent installs and wires it up. The human review gate makes it far safer than pulling from a 70,000-entry index. |
| Watch out for | Each MCP call burns two tasks from your monthly quota, making it far pricier per action than a direct API server. Exposing too many actions floods the tool list and bloats every request's context. | If you attach it to an existing Chrome instance it drives your real profile and logged-in sessions — never point it at anything sensitive. Performance traces return very large payloads. | Only useful if you already use Cline, and the curated list is a tiny fraction of what Smithery or Glama index. |
| How to wire it up | not logged | claude mcp add chrome-devtools --scope user npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest | not logged |
| Editor's pick | No | No | No |
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# Tool comparison — Zapier MCP vs Chrome DevTools MCP vs Cline MCP Marketplace Source: Kbaise, a directory of tools that work with Lovable projects. Pick one and tell me why before writing any integration code. ## Zapier MCP (zapier-mcp) - URL: https://zapier.com/mcp - Category: MCP servers & registries - Cost: mixed — Included in Zapier plans · each MCP call consumes two tasks - What it is: Zapier's hosted MCP endpoint at mcp.zapier.com, exposing 9,000+ apps and 30,000+ actions through the app connections you already authorised. Setup is browser-based with no terminal step, you choose exactly which apps and actions the AI may reach, and all activity is logged. - Why builders pick it: The widest app coverage of any single MCP endpoint, reusing OAuth you set up years ago. Best for the long tail — the CRM or accounting tool nobody has written a dedicated MCP server for. - Trap: Each MCP call burns two tasks from your monthly quota, making it far pricier per action than a direct API server. Exposing too many actions floods the tool list and bloats every request's context. - Full dossier: /api/public/tools/zapier-mcp ## Chrome DevTools MCP (chrome-devtools-mcp) - URL: https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp - Category: MCP servers & registries - Cost: free — Free, open source - What it is: Maintained by Google's Chrome DevTools team. It lets a coding agent control and inspect a live Chrome browser with full DevTools access: performance traces and insights, console messages with source-mapped stack traces, network request inspection, screenshots, DOM interaction, Lighthouse audits and memory debugging. - Why builders pick it: Closes the loop where the agent writes frontend code but cannot see the result. It reads the real console error and the real network waterfall instead of asking you to paste a screenshot. - Trap: If you attach it to an existing Chrome instance it drives your real profile and logged-in sessions — never point it at anything sensitive. Performance traces return very large payloads. - Wiring: claude mcp add chrome-devtools --scope user npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest - Full dossier: /api/public/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp ## Cline MCP Marketplace (cline-mcp-marketplace) - URL: https://github.com/cline/mcp-marketplace - Category: MCP servers & registries - Cost: free — Free - What it is: A curated marketplace built into the Cline VS Code extension. Authors submit a server via GitHub issue with a repo URL and logo; reviewers weigh community adoption, developer credibility, project maturity and security, usually within a couple of days. On install, Cline handles setup and configuration autonomously. - Why builders pick it: Removes the config-file step entirely — pick a server in the sidebar and the agent installs and wires it up. The human review gate makes it far safer than pulling from a 70,000-entry index. - Trap: Only useful if you already use Cline, and the curated list is a tiny fraction of what Smithery or Glama index. - Full dossier: /api/public/tools/cline-mcp-marketplace ## Quick read - Free with no card: Chrome DevTools MCP, Cline MCP Marketplace. ## Rules 1. Prefer the free tier when no budget was stated, and say what the ceiling is. 2. Read the full dossier before integrating. 3. Fetch /api/public/models before writing any AI model ID.
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