chrome-mcp-troubleshooting
An agent skill by trailofbits, from trailofbits/skills. Tags: automation, debugging, mcp, troubleshooting, web.
What it does
Diagnose and fix Claude in Chrome MCP extension connectivity issues. Use when mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools fail, return "Browser extension is not connected", or behave erratically.
Install
With the skills CLI, which installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents:
npx skills add trailofbits/skills --skill chrome-mcp-troubleshootingOr copy the skill folder into Claude Code's skills directory by hand (~/.claude/skills for every project, or .claude/skills inside one):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/trailofbits/skills
cp -r skills/plugins/claude-in-chrome-troubleshooting/skills/chrome-mcp-troubleshooting ~/.claude/skills/chrome-mcp-troubleshootingSafety box score
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Source
- Repository
- trailofbits/skills (all skills from this repository)
- Path
- plugins/claude-in-chrome-troubleshooting/skills/chrome-mcp-troubleshooting/SKILL.md
- Branch
- main
- Collection
- claude-in-chrome-troubleshooting
- Updated
- 2026-09-19
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