Chrome DevTools MCP vs CLI-Anything
Both are Grade B and 0.3 points apart, so choose on what you weigh most. Chrome DevTools MCP leads on transparency and maintenance; CLI-Anything leads on provenance and adoption, and rests on broader evidence.
Chrome DevTools for coding agents
Choose Chrome DevTools MCP if transparency and maintenance matter most.
- +10.7Maintenance: last push 1d ago, against 42d ago
- +3.8Transparency: OSSF Scorecard 8.3 against 3.9
"CLI-Anything: Making ALL Software Agent-Native" -- CLI-Hub: https://clianything.cc/
Choose CLI-Anything if provenance and adoption matter most.
- +7.2Identity / Provenance: package provenance attested, against none
- +4.5Adoption: 58.1k GitHub stars against 54.7k
- B vs CEvidence coverage: 3 of 5 independent signal types, against 2
Where they differ
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Chrome DevTools MCP and CLI-Anything, two Protocols & Tool Integration projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Full evidence
| Signal | Chrome DevTools MCPChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp | CLI-AnythingHKUDS/CLI-Anything |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 74.0 | 74.3 |
| Evidence grade | B | B |
| Coverage grade | C | B |
| Overall rank | #283 | #277 |
| Rank in Protocols & Tool Integration | #13 | #12 |
| GitHub stars | 54.7k | 58.1k |
| Last updated | 1d ago | 42d ago |
| Build provenance | No | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 8.3 / 10 | 3.9 / 10 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | — | 2k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 10.8 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 15.6 | 11.8 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 19.9 | 9.2 |
| Adoption / 20 | 11.4 | 15.9 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | — |
| External providers | 2 — Anthropic, Google Gemini | 1 — Anthropic |
| Requires API keys | No | No |
| Plugin surface | plugins | plugins |
| Provenance drift | — | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.4 →