lity scanning - **📊 Resource Analysis**: JavaScript, CSS, image, and font optimization opportunities - **📱 Mobile vs Desktop**: Comparative analysis across devices with throttling options - **⚡ Core Web Vitals**: LCP, FID, CLS monitoring with threshold checking - **🎯 Performance Budgets**: Custom performance thresholds and budget monitoring - **📚 Reference Resources**: Built-in guidelines and best practices for web performance, accessibility, SEO, and security ## 🛠️ Requirements - Node.js 22.0.0 or newer - Chrome/Chromium browser (automatically managed by Lighthouse) - VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, or any other MCP client ## 🚀 Getting Started Install the Lighthouse MCP server with your preferred client using one of the configurations below: ```json { "mcpServers": { "lighthouse": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest"] } } } ``` ### Install in VS Code [

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Manual VS Code Installation

You can also install the Lighthouse MCP server using the VS Code CLI: ```bash # For VS Code code --add-mcp '{"name":"lighthouse","command":"npx","args":["-y","@danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest"]}' # For VS Code Insiders code-insiders --add-mcp '{"name":"lighthouse","command":"npx","args":["-y","@danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest"]}' ``` After installation, the Lighthouse MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.

### Install in Cursor [

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Manual Cursor Installation

Go to `Cursor Settings` → `MCP` → `Add new MCP Server`. Name it "lighthouse", use `command` type with the command `npx @danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "lighthouse": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest"] } } } ```

### Install in Windsurf [

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Manual Windsurf Installation

Follow the Windsurf MCP [documentation](https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/cascade/mcp). Use the following configuration: ```json { "mcpServers": { "lighthouse": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest"] } } } ```

### Install in Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop Installation

Follow the MCP install [guide](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/user), use the following configuration: ```json { "mcpServers": { "lighthouse": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@danielsogl/lighthouse-mcp@latest"] } } } ```

## 🔧 Available Tools The Lighthouse MCP server provides the following tools for comprehensive web analysis: ### 🏁 Audit Tools | Tool | Description | Parameters

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