Sebastian Benz

@sebabenz.bsky.social

Chrome DevTools & Extensions Developer Relations

I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️

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Chrome launched an early preview of WebMCP, and we're looking for feedback on use-cases, API shape, & more! 🚀 WebMCP bridges the gap between AI agents and your website, increasing the performance and reliability of agent interactions. Join the EPP: developer.chrome.com/blog/webmcp-...

WebMCP is available for early preview  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers

WebMCP aims to provide a standard way for exposing structured tools, ensuring AI agents can perform actions on your side with increased speed, reliability, and precision.

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Token usage in LLM applications is a huge topic. It dictates response speed, cost efficiency - or the quota left on your plan 😄 🪫 Learn how the Chrome DevTools team squeezed a full Performance trace into Gemini in DevTools developer.chrome.com/blog/designi...

Designing DevTools: Efficient token usage in AI assistance  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers

Learn how the Chrome Tooling team optimized token usage for AI assistance, and discover techniques for more efficient data usage with LLMs.

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New in Chrome DevTools: Instantly check CSS feature compatibility with Baseline! Chrome DevTools now displays the Baseline status for CSS properties right in the Elements panel - Baseline gives you clear info about which web features are ready to use today.

baseline status now inline on hover for css properties

I know some people in the web community are concerned that Baseline will discourage devs from using new features—or anything not "Widely Available". Personally, I'm not worried about that at all. If anything, I think Baseline will speed up new feature adoption! Here's why 🧵

Live Metrics screen feedback request! It's been about 6 months since we launched the Live Metrics screen in Chrome DevTools so a good time to step back and ask for any feedback on it. Do you use it? What's good about it? What could be improved about it?

Live metrics screen from the Chrome DevTools Performance panel.